February 2007

Gospel Theology – Moving beyond Systematics
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There is often something quite arrogant about Calvinists.  I think many people gag against the 'know-it-all-ism' that exudes from these (often) academic theologians who seem to have God in a nice neat little box.  Personally, I often warn people of...
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Four out of ten pastors lack strong interest in increasing community outreach
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Found this article on evangelism/outreach methods from EllisonResearch published in the 2007 January/February edition of Facts & Trends magazine. The findings are from a representative sample of 811 Protestant church ministers nationwide.  Here is a snippet: The methods churches are...
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Church Planting Resources posted a paper that "sets out a new paradigm for church planting that may help create such a culture. Missionary and Missiologist Roland Allen calls the kind of church planting movement referred to in the MNA church...
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9 Parts of the Gospel?
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I saw this from Joe Thorn on The Gospel and Its Meaning ...  The Gospel and Its Meaning by Harry L Poe, Charles Colson Professor of Faith and Culture at Union University is a book to help Christians understand the...
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Learning How to be Missional from Anne Rice
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Inside Anne Rice's vampire series is an important missional lesson for churches.  Lestat as a vampire had lived well past his generation and was having difficulty with the transitions of the culture.  He no longer understood and connected with the...
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