by Steve Thomason | Jun 7, 2013 | Books - Missional Church, The Missional Church
Van Gelder, Craig. The Essence of the Church: A Community Created by the Spirit. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000. The Author “At age 15, Craig Van Gelder made a personal profession of faith. Three years later as a freshman in college, he answered a call to...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 7, 2013 | Theology
I am currently studying for my comprehensive exams, which will take place in September. This week I am reviewing my resources regarding missiology. The following Prezi represents the history of missions in the West and specifically centers on the emergence of...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 4, 2013 | Books - Missional Church, The Missional Church
Bosch, David Jacobus. Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission American Society of Missiology Series. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1991. The Author Early life [from Wikipedia article] Bosch was born in Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa, and died...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 4, 2013 | Adult Learning, Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, The Trinity
A new Twitter connection sent me a link the other day to this presentation by Robert Kegan: Searching for a way out of hell: mental complexity, wellbeing, and Bob’s Big Idea : RSA blogs. Be sure to check out the podcast attached to this blogpost. Here Kegan discusses...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 4, 2013 | Books - Missional Church
Newbigin, Lesslie. The Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 1995. The Author: Lesslie Newbigin “Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Newbigin’s elementary and high school education took place in Leighton...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 2, 2013 | Theology
What are the implications of a relational God? God is limited by God’s own Promises. God is Faithful, not Controlling. Good stuff.
by Steve Thomason | Jun 1, 2013 | Lecture Notes
There were two fantastic speakers at the Minneapolis Area Synod Assembly last night . The first was Dr. Terry Fretheim. The second was Dr. Jacqueline Bussie. Below are the notes I took on their messages.
by Steve Thomason | May 30, 2013 | sermons2013
Text: Matthew 6:9 | The Lord’s Prayer God, Our Father Listen to the audio. Have you ever noticed that when you say a word over and over it starts to lose its meaning, like its not even a word. Let’s try it. I want you to say your name out loud, over and...
by Steve Thomason | May 30, 2013 | Personal Journal
The iPad changed everything for me. I started classes in the PhD program in September of 2011. I lugged an old HP laptop along to access documents and took visual notes in a small moleskine notebook. I enjoyed taking notes like this, but they were in black and white....
by Steve Thomason | May 30, 2013 | Art
Every once in a while I get to do a quick illustration for my church office life. I’ve wanted to have a custom thank you card for a while. Finally got to make one.
