The first two parts of this essay dealt with two reasons the missional turn matters: the mainstreaming of missiology and theological innovation. After the missional
In the first part of this essay I began with this key question: Why does the missional turn matter? Specifically, how has missional theology addressed
The emergence of missional theology has been epoch making. For many who have self-identified with the term missional, that’s the idea, anyway — a paradigm
In my first two installments of “Critical Shifts for Embracing God’s 21st Century Mission,” we explored the need to move “From Preaching to the Choir
Evangelism today is often described as done in obedience to the Great Commission of Matt 28:16–20. This passage is widely appealed to as our motivation
There have been a number of unfolding and overlapping shifts in Western missiological thinking in recent years. First, the dominant understanding of mission as sending
In part one of my series on Critical Shifts for Embracing God’s 21st Century Mission, we discussed the need for moving From Preaching to the
Let me acknowledge from the onset that I am writing with a focus on The United Methodist Church today in North America. United Methodists in
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter – it’s the difference between the lightning bug and
What does an evangelical theology of religions look like? As, if not more, important, what is an evangelical missiology of religions like? There are many