I love reading. And being a parent of three daughters has further convinced me of the value of reading. When my girls were little, my favorite time of the day was reading time with them, just before they went to bed. In the mid 1990s I discovered the art of "spiritual...
Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.” (Matthew 22:29). Spirit baptism has been a defining experience in my discipleship to Jesus Christ. I remember the night well. I was sixteen, angry, wounded, and insecure. I...
I chose to go to Bible and theological college in my late twenties. (In Australia, we tend to call seminaries theological colleges). I’d spent close to 10 years serving with a church planting team and felt that I needed further equipping for ministry. I also wanted to...
“We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, ‘Blessed are they that mourn,’ and I accept it. I’ve got nothing that I hadn’t bargained for. Of course it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to others, and in reality,...
Augustine was the most important patristic source for the Reformation. In the centuries prior to the Reformation there was an "Augustinian Renaissance". Here I reflect on the impact Augustine had on Calvin, Luther, and Zwingli, in the areas of grace and salvation, the...
다수 세계, 원주민과 디아스포라 교회는 21세기 기독교를 재정립하고 있다. 서구 기독교인 우리들은 이 현상에 대해 어떻게 반응해야 하는지 결정해야 할 때가 온 것이다.[1]스티븐 베반스는 다음과 같이 말했다,[2]우리는 현재 대다수의 제3세계 출신의 기독교인들이 살고 있는“세계교회”에 살고 있다. 데이비드 배럿(DavidBarrett)의 통계연구에 따르면 이러한 변화가 확인되었으며, 필립 제 키 니슨(Philippe Jenkins)는 2025년까지 세계 전체 기독교인의...
This series of films with John M. Perkins, Soong-Chan Rah, Ray Minniecon, Randy Woodley, Emmanuel Katongole, Amal Nassar, and Carol Kingston-Smith is on race, justice, and reconciliation. We are living in conflicted times. We see so much injustice, inequality,...
“福音派。看来你还是继续用这个词，但我不认为它代表了你要表达的意思。” – 这是Inigo Montoya在电影The Princess Bride里面的台词，她对Vizzini使用“福音派”...
I hear people questioning the use of the term “pastor” and its biblical basis these days. I also hear people asking for more diverse, polycentric, and team-oriented approaches to ministry. In this post, I start by exploring the importance of the role of "pastor" and...
*영문 블로그는 이곳에서 구독하실 수 있습니다. 몇몇 기독교 운동에서 이사야 53:4-6. 마태복음 8:14-17 그리고 베드로전서 2:21-25를 근거로 삼아 예수님의 속죄와 육체적 질병의 치유를 연결하는 시도가 있었습니다. 이러한 신학은 실제로 이미 전 세계적으로 발달 되었으며, 특히 제 3세계, 은사 주의 혹은 오순절파 교리를 실천하는 교회에는 이미 만연하게 자리 잡고 있는 신학입니다. 우리는 이 시점에서 이러한 치유 신학이 정말로 그들이 근거로서 제시하는 성경 구절들로...
O Mundo Majoritário e as igrejas indígenas e da diáspora estão redefinindo o cristianismo do século XXI. Aqueles de nós que são cristãos ocidentais devem decidir como vamos responder. O Mundo Majoritário e as igrejas indígenas e da diáspora estão redefinindo o...
I recently asked this question on a few Facebook groups, including those for pastors. "If you are a pastor, what one or two books most shaped your vision and passion for pastoral ministry (including your pastoral practice and imagination)?" The following 50 books...