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July 2026

July 07, 2026

How Technique Undermines Mission

Contemporary missiology is increasingly shaped by pragmatic strategies that emphasize measurable outcomes—numerical church growth, evangelistic...

April 2026

April 14, 2026

Why Christianity Needs Individuals but Rejects Individualism

One of the great confusions of modern Western culture is that we've learned to use...

June 2025

June 10, 2025

Glory, Violence, and the Gospel of Peace

Today’s guest post by Werner Mischke is an excerpt from his new book One New...

August 2024

August 06, 2024

“I’ll be wherever you call me.”

We might say “I’ll go wherever you send me,” but will we be wherever he...

July 2024

July 30, 2024

Biblical Foundations for Local Embodiment

I previously highlighted a dynamic in which we say we will “go wherever” God calls...

July 16, 2024

A Theology of Locality Embraces the Call to Be Present

In the context of Christian missions, the phrase “I’ll go wherever you call me” encapsulates...

June 2024

June 18, 2024

Applying the Trivium to Theological Training

Classical education structures its approach to learning using the trivium of grammar, logic, and rhetoric....

May 2024

May 28, 2024

Gen Z reluctance is a major threat to Western missions

Generation Z (Gen Z) evangelicals are reluctant to engage in cross-cultural missions due to fears...

April 2024

April 16, 2024

God both exceeds and undermines our expectations

Matthew 13 gives a multifaceted view of God's Kingdom, defying and redefining the expectations of...

April 02, 2024

10 Principles for Reading the Bible Missionally

This semester, I've been teaching students about how to read Scripture missionally. Reading the Bible...

February 2024

February 20, 2024

A Critique of McGavran and the Homogenous Unit Principle

The following is a guest post based on Matthew Bennett’s Amazon review of Donald McGavran’s...

January 2024

January 30, 2024

The Missional Logic of Revelation 5:9

The dramatic narrative of the Revelation narrative presents a peculiar theology of “conquest” and redemption...

January 23, 2024

The Implicit Critique of Culture in Revelation 5:9

The book of Revelation unveils a cosmic panorama where the destiny of creation converges upon...

September 2023

September 19, 2023

Implications of Dignity, Honor, and Face Cultures for Ministry

Here are four key implications from ministry of understanding the differences between dignity cultures, honor...

August 2023

August 08, 2023

Missionary Perspectives on Language Learning

Ironically, numerous missionaries minimize the importance of learning the local language at a high level....

June 2023

June 20, 2023

Should multiplication be the goal of missions?

Should multiplication be a missionary’s goal? For many people, the question seems nonsensical. It's an...

June 13, 2023

Don’t Assume You Know the Early Church’s Missionary Motivations

What are our motivations for participating in God’s missionary calling upon the church to spread...

March 2023

March 16, 2023

The Missiological Use of Hebrews in African American Christianity

Reading Hebrews Missiologically was just released last month. It's unlike so many other missions books. Here's...

February 2023

February 07, 2023

Listening, Lived Experience, and Mutuality in a Just Mission

My review of A Just Mission was provocative but needed. The response has been overwhelmingly...

January 2023

January 31, 2023

This is the Most Dangerous Mission Book in a Generation. Seriously.

At best, A Just Mission is a missed opportunity. At worst, it’s dangerous because its...

October 2022

October 18, 2022

How do we bridge theology and missions?

To bridge the gap between theologians and missionaries, we need imagination. Here are ideas about...

October 11, 2022

Why Don’t Theologians and Missionaries Talk?

Why do theologians and missionaries rarely engage each other's work? Wouldn't collaboration help everyone? Here...

September 2022

September 20, 2022

Is re-kin-ciliation a Prerequisite for Biblical Interpretation?

Today’s guest post comes from Kristin Caynor, Ph.D. student at Trinity College Bristol/University of Aberdeen,...

September 13, 2022

Re-kin-ciliation Does Not Begin with Brokenness

Re-kin-ciliation affirms that no matter what we've suffered or done, our story doesn't begin with...

August 2022

August 23, 2022

What is “Re-kin-ciliation”?

The biblical vision is not for generic "reconciliation" but re-kin-ciliation. Without it, we can't walk...

August 16, 2022

A Former Missionary Asks for Help

A former missionary sent me the following email asking for advice. With his permission, I...

July 2022

July 19, 2022

Preaching Judgment Without Being a Jerk

I previously asked, “Do we always have to talk about hell when we evangelize?” We...

July 12, 2022

Must we always talk about hell in evangelism?

Must we always talk about hell when we evangelize? No. But before you cancel me...

July 06, 2022

Will you pray to change the world?

Last week, I announced my decision to become the theologian-in-residence for GTN. In that post,...

May 2022

May 10, 2022

Three Implications of Not Having Paul’s Missionary Motive

Missions is always a cooperative partnership. Which means the solution to dependency isn’t independence. It’s...