Yesterday I examined two models for evangelical engagement with non-practicing adherents of the state churches in Europe. I suggested that evangelicals should engage in a way modeled after the way the church in the Book of Acts interacted with the Jewish communities that surrounded it. The earliest Christ-followers were Jews themselves, in a country where … Continue reading Evangelical Engagement with Croatian Culture, pt 2
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Evangelical Engagement with Croatian Culture, pt 1
How should evangelical Christians engage with Croatian culture? One of the problems that we evangelicals encounter in Europe is the question of how to engage with the state churches--usually Catholicism, but also branches of Reformed, Orthodox, Lutheran, etc., churches. Nothing I faced as an evangelical in America prepared me for the ubiquity of the state … Continue reading Evangelical Engagement with Croatian Culture, pt 1
The Mission Has a Church
Beth and I encountered Momentum Yes at ICOM this past November ... (ICOM = International Conference on Missions, the successor to the old National Missionary Convention. It's an annual gathering of 5,000+ Christians from around the globe who believe in, support, and are active in missions.) Recently, we've been watching Momentum Yes's video curriculum. And … Continue reading The Mission Has a Church