Archive for the 'The Life of the Church' Category
Notes from Total Church Conference
Closed Published by jdodson August 16th, 2008 on Creation ProjectI am posting some notes and reflections from the Total Church conference here.
Dan Merchant, author of Lord, Save Us from Your Followers, has sought to collapse ideological division in the U.S. by wearing a jumpsuit covered with aphoristic bumper stickers and traveling the country to capture public response. He intentionally selected conflicting bumper stickers in order to stimulate discussion about these important issues—issues of love, truth, justice, […]
9 Marks: Christian Unity and Division
Closed Published by jdodson February 29th, 2008 on Creation ProjectThe new 9 Marks journal topic is Christian Unity. Here are a list of articles:
When, Why & Where To Draw Boundaries
God has entrusted us with a stewardship in this generation; the choice of doing something about false doctrine is up to us.
By Wayne Grudem
Theological Triage
Some doctrines demand agreement; some don’t. But […]
Missional Discipleship: Reinterpreting the Great Commission (new article)
Closed Published by jdodson February 12th, 2008 on Creation ProjectBoundless has published my new article, “Missional Discipleship: Reinterpreting the Great Commissions.” This is a timely publication with my recent post on the Manga Bible, an example of what Andrew Walls’s calls distinctive discipleship. From the conclusion:
We’re called not to mere soul-winning, but to distinctive discipleship: heralding a worldly gospel of a fleshly Christ who […]
true community is based not on what you do but who you are
Closed Published by jdodson February 3rd, 2008 on Creation ProjectIt’s a buzz word. It’s often misunderstood. It’s central to the Christian faith and yet so absent from many churches. Community. I would like to launch into sociological reflection on community, drawing from observations made by sociologists like Robert Putnam (Bowling Alone, Better Together) to demonstrate the human desire and decline of community, but I […]
History and Future of Emergent Church
Closed Published by jdodson January 6th, 2008 on Creation ProjectHere is an Acts 29 link to three MP3s that cover the history, lexicography, and good/bad/ugly of Emergent Church movement.
Tony Blair Converts to Catholicism
Closed Published by jdodson December 22nd, 2007 on Creation ProjectFormer Prime Minister of England and presently a Middle East peace envoy, Tony Blair has converted from Anglican/Protestant faith to the Catholic faith. No reasons have been offered yet; however, both his wife and children have been Catholic for some time.
Is this a political move to soften Middle East perception, a family induced capitulation, or […]
Phil Taylor of Terra Nova, an Acts 29 church in New York, recently wrote an incredibly helpful article regarding resources for Executive pastors. In it he points pastors to books, online assessments and practical wisdom in being and selecting an Executive pastor. Both Lead/Vision and Administrative/Executive pastors will want to read “Top 5 resources […]
If you haven’t heard of unChristian: what a new generation that thinks about Christianity…and why it matters you’ll want to pick up a copy. This is the kind of book that missional people read. Of course, the best approach to finding out what a “new generation thinks about Christianity” is to ask them yourself. Nothing […]
Boundless just put out a great line-up of articles on Francis Schaeffer, addressing cultural engagement, social action and worldview issues:
A CHRISTIAN MANIFESTO
A CALL TO EVANGELICAL SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
SCHAEFFER’S MANIFESTO: A REVOLUTION REALIZED