No ordinary family…

from the late Paul Hiebert’s The Gospel in Human Contexts: “But this is no ordinary family, no merely human community. In world religions, the gods demand the service of their worshipers, who must feed and clothe them, take them on processions, and offer sacrifices to them. In the church, it is God who descends to [...]

Book Review- Radical by David Platt

Check it out here on SBC Voices.

Mission and National Self-Preservation

Hengel on first century Judaism*: “A universal missionary consciousness could not really develop freely in the face of this elemental impulse towards national self-preservation.” I’ll leave this without comment and let you ponder an application for today. (*Found quoted in Salvation to the Ends of the Earth, by Kostenberger and O’Brien)

Francis Chan and “The Blind Side”

On Sunday nights, some of our youth have been working through a video series by Francis Chan called “Crazy Love” based on the book of the same title.   In chapter 4, Chan turns up the heat in the book, going after what he calls “lukewarm” Christianity (other terms like “cheap grace” (per Bonhoeffer) mentality might [...]

“Missional” Simplified

Here’s a neat video that visually explains the basic idea of “missional” (without really getting into the complicated sub-definitions, nuances, etc.)  Leave a comment about what you think of it!

Reaching Young Adults…

I’ve finally managed to get around to reading Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches that Reach Them by Ed Stetzer, Richie Stanley, and Jason Hayes.  The book (especially in the first third) is very research heavy, but I’ve been enjoying most of the second third which discusses 4 markers of ministry that [...]

8 Ways for Missional Living in the 21st Century- Dr. Alvin Reid@121Forum

8 Ways for Missional Living in the 21st Century Dr. Alvin Reid 1) Embrace the concept of “Missional Living” (1 Thess. 1:5, 8) The Gospel is what is needed for Awakening.  The Great Awakening Preachers did not preach 5 keys to happy life. A. It’s biblical.  (v. 5) B. Our method ain’t working. He often [...]

Biblical Ecclesiology- Dr. Alan Carr@121Forum

Biblical Ecclesiology- Dr. Alan Carr Dr. Carr teaches church planting at Golden Gate Theological Seminary.  He also has a Canadian or Minnesotan accent. He began his talk by discussing this quote-“The church is the bride of Christ and each one can be individually beautiful.”-Linda Burqhuist.  He gave several illustrations of brides in different cultures looking [...]

1st Century Missional Practices- Dr. Rodney Reeves@121Forum

1st Century Missional Practices-Paul- Dr. Rodney Reeves (NT Professor, Southwest Baptist University) I thought this was one of the best sessions of the weekend.  I do have to admit that I am biased in this regard as the speaker was my college advisor and professor for several courses!  (Thoughts in Italics are mine; this was [...]