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Archive for January, 2010
The Missional Language of “Sending”
Posted: 29th January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Dmin Project, Missiology, Missional, Scripture, TheologyThe Missional Language of “Sending” – Introduction The Missional Language of “Sending” – The Pentateuch The Missional Language of “Sending” – The Historical & Poetic Books The Missional Language of “Sending” – The Prophetic Books The Gospels Some people might argue that “as a collection of documents telling the story of Jesus, the Gospels do [...]
Social Justice Handbook
Posted: 26th January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Incarnational, Justice, MissionalIf you are interested in effectively influencing others to take action on issues of social action, then I would highly recommend “Social Justice Handbook: Small Steps For A Better World” by Mae Elise Cannon. I am not familiar with any other resource of this kind. Cannon provides a comprehensive guide to the topic of social [...]
The Language of “Sending” – Prophetic Books
Posted: 22nd January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Dmin Project, Missiology, Missional, Scripture, TheologyThe Prophetic Books utilize the language of sending more than any other portion of the Old Testament. There is a clear “association between God’s sending and the office of prophet.” [1] “The prophets were first and foremost men whom God had sent.” [2] Perhaps the most dramatic example of sending in the prophetic books is found in [...]
The Language of “Sending” – The Historical & Poetic Books
Posted: 21st January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Dmin Project, Missional, Scripture, TheologyComments Off
The Historical Books The books of Joshua, Judges and 1 Samuel continue the vocabulary of sending in passages that reflect on the Exodus event (Josh. 24:2-6; Judg. 6:8; 1 Sam. 12:8). Furthermore, in 1 Samuel God sent Jerub-Baal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel to deliver his people (12:11). He sent Samuel to anoint Saul as king [...]
The Language of “Sending” – The Pentateuch
Posted: 18th January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Dmin Project, Missional, ScriptureJohan H. Bavinck, the Dutch missiologist and missionary to Indonesia, observed: “At first sight the Old Testament appears to offer little basis for the idea of missions. . . . Yet, if we investigate the Old Testament more thoroughly, it becomes clear that the future of the nations is a point of the greatest concern.” [1] The [...]
The Language of “Sending” – Introduction
Posted: 15th January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Dmin Project, Ecclesiology, Missiology, Missional, TheologyWhen considering the theological and biblical underpinnings of the missional church conversation I find the two most helpful topics to address include the concept of missio Dei, or mission of God, and the language of “sending” found throughout Scripture. The chief element to grasp about the missio Dei is that the mission is God’s. We [...]
Practical Tools For Missional Living
Posted: 12th January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Church Planting, Incarnational, MissionalFor several months now I have been meaning to highlight two fantastic tools for missional living. I have purchased more than twenty copies of each of these “handbooks” to give to those I know are on the journey of developing misisonal churches. The first is The Tangible Kingdom Primer written by Hugh Halter and Matt [...]
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“Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all people on earth [...]
Verge: Missional Community Conference
Posted: 11th January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Church Planting, Missional, Networks, TrainingOne last reminder for the Verge conference next month in Austin. You will save a couple of bucks if you register today. I am very excited about the networking opportunities, not to mention the lineup of presenters, including Ed Stetzer, Francis Chan, Alan Hirsch, Neil Cole, George Patterson and Hugh Halter, just to name a few. [...]
Missional Meanderings
Posted: 9th January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Blogging, Books, Church, Gospel, Hospitality, Incarnational, Meanderings, Missional, Spiritual FormationBecause of a major glitch involved in the 2.9 WordPress upgrade, the blog has been down for the past couple of weeks. But because of the great help from the guys at iThemes I am finally back up. So to get caught up a bit here are several links I have been hoarding: Len Hjalmarson adds a [...]