lifeasmission

Jim Wallis is an author and speaker who emphasizes the ways in which Jesus is a political figure, the gospel is a political message/lifestyle, and the church is a political body. IMPORTANT: Neither Jim Wallis nor I would ever say that this is ALL Jesus, the gospel, and the church are - just that they [...]

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Thanks to my good friend and esteemed colleague Deb Flagg, I am on a email list with Evangelicals for Social Action. In an email I received the other day, they offered a short article by Stephen Hayner entitled, “The Story of the Missional Church.” It is a very concise article focused on the [...]

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From Leadership Blog: Out of UR
September 25, 2007
ATMs: Automatic Tithing Machines
How can you pass the plate to people who don’t carry cash? You can’t. So
the next big wave may be the “Giving Kiosk” in your church’s lobby.
“A lot of people no longer carry cash or a checkbook,” says Marty
Baker, pastor of Stevens Creek Church in [...]

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I don’t think I know anyone, student, faculty, or staff person, who more personally embodies the ethos of Fuller Theological Seminary than its president, Richard Mouw. Much like Fuller, and to the great frustration of conservatives and liberals alike, he’s happy to call himself an evangelical, but really can’t be placed on the conservative/liberal [...]

 

 Rich Mouw 2007 Fuller Commencement Address: Play Now | Play in Popup

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I just finished listening to this message/podcast by Scot McKnight (check out his blog here) entitled, “The Whole Gospel.” 
It is definitely worth a listen and I’ll be adding it to my audio page.  Incidentally, if you tend to only read my stuff through a feed reader, I have tried to catalog a number of [...]

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Not sure why I didn’t think of this the other day, but there is another vital component of what it mean to be the people of God linked to the idea of hospitality - welcoming the stranger.
Because of their experience in Egypt and God’s deliverance, the nation of Israel was admonished to always welcome the [...]

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I have people ask me pretty frequently to explain to them what the Emerging Church is and what it is all about. A few others are into the discussion enough to confuse the Emerging Church movement and the group known as Emergent.The other day I came across a paper delivered by Scot McKnight at Westminster [...]

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