
The Melkites were one of the eastern Christian communities that came under Islamic rule following the Arab conquests. To stay in conversation with their Muslim political leaders, the Melkites were the first among the Christian groups in the East to have their theological works appear in Arabic.
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The Presbyterian Church of Brazil (IPB) is the third largest Presbyterian denomination in all of the Americas and the attached document deals with the important question: Why were some churches in this denomination challenged by a significant loss of members while others were experiencing ‘times of refreshing’ (Acts 3:20)?
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“We sent soldiers, to invade; but you send missionaries, to love”. From the lips of a gentle and humble Japanese pastor to a surprised Australian Presbyterian minister … this unexpected admission got my attention.
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Quiero comenzar esta exposición agradeciendo al Dr. Cecilio Lajara por la invitación a formar parte de esta iniciativa para América Latina y también a cada uno de ustedes por el privilegio que me otorgan de poder expresarme libremente sobre un tema como la influencia reformada en la Argentina.
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Mission is God’s work. He initiates, empowers, and consummates mission. This understanding of mission makes church-based ministries only a part of the many responses to the mission of God. Understanding mission as God’s prerogative, in which the church plays an important role, places upon Christians two great responsibilities: to recognise the essential character of Missio Dei, and to consider its implications.
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This will encourage you. You can be a Christian and still drive a car! and have electricity in the house, not just in the barn! Those Amish are committed to their faith, but they draw lines that the Bible just doesn’t draw.
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Years ago, a young missionary pastor to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), later professor of Missions at a leading Reformed theological institution in the US, told me of an interesting mission field experience. He and a missionary colleague were visiting a group of new believers from a Buddhist background in a remote village in Sri Lanka. His colleague was scheduled to preach to the people, who probably had never heard a sermon before.
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It is 9/11.
Again!
And it will be 9/11 every year at this time.
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What should be done about/in Syria?
How might a missional and evangelical Christian approach this terribly difficult subject?
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As I grew up in an Iowa town, we were all pretty much the same. All white though sunburned, all with jobs, no one in any danger.
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A friend recently wrote me to say that he thought that the term “missional” is becoming so common as to be meaningless. He has a point.
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