by Steve Thomason | Aug 30, 2014 | The Missional Church
Deep in the Burbs is a story about the church and the belief that the missional church–missional ecclesiology–offers hope for the church in the twenty-first century. A missional ecclesiology is an understanding that the mission of the Triune God ((I will...
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by Steve Thomason | Aug 3, 2014 | Personal Journal, Religious Education, Spiritual Formation, The Missional Church, The Trinity
I was sorting through some old notes this morning and I came across my visual notes from the CML Conference on the Missional Church and Digital Media. The presentations by Mary Hess and Elizabeth Drescher align so well with Deana Thompson And John Roberto’s...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 30, 2014 | Spiritual Formation, Suburban Studies, The Missional Church, The Trinity
The Star Tribune ran an opinion piece in yesterday’s paper that highlights an important demographic study commissioned by the Met Council. (read the simplified report or the actual Demographic study – Trends, Preferences, and Opportunities) The following...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 23, 2014 | Books - Missional Church, How Do We Think?, The Missional Church
Newbigin, Lesslie. The Gospel in a Pluralist Society. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans; WCC Publications 1989. The Author – Lesslie Newbigin Key Quotes “If the gospel is to challenge the public life of our society, if Christians are to occupy the “high...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 23, 2014 | Books - Missional Church, How Do We Think?, The Missional Church
Newbigin, Lesslie. Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1986. Author – Lesslie Newbigin My Reflection (this reflection was originally written in January, 2012 for the course Vocation of the...
by Steve Thomason | May 3, 2014 | Bible, Personal Journal, The Missional Church, The Trinity
Someone recently handed me an issue of Decision magazine (May 2014). The front cover had a picture of a yellow warning sign with a graphic of a church that was teetering on the top of a crumbling foundation. The headline read “The Danger of Compromise.” I...
