Geoffrey Holsclaw
Ok, yes, it might sound extreme. But let’s be sober-minded. As Todd Hiestand (and the comments) notes in his great post, “10 Suggestions/Thoughts on Bi-vocational Ministry”, being a missional bi-vocational pastor is hard, it takes commitment, it takes faith. But in this post-Christian context (or at least outside of the ever shrinking Christendom pockets), the […]
“The first form of rulers in the world were the tyrants, the last will be the martyrs. Between a tyrant and a martyr there is of course an enormous difference, although they both have one thing in common: the power to compel. The tyrant, himself ambitious to dominate, compels -people through his power; the martyr, […]
“Trinitarian theology, in so far as it is concerned with what ‘kind’ of God Christians worship, is far from being a luxury indulged in solely by remote and ineffectual dons; it is of cardinal importance for spirituality and liturgy, for ethics, for the whole of Christian self-understanding.” (Wrestling with Angels: Conversations in Modern Theology, p. […]
Last Thursday evening I was teaching my Church and Culture class at Northern Seminary, focusing on “Democracy, Capitalism, and the State.” I began the class by reading the Pentecost text and ask how this text relates to the politics of democracy. The discussion was lively. Some thought that Pentecost, with the outpouring of the Spirit […]
David Fitch and I, of course, are very excited about our book, Prodigal Christianity. And thankfully it seems some other people are also. Now that there has been enough time for people to read and digest it, we are launching a blog tour that will feature people’s reflections, engagements, and criticism of all 10 of […]
Even missional, our own term of choice, has become a confusing venture. The idea of being missional is now attached to every kind of ministry in North America. From megachurches branding their latest programs as missional to Protestant mainline churches using missional to promot a set of social justice programs, and anti-institutional types using missional to spell the end of […]
