Dont say – “The Bible Says So’

In this article Chuck Colson argues how to present a Biblical perspective on culture in a post-modern world. Here is an extract: “ G. K. Chesterton, the famous British writer, was once invited to a meeting of the leading intellectuals in England. They were asked if they were shipwrecked on an island, what would be [...]

Mathematics and Spirituality

Is cultural engagement biblical? by Richard Edlin In recent times some evangelicals have made a strong stand against cultural engagement which has been labeled as a dangerous diversion from genuine Christian activity. It is being described by some as a bypath meadow, and as an affront to real gospel witness which, it is claimed, has [...]

Significance of a Kingdom mindset

8 statements about the Kingdom by Derek Brown It is the kingdom of God that lies at the heart of the teaching, life and action of Jesus and it is the kingdom that pervades his parables, miracles and passion. Sadly it would be true to say the church has lost this message. Most Christians think [...]

Discipling Nations

Disciple Nations Alliance I have just returned from a week long conference in South Africa hosted by Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA). My connection with DNA came from a providential meeting with one its founders Darrow Miller in Manila last year. I attended the conference to find out first hand what makes DNA tick and what [...]

One tract, one verse and a village transformed

This is a story of community transformation reported by Vishal Mangalwadi. Vishal is from India and has been described as the Indian C.S Lewis. Vishal is a scholar who founded a community to serve the rural poor in his homeland. He has authored many books – one of the latest is “Truth and Transformation” which [...]

Kingdom vs Church mindset

December 2010 Contrasting Kingdom mindset with a church mindset by Paul Mattera “Kingdom” denotes the rule of God over the whole cosmos, not just a single entity on the earth, like the church. In spite of this, most preaching today has as its goal to get people to make a weekly two-hour commitment to come [...]

Doesn’t Wholism Just Send Well-fed, Clothed People to Hell?”

by Gary Brumbelow That assertion is sometimes made of a comprehensive approach to Christian ministry such as taught by the DNA. At one level, this is a straw-man argument, an attack of a caricature of wholism. The DNA is not among those who promote feeding the hungry while ignoring their spiritual dimension. But there’s another [...]

Christian Faith and Chinese productivity

October 2010 At first glance, it looks as though it could be any other factory driving the rapid development of the Chinese economy. But this is no ordinary enterprise because here religious faith is as important as profit. In fact, the owner of the Boteli Valve Group in Wenzhou would like to see all his [...]

Evangelism is not working … but it could be

September 2010 Evangelism is not working But it could be… by Mark Greene Amongst all the huff and puff, wailings and gnashing of teeth about the state of the Church, one central fact has been overlooked… the bulk of church-generated initiatives have nothing to do with the way people spend the bulk of their waking [...]

Transformation: Dream or Reality

June 2010 Transformation: Dream or reality? Many people involved in missions are wondering, “Shouldn’t we be seeing more transformation in our societies after all the apparent conversions and new church plants? What has gone wrong? Should we do something differently?” These are important questions that need to be addressed. In this article Bob Moffit, founder [...]

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