Michael Milton cites this stirring observation by David Livingstone about his labours in Africa. These words are a challenge and an invitation that rings across the generations: “People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. Can that be called a sacrifice which is simply paid back …
Some grabs from yesterday. Contextualisation: Bringing the changeless message of the Gospel to address the particular cultural situation of the audience. Sermon introductions: ‘Open up your Bibles to …’ is also a contextualised approach to a felt need of an audience. No one presentation can transcend all cultures. What steps do we take to locate/stay …
Just a brief note as we prepare for day two. As they say in the classics ‘he wrote the book.’ The ground covered in Keller’s talks yesterday focussed on the latter content of Center Church. Of interest were: His observations on institutions and movements and their differences, strengths and limitations. Gospel work needs the best …
Thanks to Ray Ortlund for posting this quote from Lesslie Newbigin: “There has been a long tradition which sees the mission of the Church primarily as obedience to a command. It has been customary to speak of ‘the missionary mandate.’ This way of putting the matter is certainly not without justification, and yet it seems …
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