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		<title>The words &#8220;Christian&#8221; and &#8220;Church&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2011/10/21/the-words-christian-and-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some folks advocate a &#8220;soft sell&#8221; when it comes to outreach to Muslims. Part of this is avoiding the words &#8220;Christian&#8221; and &#8220;Church.&#8221; Here is Ted&#8217;s take on this: &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>How to Think about Missiology</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2011/09/13/how-to-think-about-missiology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, a friend gave me a little article he wrote (not published, so I can&#39;t send it to you) that he entitled, &#34;How to Think about Leadership.&#34; It was an overview, a set of categories actually, of the various ways that people have written about leadership. I&#39;ve long since lost it, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Ever Wondered?</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2011/08/22/have-you-ever-wondered/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what it would take?]]></description>
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		<title>Too Much Emphasis on Islam</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2011/04/12/too-much-emphasis-on-islam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a question I have been pondering lately. &#160; Is there too much emphasis on Islam in missiology? Let me state up front that I am NOT talking about too much of a focus on Islam in the church, particularly the North American church. I can only hope and pray that churches would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pioneers Statement on Contextualization</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2011/03/09/pioneers-statement-on-contextualization/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2011/03/09/pioneers-statement-on-contextualization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pioneers recently adopted a &#8220;Statement on Contextualization&#8221; which provides insight into how the international leadership of the organization views contextualization. &#160;This statement will be heralded in some circles and maligned in others. &#160;Overall, though, I think it does a pretty good job of combining freedom with responsibility. I would love to get your feedback on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Global South?</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2011/02/18/no-global-south/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2011/02/18/no-global-south/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently finished reading Robert Wuthnow&#8217;s 2009 book, Boundless Faith. &#160;He does a superb job of analyzing the current paradigm of mission (a paradigm I myself have adopted and written about on this website). &#160;Chapter 2 of this book makes a challenging argument regarding the Global South. Popularized by Walls, Jenkins, and others, the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt in Turmoil</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2011/02/04/egypt-in-turmoil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I type this, people are dying on the streets of Cairo. &#160;My heart breaks for this great nation. &#160;Please take a moment to pray for this unfolding crisis. I just spent a week with Christian leaders from several North Africa / Middle East (NAME) countries, including people from Egypt. &#160;It was one of those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bible Storying</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2011/01/20/bible-storying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2011/01/20/bible-storying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past few years there has been a strong movement embracing the use of oral methods of teaching from the Bible. &#160;This approach recognizes that oral cultures may be taught the Bible without waiting for a formal, written translation to be completed. &#160;I saw this methodology in use on my recent trip to Africa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Religious on the Run?</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2011/01/04/non-religious-on-the-run/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2011/01/04/non-religious-on-the-run/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If one listens to the media it is easy to get the impression is that atheism (and its little brother agnosticism) are taking over the world. Evidently, rumors of religion&#39;s demise are&#8230; well, rumors. The latest International Bulletin of Missiological Research analyzes the number of people who claim to be non-religious. &#160;The data goes back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Africa Wanderings &#8211; Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2010/12/16/africa-wanderings-summary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2010/12/16/africa-wanderings-summary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esler.org/?p=606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to pass on a few observations I made on my recent sojourn through West Africa. &#160;I had the privilege of seeing God at work in some pretty amazing circumstances in multiple countries. I was really hoping to post throughout the trip, but the connections were just not there! The most important observation I [...]]]></description>
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