What is the message of the Magi and how do they fit into Matthew’s Gospel?
Tag: mission
As the West becomes more culturally diverse – moving toward multiculturalism kicking and screaming – so shall Western Christianity. This too is a work of the Spirit of God.
Our approach to mission recruitment is often just as wrong as most of the British’ press’ coverage of the Syria debate. It’s putting us and our local or personal concerns at the centre of a much bigger issue.
We Must Never Break the Chain
What I do know, is that from the Eastern Mediterranean, to the North of England, the message was passed from person to person until it reached me.
An Introduction to Missional Hermeneutics
Three excellent videos that are well worth watching.
Church Mission In Practice
There are many ways to reach out to people at home and around the world; the key is that we do something.
Aaaaaargh!
In which I get irritated about some poor ecclesiology
Two books with some strong points, but some serious weaknesses.
Brief notes on an amazing book.
There are all sorts of things which fall under the rubric of mission; care for the poor, providing water, fighting injustice and so on; these are all good and necessary. However, if a church is not involved in spreading the Gospel beyond these shores, especially in places where people have not heard about Jesus and is not doing something to promote the spread and use of the Bible, it is not fulfilling its calling as a community of Christians.