Archive for 'Mission'
To Be a Neighbor
by Jeff White
Our family moved to the Harlem community in 1998 to begin New Song Community Church. We have learned many things over the ensuing years about what it means to be followers of Christ. But at the heart of it all has been the discovery that the highest calling in the Christian life is [...]
Posted: November 24th, 2008 under Contextualization, Ethos, Mission, Mondays.
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The Place of Geography, The Geography of Place; Part 2
We are spending a few Wednesdays in a row exploring the topic of parish—the where and who of ministry. We’d like to discuss together the importance of place to the mission of the local church. To what extent should a circumscribed geography be determinative of a local church’s calling and culture? Does a theology of [...]
Posted: November 19th, 2008 under Contextualization, Ecclesiology, Mission, Wednesdays.
Comments: 4
The Place of Geography, The Geography of Place; part 1
We are going to spend the next several Wednesdays exploring the topic of parish—the where and who of ministry. We’d like to discuss together the importance of place to the mission of the local church. To what extent should a circumscribed geography be determinative of a local church’s calling and culture? Does a theology of [...]
Posted: November 12th, 2008 under Contextualization, Ecclesiology, Mission, Wednesdays.
Comments: 2