I wonder what is going to come about in 2009. There’s a few things I am interested in. I found out at the beginning of December that my job at the school will not be there for the next year. The Ankeny School District is restructuring some things for the next year and me and my other associate coworker...

Be sure to read the previous post before this one. In short, I reject the reactionary position that the church is to be summarized solely as missional. Mission is an essential part of the church, but it is only one of many essential parts. God is love, but it is wrong to say that love is God. Similarly, the...

Be sure to read the previous post before reading this one. “Our focus needs to change from just ministering to those within our midst to those that are outside our doors.” I think I understand the idea behind this sentence, and I agree that Christians need to express genuine love and compassion for tho...

A student in my class began a discussion on “Missional Ministry” with this post. I am going to post a reply to this post and then my reply to that reply. For many churches when we talk about missions or missions it is a program of the church. We have a missions committee and we have missions c...