May 22, 2012 | 2 Comments
The Statue of Jesus Christ on the Cross in 798 Art Zone Beijing Originally uploaded by rickihuang “The Christian gospel has sometimes been made the tool of an imperialism, and of that we have to repent. But at its heart … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, equipping church, Faith, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, theology |
Tagged Gospel, Human Unity, Imperialism, Lesslie Newbigin
April 20, 2012 | 1 Comment
“No one can say why it is that one was chosen and another not, why it is that here the word came “not only in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost” (1 Thess. 1:5), while … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Faith, Jesus, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Election, Lesslie Newbigin
April 11, 2012 | Leave a comment
I always love re-reading Lesslie Newbigin’s The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, for it is a rich understanding of mission in today’s world, he helps us understand how to engage with religions, cultures and important issues with a sense of … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Culture, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Congregation as Hermeneutic of the Gospel, Lesslie Newbigin, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
March 20, 2012 | 11 Comments

As one who has just written a book entitled, Creating a Missional Culture, I think it is important for us to understand an overview of the history of what is called the “Missional Church.” And Craig Van Gelder in his … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Cities, Current Affairs, Faith, Featured, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Church Dogmatics, Craig Van Gelder, Creating a Missional Culture, Darrell Guder, David Bosch, JR Woodward, Jürgen Moltmann, Karl Barth, Kingdom of God, Lesslie Newbigin, Missio Dei, Missional church, Missional Church in Perspective, N.T. Wright, Third Quest, Trinitarian Missiology
June 23, 2011 | 10 Comments

How a Robust View of Election Leads to a Holistic Gospel and Meaningful Missional Engagement The basic goal of this series of posts is to demonstrate that as we recover a missional view of election, with the help of Lesslie … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Faith, Featured, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, theology |
Tagged A Missional View of the Doctrine of Election, Bearing the Witness of the Spirit, Election, Hunsberger, John Piper, Lesslie Newbigin, Missional, Missional church, Modes of Missional Theological Reflection, Moltmann, Systematic Theology, The Doctrine of Election, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, The Open Secret, Van Gelder, Wayne Grudem
June 22, 2011 | 1 Comment
How a Robust View of Election Leads to a Holistic Gospel and Meaningful Missional Engagement Part I is the introduction to this series. In Part II, I look at missional modes of theological reflection. In Part III, I look at … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, Faith, Jesus, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology |
Tagged A Missional View of the Doctrine of Election, Conclusion, Election, Grudem, Lesslie Newbigin, Newbigin, Wayne Grudem
June 20, 2011 | 9 Comments
How a Robust View of Election Leads to a Holistic Gospel and Meaningful Missional Engagement Part I is the introduction to this series. In Part II, I look at missional modes of theological reflection. In Part III, I look at … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, Faith, Jesus, Missional church, practicing church, quotes, redemptive agents, sacred text, soul, theology |
Tagged A Missional View of the Doctrine of Election, Judgment and Election, Lesslie Newbigin, Wayne Grudem
June 13, 2011 | 7 Comments
How a Robust View of Election Leads to a Holistic Gospel and Meaningful Missional Engagement Introduction Does the doctrine of election have missional significance? Over the last century there has been much thinking and writing on how to re-link missiology … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, Community, Faith, Jesus, Leadership, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, theology |
Tagged A Missional View of the Doctrine of Election, Doctrine of Election, Election, Lesslie Newbigin, Predestination, Wayne Grudem
March 1, 2011 | 5 Comments
Lesslie Newbigin has made significant contributions to ecclesiology. First, along with with Bosch, he helped recover the missionary nature of the church by reminding us that mission is not primarily a task given the church, but the church in her … Continue reading →
Posted in Calling, Faith, Jesus, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Ecclesiology, Lesslie Newbigin, Missional, Robust Missional Ecclesiology
January 13, 2011 | 1 Comment
A guest post by Ben Dudley If you haven’t read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI or Part VII yet, check those out first. Conclusion As I set out to support the thesis that … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Calling, Cities, Culture, Faith, Leadership, Los Angeles, Missional church, practicing church, redemptive agents, sacred text, Social Justice, soul, theology, walk with God |
Tagged Appeaking to Caesar, Arthur Glasser, Ben Dudley, Charles Van Engen, Chris Haw, Christopher Wright, Conclusion, John Howard Yoder, Lesslie Newbigin, Shane Claiborne, Social Change