It has been said that since Gutenberg the Christian faith has walked on “literate legs.” And while we are very thankful to have the Bible in our language, we often operate from the assumption that the majority of the world also prefers to learn through literate means. However, close to […]
contextualization
I am pleased to share with you that Developing a Strategy for Missions (co-authored with John Mark Terry) is now available in Korean. When I served as a seminary professor at Southern Seminary from 2002-2012, I was both surprised and delighted to see the number of first generation Korean students […]
Developing a Strategy for Missions–Korean Edition
They will tell you: Play to your strengths not your weaknesses. Don’t work on your weaknesses, if so, you’ll avoid hitting your full potential. The cost of improving your weaknesses is far grater than focusing on your strengths. Keep to your strengths. Focusing on your strengths is good advice as […]
The Limitation of Your Strength
There is much in the Bible that addresses the topic of shame (referenced more than twice as often as the notion of guilt). This is good news as we labor among the 4 billion! For most of the world is not as individualistically-oriented as we in the West. Matters such […]
Werner Mischke and The Global Gospel
I met Carl F. H. Henry several years ago. He was one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century. I greatly admired him and deeply appreciated his stance for truth. Though his magnum opus is the massive 6-volume God, Revelation, and Authority, his brief book The Uneasy Conscience […]
Carl Henry, Apostolic Task, and Blurring the Lines
Last month I shared a glimpse of the cover of one of two books I’m publishing this year. I am extremely excited that Apostolic Church Planting is now available for pre-order. This is my third work on the topic of church planting which builds from the foundational work established in […]