Mission – Ministry – Life
Some notes from a recent staff meeting, this time we talked about justice and its place in mission. What is justice? People think of justice in various ways What is correct or right and people receiving what they deserve. Fairness in the way people are dealt with (the opposite of oppression). The system of law... Continue Reading →
J Daniel Salinas Taking up the Mantle: Latin American Evangelical Theology in the 20th Century Langham Global Library 2017 Before the 20th Century Protestant Christianity largely seemed a failure in Latin America. Today 20% of the population are evangelicals and they have an increasing influence on politics and social life. Salinas’ book looks at the... Continue Reading →
What’s cultural intelligence? It’s a bit like IQ but related to culture, the ability to recognise different and unfamiliar cultures and interpret what’s going on - the capacity to work and relate across cultures. We all look at the world through cultural spectacles. Guinea pig? In the UK people think of pets, in parts of... Continue Reading →
Today some notes from an Old Testament passage..... Psalm 67 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us –2 so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. 3 May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.4 May the nations be glad and sing for... Continue Reading →
One of the 5 marks of mission we looked at before (here) is the safeguarding of creation. It’s a topic which is key to thinking about mission in the future as we think about how the missions movement will respond to the climate emergency. These notes from a staff meeting were largely created by lifting... Continue Reading →
These are notes from one of our staff meetings, but like the ones on 2 Corinthians, these capture another of those passages that is central to my own thinking. John 20: 19-23 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the... Continue Reading →
Continuing my notes from a staff meeting……. Romans 10:13-15 …for, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without... Continue Reading →
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8 NIV copyright Biblica) Continuing my notes from things I’ve shared in staff meetings here are a few thoughts from Acts... Continue Reading →
What’s your understanding of mission? In this second post, based on things I've shared in staff meetings, I want to look at the Anglican church's 5 marks of mission. Matthew 28: 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the... Continue Reading →
A short passage of Scripture? Something connected to Global Mission? Most weeks I try to start our staff zoom meetings with a scripture or thought about mission. It helps us think about what we do and why we do it. Often, we do this by way of questions and discussion which works well because we... Continue Reading →
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