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Communicating Meaningfully with Muslims: Analysing the Melkite Language Shift in the Light of Christian-Muslim Relations in Northern Nigeria

Communicating Meaningfully with Muslims: Analysing the Melkite Language Shift in the Light of Christian-Muslim Relations in Northern Nigeria

 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 Role of Small Group Ministry in Church Revitalization

The Role of Small Group Ministry in Church Revitalization

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" -  Gospel Ministry To and In Japan

"We Sent Soldiers" - Gospel Ministry To and In Japan

 “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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La influencia de las Iglesias de las familias de la reforma en la Argentina vista como un caso paradojal

La influencia de las Iglesias de las familias de la reforma en la Argentina vista como un caso paradojal

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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WRF Board Member Dr. Matthew Ebenezer on "Equipping the Whole People of God for the Whole Mission of God"

WRF Board Member Dr. Matthew Ebenezer on "Equipping the Whole People of God for the Whole Mission of God"

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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WRF Member Clair Davis Asks, "Who Wants to Know About Jesus?"

WRF Member Clair Davis Asks, "Who Wants to Know About Jesus?"

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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WRF Board Member Dr. Matthew Ebenezer Discusses the Meaning of the Word "Reformed" in Missional Contexts

WRF Board Member Dr. Matthew Ebenezer Discusses the Meaning of the Word "Reformed" in Missional Contexts

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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WRF International Director Sam Logan Offers a "Missional Musing" About 9/11

WRF International Director Sam Logan Offers a "Missional Musing" About 9/11

 

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It is 9/11. 

Again! 

And it will be 9/11 every year at this time.

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WRF International Director Sam Logan Offers Some "Missional Musings" About the Crisis in Syria

WRF International Director Sam Logan Offers Some "Missional Musings" About the Crisis in Syria

 What should be done about/in Syria? 

How might a missional and evangelical Christian approach this terribly difficult subject? 

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WRF Member Clair Davis Comments on REFORMED MEANS MISSIONAL

WRF Member Clair Davis Comments on REFORMED MEANS MISSIONAL

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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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What's With all of this 'Missional' Talk? (by Sam Logan)

What's With all of this 'Missional' Talk? (by Sam Logan)

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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