by John D. Pierce | Jan 4, 2022 | Opinion
“Mission drift” is a term used to describe how an organization or company gradually gets off course from its intended, stated and often-original purpose. It happens when the eyes of leaders are drawn to something that may be worthy but isn’t part of the group’s...
by Ross Langmead | Feb 21, 2020 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Dec. 15, 2004. At the time of publication, Langmead (1949-2013) was professor of missiology and director of the School of World Mission at Whitley College, the Baptist Theological College of Victoria, Australia. Someone...
by Israel Olofinjana | Nov 19, 2018 | Opinion
How can churches effectively engage in discipleship and mission to second-generation African migrants? That question is explored in “Roots and Wings,” a new book written by one of my friends and colleagues, Harvey Kwiyani, who teaches African theology at Liverpool...
by Martin J. Hodson and Margot R. Hodson | Oct 20, 2017 | Opinion
Following the launch of John Reader’s latest book, “Theology and New Materialism,” at Trinity College, Oxford, a group of the attendees continued to meet occasionally at the college to discuss some of the issues arising from the book, funded by the...
by Bill Wilson | Oct 17, 2017 | Opinion
When a congregation wants to become or remain healthy, one of the key questions it asks has to do with the balance between its internal and external focus. One excellent congregational exercise to help with this question is to gather a group in a large room. On one...