// archives

Missions

RSS feed for this section
This category contains 764 posts

Disclaimer

‘Let no one who is not eager for truth and peace enter here’ (Plato)

Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Islam’s Allah

By and others ⋅ November 2, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

“Allah” is the Arabic word for “God” and has been so long before the existence of Islam. The names “Allah and “God” are generally interchangeable within the Muslim religion and in Middle Eastern cultures. Some English translations of the Qu’ran (Koran) use the name “God,” others use “Allah.” This sometimes comes as a surprise to […]

Lindy’s Mission — to Serve the Poor, Support the Servants, and Stir the Church

By and others ⋅ October 26, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s the latest version of a write-up on our daughter Lindy, who leads an Urban Mission ministry in Melbourne. The article is by Rowan Forster. September 2004 Shalom! Rowland Croucher ~~~ Lindy’s Mission — to Serve the Poor, Support the Servants, and Stir the Church. When Lindy Croucher was nine years old, she dreamed of […]

Islam, The West And The Need For Honesty

By and others ⋅ October 21, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

October 16, 2004 Patrick Sookhdeo says Muslims must rethink literal interpretations of the Koran. Both sides face hard choices if further slaughter is to be prevented, an outspoken Anglican cleric and authority on radical jihadists tells Tony Parkinson. According to Patrick Sookhdeo, it is time for plain speaking. If the world is not to become […]

Using Tarot in Evangelism

By and others ⋅ October 21, 2004 ⋅ One comment

Massive recent cultural changes have led many frontline workers in mission and evangelism to adopt new and sometimes startling methods. It may seem bizarre but Christians are using Tarot cards to share gospel truth with New Age seekers. John Drane explains how, why and addresses the big concern: Can Tarot with its strong occult links […]

Evangelicals Growing around the World

By and others ⋅ October 17, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Someone sent me this: EDITORIAL The Jerusalem Post Internet Edition – September 24, 2002 “The growing popularity of the annual Jerusalem march among Christians worldwide is a testament to the rising support Israel enjoys in various Christian quarters, particularly among Evangelicals in the United States. As Michael Freund noted in a feature story in last […]

Missional Church statistics

By and others ⋅ September 18, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Alan Hirsch writes (September 2004): Consider this…. In researching for a new book on missional DNA I discovered remarkable, even stunning, observations by some very keen watchers of world mission trends; Dr. David B Barrett, Professor for Missionmetrics at Regent University, Virginia Beach, and publisher of the World Christian Encyclopedia, and Todd M Johnson, Director […]

Archbishop Rowan Williams on Islam

By and others ⋅ September 17, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

ACNS 3882 | ENGLAND | 13 SEPTEMBER 2004 Archbishop visits al-Azhar al-Sharif The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams – speaking at one of Sunni Islam’s most revered centres of learning – has urged people of faith not to use the name of God to justify violence and injustice. In a lecture delivered […]

EVANGELISM IN MODERNITY AND POST-MODERNITY

By and others ⋅ September 6, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

DM109 Shifting the church into the future tense June-July 99 Lecture notes 1 INTRODUCTION “The gospel must be constantly forwarded to a new address, because the recipients are repeatedly changing their place of residence.” (Thielicke) 2 THE PRE-MODERN WORLD VIEW a God the ultimate reality and source of all of knowledge. b A vertical dualism […]

Hang On Tight; The World Is Changing Fast

By and others ⋅ September 6, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Lisa is in her late teens and exploring Christian faith. She goes to church every three weeks or so, depending on what’s happening in her busy life. The gap between the music she listens to on Saturday night and what they sing in church on Sunday morning is, like, unbelievable. Some of the people at […]

The Emerging Church: Mission In Postmodernity

By and others ⋅ September 6, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

THE EMERGING CHURCH: MISSION IN POSTMODERNITY aame postmodernity, emerging church Note from Rowland: Ross Langmead has kindly made these course notes available – excellent resources here on The Emerging Church. THE EMERGING CHURCH: MISSION IN POSTMODERNITY 2nd Semester 2004 Anne Wilkinson-Hayes, Alan Hirsch, Ross Langmead COURSE NOTES 1 Course outline Introduction & introductions Ross Langmead […]

« Previous — Next »