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The Evolution Of Missional Church Characteristics, Derrick Lemons

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The missional church movement pivots on the statement that a church in mission is being sent out and called beyond to interact with the outside culture, share Christ, and serve the community (Barrett et al. x, Bevans and Schroeder 8-9). The history of the missional church movement provides an informative starting point for understanding how existing cultures should change to embrace these ideals.

Fit Churches Missionally Engaged, Phil Stevenson

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This concept of church health and fitness has intrigued me. Is there a difference between a healthy church and a fit church? Might a church move from unhealthy to healthy, but fall short of fitness? If a church can be healthy, but not fit, what does that mean? How does a healthy church move toward fitness? Does a healthy church need to be fit in order to be effective? My short conclusion is that a church can be healthy but not fit. And just as in our physical being, fitness can enhance health. Therefore, healthy churches should move to fitness. …

Insights From Communication Theories That Inform Ministry With Pre-Christian Hispanics In The Usa, Dan W. Dunn

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This article discerns insights from three communication theories to inform ministry with pre-Christian Hispanics in the USA. Pearce’sCoordinated Management of Meaning theory speaks of the coconstruction of social realities in diverse circumstances. Christians have experienced what it is to be diverse and yet through Jesus’ love be able to co-construct an identity that focuses on our shared commitmentto Him and His purposes. Combining our experience with insights from Pearce would equip us to contribute to the process of identity construction that Hispanics engage in. Baxter and Montgomery's Relational Dialectics Theory could guide congregations in helping families plot a course through …

Book Review Of The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating The Missional Church By Alan Hirsch, Kenneth E. Bickel

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

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Book Review Of The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating The Missional Church By Alan Hirsch, Bob Wenz

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

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Evangelism Lessons Learned Abroad That Have Implications At Home, Tom Steffen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This article will address my journey in evangelism among the Ifugao of the Philippines and years of consulting and teaching on the topic at home and abroad. It will seek to take the things I've learned in cross-cultural settings and demonstrate possible implications and applications for a postmodern, post- Christian, post-literate, post-denominational, post-commitment generation in the USA.

Evangelism And Social Action—Revisiting An Old Debate: Good News For Immigrants And Evangelicals Too, Norman G. Wilson

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

How did evangelicals come to debate whether or not there is a connection between evangelism and social action in the first place? And why is this question so crucial regarding the ministry of evangelicals among immigrants? In this essay, I will address the character of this debate, call attention to the inadequacies of modernist theological responses, suggest ways in which postmodern evangelicals can provide a more adequate and biblically faithful approach, and explore its implications for ministry among immigrants.

H. M. Chauke Research Of African Hlengwe People, Happyson William Matsilele Chauke, Tillerman Houser

ATS Digital Resources

This is a collection of historical and cultural research works about the vaHlengwe people of Zimbabwe, created by Happyson Chauke before his untimely death by a hit and run driver in 2009. It was compiled by his friend Tillman Houser, who spent 35 years as a missionary to Zimbabwe under the Free Methodist Church. The bulk of the collection is comprised of the book entitled: "The miracle of Lundi Mission: lest we forget."

Revitalization 16:2, Center For The Study Of World Christian Revitalization Movements

Revitalization

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Revitalization 16:1, Center For The Study Of World Christian Revitalization Movements

Revitalization

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The Future Of Christianity In China: An Internal Reflection, Yalin Xin

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

"Justification By Faith": Richard Baxter's Influence Upon John Wesley, Joseph W. Cunningham

The Asbury Journal

The original article was published with the wrong author, Floyd T. Cunningham. Joseph W. Cunningham is the correct author. The Journal and Article has been modified to reflect the correct author.

