While speaking with my colleague Ed Gravely this morning, I told him about an anecdote I once heard. A friend from a Deep South state once told me that as late as the 1990s the SBC churches in his home state had more names on their respective membership roles than his state had citizens. Ed responded with a humorous quip he often shares with his students: “One reason you can know that infant baptism cannot … [Read More]
A Theologically-Driven Missiology (Pt. 10: End Times)
A Theologically-Driven Missiology (Pt. 10: End Times)
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.
Eschatology, as much as any other doctrine, undergirds the theory and practice of mission. As Russ Moore points out … [Read More]
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