Should I Stay or Should I Go: CFC + With
The irony of the question: no matter what, you will need to stay somewhere after you go somewhere. So here is the truth, local ownership...
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Dave Miller
Jul 9, 20222 min read
Church: Movement and/or Institution?
by Dave Miller You have influence or you don’t. Influence is based on relational trust. The radical individualism of our culture means...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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