Today, Saturday November 25, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Global research into domestic and sexual violence reveals some shocking and intolerable facts. 1 in 3 women and girls experience violence in their lifetime. In one...
Supervision interrupts practice. It wakes us up to what we are doing . . . The supervisory voice acts as an irritator, interrupting repetitive stories (comfort stories) and facilitating the creation of new stories. – Sheila Ryan All pastors, missionaries, and other...
Prelude to this Series: Five Integrated Approaches Transforming World Christianity and Our Mission, Theology, and Ministry – Polycentric, Integral, Pentecostal, Polyvocal, and Intercultural (P.I.P.P.I.) Welcome to exploring Christian mission and ministry, invigorated...
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...
“To lead with courage and pastoral wisdom in the twenty-first century requires ministers to make a transition from simply imagining ministry to embodying pastoral imagination.” Recently, some colleagues and I read the Auburn Report on “Learning Pastoral Imagination.”...
Here are 12 gifts we can give others on social media all year round.1. Highlight someone else’s achievement, milestone, or success.2. Recommend books, podcasts, or resources that have enriched your life.3. Respond respectfully and graciously to criticism and when...
I'm sorry for the way many Christian men have treated women in the name of faith. I'm sorry for the way these men have twisted Scripture and faith, and used these as justification to hurt and control women and families. I'm sorry that many Christian leaders haven't...
“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”...
*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...
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...
“Evangelical. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” – Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride, on Vizzini's use of the word “evangelical.”I’m an evangelical.I love the things that evangelicals hold dear: the joyous...
