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Bruce Carlton
Sep 1, 20213 min read
#7 Unity of the Church
he West must humbly set aside its paternalism, which, although benevolent, has existed throughout the modern mission movement...
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Bruce Carlton
Aug 31, 20212 min read
#6 Bold Witness in the Face of Persecution and Martyrdom
Any responsible missionary ecclesiology for the twenty-first century cannot afford to gloss over the reality of persecution and martyrdom...
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Bruce Carlton
Aug 30, 20213 min read
#5 Discipleship as Lifestyle
The sign of a true disciple is obedience – to follow the example of his Master, to imitate the One he follows...
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Bruce Carlton
Aug 28, 20213 min read
#4 A Healthy Understanding of the Person and Role of the Holy Spirit
This understanding often avoids the extremes of some within the traditional Pentecostal and the traditional, conservative evangelical...
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Bruce Carlton
Aug 27, 20213 min read
#3 Prayer and Spiritual Warfare
Prayer and spiritual warfare must be a part of any sound missionary ecclesiology in the twenty-first century...
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Bruce Carlton
Aug 26, 20215 min read
#2 More Mission Churches, Less Mission Societies
Mission societies and missionaries in the twenty-first century need to be cautious not to stifle the spontaneous expansion of the church...
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Bruce Carlton
Aug 25, 20214 min read
#1 Rediscovering “Church-As-Community”
As the church struggles with this issue and the walls between clergy and laity begin to disappear, the church is likely to discover...
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Bruce Carlton
Aug 24, 20213 min read
A MISSIONARY ECCLESIOLOGY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
There are seven major emphases within this missionary ecclesiology, based much on my 20+ years of experience in the context of working...
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Dave Miller
Sep 21, 20201 min read
The Ongoing Role of Apostles in Mission: An Interview with Dr. Don Dent
Join David Miller and Bruce Carlton for an interview with Dr. Don Dent about his book The Ongoing Role of Apostles in Missions
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Bruce Carlton
Jan 30, 20193 min read
What if you had never heard?
by Bruce Carlton “Have you ever heard about Jesus?” I asked the elderly woman as she labored at her fruit stand. “Never heard,” she...
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Bruce Carlton
Jan 28, 20192 min read
8 Key Principles in Cross-Cultural Church Planting
By Bruce Carlton 1. Church planting begins with lost people. In the New Testament we see Paul and his team going into cities, preaching...
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Bruce Carlton
Oct 9, 20184 min read
Defining a Church Planting Movement
By Bruce Carlton “A church-planting movement is a Holy Spirit-controlled process of a rapid, multiple reproduction of indigenous churches...
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