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Observations

COVID-19 and the Majority World

An excellent video which raises some significant issues relating to COVID-19. It is a much watch for anyone interested in global mission.

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Observations

A Future Billy Graham?

In a diverse, multilingual, multi-media world, the need is not for one towering figure like Billy Graham, but for a myriad of people, fired up by his passion and his convictions about the Scriptures.

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Reviews

Books I Have Read: Christian Mission In The Modern World

The book is a normal format paperback with just under 240 pages and it will set you back just under ten pounds if you want to get hold of either a paper copy or the ebook. Money well spent in my view.

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Africa

MANI: Impressions

Some initial reflections on a pan-African missions’ conference, including some important lessons for other conference organisers!

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Do Not Use

Bible and Mission Links 32

A Bible in any language, translation into German, everlasting missionaries, the British Church today and two takes on a Latin phrase. Some of the latest blog offerings.

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Church: World

Some Thoughts About Power

A few weeks ago, I quoted from a piece by Simon Cozens in which he said: And while we love to talk about leadership in churches and in mission, we really don’t like to talk about power. Jesus’ whole life and death was a demonstration that the power of God is made perfect in weakness. […]

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Mission Observations

A Common Call to Mission

I’ve read quite a lot about Cape Town Commitment which emerged from the third Lausanne Congress this autumn, but I have seen far less ink spilled over the Common Call to Mission, which was produced at the Edinburgh 2010 Conference. If you are interested in mission history and theology, it is well worth casting an […]

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Church: World

Holistic Mission and Cape Town 2010

Vinoth Ramachandra has just posted an excellent article on holistic mission, which also points out some issues with the Lausanne 3 Congress in Cape Town. The Church as the disciple-community of Jesus is called in the Great Commission to obey and teach others “to obey everything that I have taught you”. This is pretty comprehensive! […]

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Do Not Use

Is the Bible a Book?

Some colleagues of ours perform a sketch at Lausanne 3.

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Bible & Mission

Facing Our Greatest Challenges