Entries from January 2007

01/19/2007

Missio Dei Part 2

The Mission of God
             Mission refers to that action of one being sent to fulfill the will of a superior.  In the Bible, it is God who commissions and sends His servants to perform His will.  The mission of God has been from the very beginning of time His plan for worldwide redemption.  God has, “a [...]

01/11/2007

Don’t Label Me! I Will Do that Myself; Thank You So Very Much!

While I sit here at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, attempting to get some writing completed, I just read a tremendous editorial in the
Louisville paper, written by the Rev. John Yates the rector and Os Guiness a parishioner of The Falls Church.  This church is one of several
Virginia churches that voted last month to sever ties [...]

01/08/2007

Missio Dei Part 1: The Church, Intentionally on Mission

This past week and all this week I am sitting in the library at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; attempting to get a big portion of writing done for my doctoral program.  I have been completely away from the blogs.  I am going to post some of the work I have been doing. 
 Recovering Our Mission
 
“For God [...]