The notion of vocation (calling) is significant to any discussion of theology and culture because all of a Christian’s vocations are at the intersection of theology and culture. In our recent Theology & Culture seminar, which was the impetus for this blog series, our discussion centered on Gene Veith’s God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life (Crossway, 2002). Veith’s book is a contemporary exposition of Martin Luther’s teaching on vocation, as conveyed … [Read More]
Why We Believe the GCRTF Report is Good for the Future of the SBC (2d): Making Our Values Transparent
By: Danny Akin & Steve McKinion
The Great Commission Resurgence Task Force has proposed the adoption of eight Core Values. We wrote about why we believe the first six of those are important in earlier posts. In this article we want to demonstrate why the final two Core Values are key to ensuring that the agencies and institutions of the Southern Baptist Convention will be more effective in fulfilling the Great Commission.
Value 7: Local Church. We … [Read More]
Gospel, Church, and City (3): The Gospel Invades and Transforms the City
In the second and third sessions of the Greenhouse Church Planter’s CoOp, we (1) set forth the gospel by tracing the four major plot movements in Christian Scripture: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and New Creation; and (2) talked about the gospel’s implications for humanity, the church, and the city. The CoOp had assigned those attending to read portions of Tim Keller’s Church Planting Manual, so we used some of Keller’s material, modifying it a bit and … [Read More]
Guest Blog by Central Asia RL: Biblical Foundations and Guidelines for Contextualization (Pt 6)
Guest Blog: Biblical Foundations and Guidelines for Contextualization (Pt 6)
Editor’s Note: This guest blog is written by the IMB’s Regional Leader for Central Asia. It is a six part series, giving the biblical foundations and guidelines for contextualization, and making application to Christian ministry in the Muslim world. This series will appear as a chapter in the forthcoming book “Look What God is Doing in the Muslim World.”
The Church:
Muslim background believers in Jesus (MBBs) should … [Read More]
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Guest Blog by Central Asia RL: Biblical Foundations and Guidelines for Contextualization (Pt 1)
Biblical Foundations and Guidelines for Contextualization (Pt 1)
Editor’s Note: This guest blog is written by the IMB’s Regional Leader for Central Asia. It is a six part series, giving the biblical foundations and guidelines for contextualization, and making application to Christian ministry in the Muslim world. This series will appear as a chapter in the forthcoming book “Look What God is Doing in the Muslim World.”
Every Christian Contextualizes
Contextualization is one of the hottest topics in Missions … [Read More]
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A Theologically-Driven Missiology (Pt. 9: Church & Missiological Issues)
A Theologically-Driven Missiology (Pt. 9: Church & Missiological Issues)
Note: This series of posts deals with the relationship between doctrine and practice in general, and between theology and missiology in particular. It argues that sound theology should provide the starting point, trajectory, and parameters for missiological practice. It seeks a “theologically-driven” missiology both for the United States and international contexts.
In the previous post, we gave a summary of the basic tenets of ecclesiology for the purpose … [Read More]
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A Theologically-Driven Missiology (Pt. 8: Church—A Concise Exposition)
A Theologically-Driven Missiology (Pt. 8: Church—A Concise Exposition)
Note: This series of posts deals with the relationship between doctrine and practice in general, and between theology and missiology in particular. It argues that sound theology should provide the starting point, trajectory, and parameters for missiological practice. It seeks a “theologically-driven” missiology both for the United States and international contexts.
Missiology is inextricably intertwined with ecclesiology; one cannot be discussed properly without the other. It is probably for … [Read More]
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A Thought or Two about Resolution #6 (Part 1)
A while back I had the privilege of preaching at 1st Baptist Church of Kearney, Missouri, which so happens to have been the home church of Jesse James. Jesse was a member in good standing when he led the first daylight bank robbery in Liberty, Missouri, a town about ten miles away. The church minutes record that deliberations to discipline Jesse were complicated by the concern that he might burn down the building. Everyone in … [Read More]
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