Traditions are the heritage of a church’s historical interpretation of Scripture and the practice of its faith. That’s not a bad thing, that’s a very good thing, and it should be celebrated. Traditions do not develop willy-nilly out of thin air. They are the interpretations and normative practices of a church that enter into the life and exercise of that church over time. And none of those things make their...
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Fundamissional: Tradition and Teachability — Part 1
One of the most valuable pieces of advice that I received early in ministry was to make a practice of reading and listening to teachers who are outside of my own theological tradition. This has not only exposed me to differing perspectives across the bandwidth of theological opinion but it has also engendered affection and respect for brothers and sisters with whom I do not agree and would have otherwise dismissed as doctrinal...
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Fundamissional: Navigating the Missional and Evangelical Waters
There is a place in the Gulf of Alaska where two oceans meet but do not mix. This happened because fresh water glaciers melted and flowed to join the ocean water. Because of the difference in the salinity and densities of these two water bodies, a surface tension developed between them that acts like a thin wall which prevents...
Friday, May 3, 2013
Open-Air Preaching and the Missional Church
The combining of the words ‘open-air’ with the word ‘preaching’ is likely to elicit a wide range of images and opinions in the mind of the person reading them. For some they bring to mind the great evangelists of the explosive revivals of the eighteenth century — Wesley, Whitefield, Tennent, and Edwards; or the prophets of the Old and...
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