Monthly Archives: May 2007

(Rom. 14:1) Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. Whenever we in the Churches of Christ discuss the scope of grace, Romans 14 inevitably comes up. One side argues that certain doctrinal issues are disputable … Continue reading →

I can hardly pretend to be an expert on how to lead a church into missional Christianity. My own congregation is in a transitional stage. This shouldn’t be surprising–very few churches have gotten past the transitional stage. The idea is … Continue reading →

Compare the approach to benevolence we find in the scriptures to the some of the attitudes that have prevailed for so long. Tokenism.  Many churches have a benevolence budget of $500 and then just for the occasional beggar who comes … Continue reading →

Well, this is just a little of what the Bible says–because the Bible says a lot about being missional. Here are some high points. Matthew’s Gospel starts the ministry of Jesus with the Sermon on the Mount. After the Beatitudes,  … Continue reading →

The modern world of science and technology is the product of a philosophy known as the Enlightenment. Enlightenment philosophy makes reason all important, and thus bans superstition and tradition. Nothing is true unless it stands up to the ultimate test … Continue reading →

We now live in the age of the mega-church, with many congregations of over 10,000 members and some with campuses in several cities. This shouldn’t be too surprising– the same thing is happening in the American retail industry. Americans love … Continue reading →

In response to the failure of government to teach our children to pray and to teach the poor to be industrious and chaste, many Christians tried to purify the government. In the 1980′s, Jerry Falwell famously founded the Moral Majority … Continue reading →

Forgive my use of a term borrowed from philosophy. Our “worldview” is the set of assumptions that dictate how we view the world. Many Americans, for example, see the world through the lens of personal freedom, while many Middle Easterners … Continue reading →

This is the first of a series of posts on what’s being called “missional” Christianity or the missional movement. “Missional” is a newly coined term, referring to the mission of God on earth and our mission as Christians to work … Continue reading →

I’ve yet to figure out how to convert an MS Word outline into a WordPress posting. Therefore, I’m attaching the outlines as .pdf files. It’s not elegant, but it’s at least possible. If anyone knows a way to make the … Continue reading →