Just before his ascension, Jesus explained to his disciples what mission is and where it happens.
Category: Bible & Mission
Though Jesus was actually sending a community into the world, his words in the Great Commission often have been used as the rationale by which churches send individuals into cross-cultural settings.
The Whole Bible and Mission
Messianic and missional reading of the Old Testament – that’s what Jesus instructed his disciples to do. We have been fairly good at the first, but pretty lamentable at the second.
Pentecost, Babel and Diversity
Sometimes people say that at Pentecost, God reversed the Tower of Babel, but that is exactly what He didn’t do. At Pentecost, God underlined the linguistic diversity that He introduced at Babel.
What is the message of the Magi and how do they fit into Matthew’s Gospel?
The Gospel is inherently counter-cultural. It challenges both the ideological/theological systems of the world as well as those of cultural Christianity. It invites persons to participate in God’s mission to save the world. This means that we ourselves must be saved and transformed into the sort of persons that can follow Jesus into the darkest places on earth because we have become persons of the light.
The Ethics of Evangelism
Thinking through some of the ethical issues involved in evangelism and conversion,
Some thoughts, notes and reflections on a three-day mission roundtable meeting. With some pretty photographs.
Some Things Take Time
The example of Paul and his colleagues shows that mission isn’t just about reaching as many new people as possible.
Introduction to Acts
The Gospel came to its initial fulfilment in the land promised to Abraham and his descendants. Now post-resurrection, it is time for the good news to spread to the nations in anticipation of the New Creation.