Independently structured congregations gravitated toward para-church movements as a secure ground for cooperative work. Connectionally structured congregations used to find their outlet for cooperative work through bodies in their denominations. Para-church groups focus on one area of Christian ministry. If they did otherwise they’d be a church. Which would mean they’d have to spread their …
Nice shout-out on the Desiring God blog to a Briefing article on urban ministry by Sydney’s Justin Moffat. 25,000 people does not really make Mount Gambier a city, but a number of his points cross urban/rural contexts. The bullet points below are expanded upon in Moffat’s article which is online at The Briefing webpage. Justin …
I find reading Karl Dahfred’s posts on Gospel work and its implications in Thai culture informative and thought-provoking, particularly when I think about how the issues raised translate back into western culture. Here he deals with why a decision to be a Christian could be considered okay, but submitting to baptism would not. That is …
Via Paul Levy at Reformation 21 (from an article in something called The Rutherford Journal) Read this to my pastoral colleagues in Mount Gambier this morning. It rang true to their hearts and to mine. Fling him into his room, then tear the “Office” sign from the door, and nail on the sign, “Study.” Take …
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