The topic of a recent cover story in Christianity Today is shaking up not only the world of missions, but also academia. The World the Missionaries Made is a report on the work of Robert Woodberry, a sociologist currently researching at the Political Science Department of the National University of Singapore. CT's Executive Editor Andy Crouch calls it the CT cover story of which he is most proud. Its thesis and Woodberry's work support a remarkable conclusion – that a generation of “conversionary protestant … [Read more...] about Missionaries Changed the World Once – Can they do it again?
Ed Brown
The Jamaica Call to Action (Part 3): A Plea for Prayer
The Jamaica Call to Action, based on two convictions and presenting 10 clear and actionable things that the church can do, nonetheless recognizes that even though we know what needs to be done, and we know how to do most of it, this is not enough. A problem that has eluded the best brains and that all of the powers of all of the governments on earth are unable to solve will not be solved with a to-do list, no matter how well thought out. So the call to action ends with an urgent call to prayer: Our call to … [Read more...] about The Jamaica Call to Action (Part 3): A Plea for Prayer
How Do You Pray About an Oil Spill?
Last week Ed Brown, director of Care of Creation, Inc. posted How Do You Pray About an Oil Spill? Below is an excerpt which my wife and I, found particularly helpful for the direction of our prayers. Note: in the context of Daniel's prayer of confession as recorded in Daniel 9. From today's New York Times: “In the furor over the Gulf disaster, a hard-to-overlook fact: America needs the oil.” As an individual, I do my part to feed our oil- and coal-driven economy by pumping gas into my car, by burning electric … [Read more...] about How Do You Pray About an Oil Spill?