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Personal Things I Learned While Church Planting
I was involved in church planting with a fellow planter for much of my twenties. During that period of my life, church planting was everything. There was no financial support from a denomination, so I worked full-time to support myself. While working full-time, I gave...
Digital Grace: Cultivating Compassion and Connection in the Age of Social Media
Social media can build relationships and enrich lives, or it can be a destructive, addictive, polarising medium. The choice is ours. So, how do we create social media content with humility, integrity, and a desire to enrich conversations and people’s lives? How do we...
23 Latin American Women and USA Latinas in Theology and Religion You Should Know About
23 Latin American Women and USA Latinas in Theology and Religion You Should Know About By Juliany González Nieves Series Editor: Graham Joseph Hill “She studies, and disputes, and teaches, and thus she serves her Faith; for how could God, who gave her reason, want her...
Karl Barth and a Theology of Mission
"The church exists to set up in the world a new sign which is radically dissimilar to the world's own manner and which contradicts it in a way which is full of promise." (Karl Barth, The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life, 22). Karl Barth's theology, especially as...
7 Inspiring Women: Melba Padilla Maggay
In this series of posts, we’re looking at 7 inspiring women – passionate, courageous, prophetic women, who inspire us to think deeply, act courageously, embrace others, and bring hope to the world. In this entry, we look at Melba Padilla Maggay. Melba Padilla Maggay...
Iglesia global: Aprendiendo de los cristianos del mundo mayoritario, indígenas y diásporas
Las iglesias del Mundo Mayoritario y las indígenas y de la diáspora están redefiniendo el cristianismo del siglo XXI. Aquellos de nosotros que somos cristianos Occidentales debemos decidir cómo responderemos. [bctt tweet="Las iglesias del Mundo Mayoritario, indígenas...
4 maneras de recuperar la vida en el poder del Espíritu y la Palabra
Jesús respondió, "Estás en un error porque no conoces las Escrituras ni el poder de Dios". (Mateo 22:29). El bautismo del espíritu ha sido una experiencia determinante en mi discipulado a Jesucristo. Recuerdo bien la noche, tenía dieciséis años, estaba enojado, herido...
12 women on changing the world | A 12-session film series on transforming society & neighborhoods
This series of films with Jo Saxton, Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Mandy Marshall, Karina Kreminski, Carol Kingston-Smith, Melba Padilla Maggay, Ruth Padilla DeBorst, Amy Williams, René August, Lisa Rodriguez Watson, Amal Nassar, and Rosalee Velloso Ewell, is on transforming...
Están creciendo. Están progresando. Están cambiando el futuro de la iglesia global. Es tiempo de escuchar.
Si eres un cristiano del Occidente, ahora formas parte de la minoría Si bien muchas estadísticas muestran que la iglesia en Occidente está en un declive multigeneracional, lo contrario es cierto en casi todas partes. Las culturas e iglesias no occidentales ya no son...
4 Ways to Live in the Power of the Spirit & Word
Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.” (Matthew 22:29).
#MeToo – Stop asking women & girls to fix the problem! Men, #MeToo is on us
In the wake of recent revelations of sexual harassment in Hollywood, the #MeToo hashtag has been trending on social media. The aim is to raise awareness about how widespread the epidemic of sexual harassment and assault are. Sexual violence is a truly global problem....
A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church & the Biblical Story
Michael W. Goheen has written an outstanding book called: A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2011). Goheen is Geneva Professor of Worldview and Religious Studies at Trinity Western University. In A Light to...
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