A Response To Professor Kenneth Collins, William J. Abraham

The Asbury Journal

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Biblical Perspectives On Torture: War Crime, The Limits Of Retaliation, And The Roman Cross, Bill T. Arnold

The Asbury Journal

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Heard Any Good Sermons On Torture Lately?, Michael Pasquarello

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Augustine's Interpretation Of Romans 7-14-25, His Ordo Salutis And His Consistent Belief In A Christian's Victory Over Sin, Christopher T. Bounds

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Book Notes, Michael A. Rynkiewich, Kenneth J. Collins, Marcella Hoesl, Howard A. Snyder

The Asbury Journal

Matt Tomlinson

In God's Image: The Metaculture of Fijian Christianity

2009 Berkeley, CA: The University of California Press

Reviewed by Michael A. Rynkiewich

S. T. Kimbrough Jr. and Kenneth G. C. Newport, eds.

The Manuscript Journal of the Reverend Charles Wesley, M.A. Vols. 1,2

2008. Nashville: Kingswood Books

John R. Tyson

Assist Me to Proclaim: The Life and Hymns of Charles Wesley

2007 Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans

Reviewed by Kenneth J. Collins

Brian Stanley

The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910

Studies in the History of Christian Missions

2009. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans

Reviewed by Marcella Hoesl

Geordan Hanunond …

The Wicked Wealthy In Isaiah 53:9, W. Creighton Marlowe

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Journal In Entirety

The Asbury Journal

Biblical Perspectives on Torture: War Crimes, the Limits of Retaliation, and the Roman Cross
Bill T Arnold

Heard Any Good Sermons on Torture Lately?
Michael Pasquarello III

Augustine's Interpretation of Romans 7:14-25, His Ordo Salutis and His Consistent Belief in a Christian's Victory Over Sin
Christopher T Bounds

Consolation as Theme in Luther's Sermons and Correspondence: Insights Into His Theological Ethics Robert H. Cubillos

The Wicked Wealthy in Isaiah 53:9
W. Creighton Marlowe

Review Essay – The Church and Postmodern Culture Series Aaron Perry

Review Essay – The Life of Christ Webster C. Muck

Book Notes
In God's Image: The …

Journal In Entirety

The Asbury Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Perfecting One Another: Friendship and the Moral Implications of Wesley's Small Groups
Daniel Castelo

Whitefield, Whittier, and the Poetic Bridge to the Issue of Slavery
Samuel J. Rogal

Science and Theology in Conversation: Emergence Theories of Consciousness and Entire Sanctification
Nathan Crawford

"Justification by Faith:" Richard Baxter's Influence on John Wesley
*Joseph W. Cunningham

A Response to Professor Kenneth Collins
William Abraham

Power: Its Origin and Abuse
Ruth Anne Reese

The Future of Christianity in China: An Internal Reflection
Yalin Xin

A Wesleyan Theology of Governance for Seminaries
Kenneth J. Collins

Book Notes
Kenneth J. Collins

*The …

A Review Essay: The Church And Postmodern Culture Series, Aaron Perry

The Asbury Journal

Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church

James K.A. Smith

Grand Rapids: Baker Academic

2006, 156pp. softcover, $17.99

What Would Jesus Deconstruct? The Good News of Postmodernism for the Church John D. Caputo

Grand Rapids: BakerAcademic

2007, 160pp. softcover, $19.99

GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn

Carl Raschke

Grand Rapids: Baker Academic

2008, 175pp. softcover, $17.99

Science And Theology In Conversation: Emergence Theories Of Consciousness And Entire Sanctification, Nathan Crawford

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

A Wesleyan Theology Of Governance For Seminaries, Kenneth J. Collins

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Whitefield, Whitter, And The Poetic Bridge To The Issue Of Slavery, Samuel J. Rogal

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

A Review Essay: The Life Of Christ, Webster C. Muck

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Book Notes, Kenneth J. Collins

The Asbury Journal

A Man of One Book: John Wesley's Interpretation and Use of the Bible
Donald A. Bullen
2007 Waynesboro, Georgia: Paternoster Publishing
Reviewed by Kenneth J. Collins

Relational Holiness: Responding to the Call of Love
Thomas Jay Oord and Michael Lodahl
2005. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press.
Reviewed by Kenneth ]. Collins

Seized by Truth: Reading the Bible as Scripture
Joel B. Green
2007 Nashville: Abingdon Press
Reviewed by Kenneth J. Collins

Consolation As Theme In Luther's Sermons And Correspondence: Insights Into His Theological Ethics, Robert H. Cubillos

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Power: Its Origin And Abuse, Ruth Anne Reese

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Perfecting One Another: Friendship And The Moral Implications Of Wesley's Small Groups, Daniel Castelo

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of The Healthy Church Initiative On Participating Congregations Of The Missionary Church, Larry R. Salsburey

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.