When it comes to God’s Mission and its Church, words like recapture, regain, reclaim, and even resuscitate are used to reinforce the idea that the only way forward for the Mission and its Church is to go retro.  In order to advance as a church, we must certainly understand our history, but I’m not so sure  Read more »

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I love it when someone asks me if I’m “100% Sold Out To Jesus.”  Well, I don’t really love it, but it is an interesting provocation.  Actually, it smarts just a little.  I suppose this sort of introspection is healthy at times, but I think it’s based on a lie.  The lie is that one  Read more »

Jesus said, “There is no Prophet who is despised except in his city and among his kindred and in his house.” (Mark 6:4) Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)  The New American Standard Bible puts it this way: “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his  Read more »

The French Catholic theologian Claude Geffré prefers “evangelization” to “mission” because of the latter term’s territorial connotation and its historical link with the process of colonization.” Put aside the Roman Catholic theology for a moment and focus on the concern of Claude Geffré.   With that in mind, consider these questions:       1.  Read more »

Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  Matthew 3:1-2   From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”  Matthew 4:17 Both John the Baptist and Jesus referred to the Kingdom  Read more »

Christopher J. H Wright, In his book “The Mission of God’s People,” says:  ”What pops into our mind when we see or hear the word “mission”? Perhaps we are more familiar with it in the form “missions”, which usually brings to mind all the cross-cultural missionary work of the churches we are familiar with. We think  Read more »

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I love the scriptures. I’ve loved them since God first opened my eyes to them. In fact, it was while reading the parable of The Wheat and the Tares (Matthew 13:24-30,36-43) that the Father drew me to Christ and gave me the right to become His child. (John 1:12) Every now and again, certain words  Read more »

What is “Discipleship Group?”  Check out THIS POST and then come back.  Welcome back! We’ve been waiting for this.  We haven’t wanted to force or impose our desire do reproduce what’s been taking place in our home in other communities.  It is, however happening quite naturally.  I like to think of it as “Church on  Read more »