If you were Chinese, what religion is a better political option for you? Buddhism, Christianity, or Islam? Yesterday I had a conversation with somebody who has been living and working in China for the past ten years or so. We were talking about the incredible growth of the church there. I asked him [...]
Ed Stetzer has a great article on denominationalism in the recent Christianity Today. You can read the article by clicking here. I welcome Ed and the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) to Orlando, my home town, for the week. I hope you enjoy it – it's supposed to be a hot one! Stetzer's main point is [...]
There has been a lot of energy directed at business as mission (BAM) strategies over the past few years. Book after book, conference upon conference, Internet sites, and national speakers all point toward the coming era of Christian mission in which BAM will be the dominate strategy. The agency that I work for, Pioneers, is [...]
Thanks to Ed Stetzer for tweeting my attention to this article in the Christian Post and for the research behind it. It highlights that most Protestant Pastors are with Franklin Graham regarding their views on Islam. Some key findings include: – Three out of 4 pastors disagree with the statement, “Christians and Muslims pray to [...]
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Note: Please take this in the way it was written (humorously and with all thankfulness to the many churches that sacrifice financially for people like me!). – Ted PS Email me if you want the text – this is a graphic.
I recently finished reading Mosab Hassan Yousef's book, Son of Hamas. Based on a true story first recounted in the Jerusalem Post, I highly recommend it. This book is written by the son of Hamas founder Hassan Yousef. Hassan Yousef was one of a handful of Muslim leaders who founded Hamas as a means to [...]
The New York Times is now covering the contextualization issue, you can read it here. Like one would expect from the secular press, they don't really get the whole picture. However, it is further evidence that missionary issues that have been primarily fought in academic circles and in the hushed conference rooms of missionary get-together [...]
I have been working on a project for training missionaries who are planting churches. This has led me to consider the history of missionary strategy. I am concluding that we constantly repeat the same mistakes, over and over. In 1899, John Livingston Nevius was asked to speak on missions to the forming Korean church. Nevius [...]
I am sad to write that the government of Morocco has expelled over 30 foreigners who were all in the country with legitimate jobs and residence permits. Many of them were doing humanitarian work which contributed to the well being of the country. A number of different nationalities, who worked for many different organizations, were [...]
Today I was sent a link to an excellent overview on the current state of affairs regarding contextualization by Christians in their outreach to Muslims. It is by Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo and is entitled, "Recent Changes in Christian Approaches to Islam." it's a pretty good writeup of the history of the issue. It is critical [...]
