Introduction The following is from a document produced by Erik Hyatt, pastor for Global Outreach at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is the church John Piper pastors. Members seeking support to reach Muslims are required to answer all the questions. Then the Missions Committee (Global Outreach Team) reviews and discusses their answers with the candidates at their interview for support. – Georges [...]
Parts I and II focused on 1 Corinthians 1:29-23, which is one of the key passages used to justify the Insider Movement. I have shown that Paul never said he became a Greek to the Greeks. The passage, in fact, defeats the concept that we can be Muslims to Muslims. Paul did say however that [...]
Introduction In Part I, we have established that Paul never said that he was Greek to the Greeks. We demonstrated that the text must be read in its context, which is broader than the chapter and extends to Paul’s entire discourse, encompassing all three chapters of 1 Corinthians 8, 9 and 10. We expounded on [...]
Before writing this article I asked a few people who wrote these words, “I have become a Jew to the Jews.” Without hesitation each of them had the same answer “Paul.” Then I asked “What else did Paul say in the same passage?” Again each one answered the same: “and a Greek to the Greeks.” [...]
We are pleased to bring to you an interview with Carl Medearis, a famous speaker, writer in today’s missions and missiology, co-author of “Tea with Hezbollah” and author of “Muslims, Christians and Jesus“. Carl Medearis has often been connected with the Insider Movement (See our article: “Position Paper on the Insider Movement” ), which the [...]
This is a large article. You can also download the PDF here. Please leave your thoughts and comments. The last four decades have witnessed a major shift in missionary thought and practice. The Lausanne Movement, launched in 1974 at the world congress in Switzerland, sparked a worldwide revolution of innovative approaches to missions. Driven by [...]
A new thing we’re doing at BiblicalMissiology.Org are reviews of books & trainings, and interviews with missiologists, trainers and individuals dealing with the biblical use of missiology, or people we have concerns with as to whether or not their missiology is biblical. Here is our first of hopefully many interviews. Kevin Greeson is a church [...]
Apr 062010
This is a long article, feel free to download the pdf: Bearing the Name : A survey of the use of the name Christian in the early church. As always, we would love you to post your thoughts and comments to this article. Early Christians Bear the Name 1 Peter 4:16 “However, if you suffer as [...]
Mar 302010
Please leave comments to this article, also feel free to download the PDF here. Bridging Concept A bridge is a link that connects two opposite sides of a gap. The purpose of a bridge is to transport people or vehicles from one side to the other. “Building bridges” has been used extensively as a missionary [...]
Mar 082010
This post has been revised from Original, enough so, it’s worth a re-read. Please leave comments! On the cover of almost every missions brochure you can find the same thing: Glossy color photos of exotic faces. A henna-covered woman in a veil, a weathered-faced man wearing a turban, a New Guinean highlander with a bone [...]
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