Posts Tagged ‘ministry’
It is now imperative that we the Church, take certain factors into consideration as we seek a more efficient contextualization of our scope for the mandate to be witnesses “… in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth“. When we address “going into all the world” [...]
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I remember reading an article as a teenager years ago, from an old magazine (actually published by Billy Graham in the ’80s) I found at home then. I don’t quite remember most of the content but I remember the title was something about: “Becoming a world Christian”. I have a suspicion that something was imparted [...]
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Does our society actually see our church programs today as more than a social or religious gathering, a place where God actually is present in holiness and power?
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How do we respond to persecution?
Why and how do we identify withe the persecuted?
This article is a continuation of Christian Persecution: Biblical Perspectives for the 21st century mind [Part 1]
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For most modern day Christians, persecution is merely a historical or antiquated theological ideology, an awkward subject that hopefully the church has overgrown. We barely have any sense of identification with people suffering for their faith in Christ and for their passion to share the gospel. I hope I can show you just how tragic this is.
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I’ld like to share with you a great article I found in the March 2008 edition of Lausanne World Pulse, by Gideon Para-Mallam. I’ve read this article several times over in the past one year and I decided to post a major excerpt from it today. It’s a long read even after I’ve tried to abbreviate it a little, but I think it’s worth it absolutely!
Continue reading “Theological Trends in Africa: Implications for Missions and Evangelism” »
Khaki green, jungle boots,
peaked caps and crested vests;
beautiful procession of courage and service
hail the youth corper “Ajuwaya!” [...]
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Some of the most unreached regions in Nigeria, especially in the predominantly Islamic Northern parts, have no contact at all with Christianity except corpers who are usually school teachers or health workers, the NYSC scheme which continues to post corpers to this places may be the open door to this priority peoples.
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