A vigorous conversation is happening today around the question, “What is the mission of the church?” A few weeks ago, Tim Keller addressed the topic in this blog post on the Redeemer City to City website. In the article Keller puts the conversation under the banner of two related topics: the mission of the church and the relationship between Christ and culture. He lays out the perceived division between those in the “Two-Kingdoms” view and the “Cultural Transformationalist” view while proposing there is a “slow convergence” happening between the two groups.An interesting part of the blog post is that Keller places the conversation among young leaders with “Reformed and evangelical convictions.” I am a young leader with “Reformed and evangelical convictions” and I run in circles where these conversations are loud. Therefore, I would like to offer my thoughts on Keller’s post and maybe add another vantage point to the conversation.

We have just concluded a very successful second Business as Mission intensive. Perhaps the best gauge of success for any course is the feedback from the participants. All of this has been very positive.We are working on plans for our next intake in August and already have several people planning to come. At the same time we have received expressions of interest from several countries in Africa, Bali and the Solomon Islands. So we will be seeking God’s wisdom about how to respond to each of these.

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