Category Archives: Author Submission

Jeehoon Kim, PhD

Assistant Professor of Korean Language Programs, Network Manager for Korean BA in Christian Leadership, Northwest Baptist Seminary, Langley, BC Research Interests The Writings, Wisdom literature, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Psalms, and Song of Songs Publications Articles Jeehoon Kim, “One Menorah, Seven Lamps, … Continue reading

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3 Minutes to Describe Preaching

I was preaching for a call. The chair of the board gave me 3 minutes to identify what I consider to be the essentials of preaching… Continue reading

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Review of Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body, 2021

Brock, Brian, 2021. Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body, Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, Michigan, ISBN9781540964212 By Estera Boldut, MAMFT, RSW, PsyD After I moved to Canada, I worked as a support worker for people with developmental disabilities for … Continue reading

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Review of Money Matters: Faith, Life and Wealth, 2021

R. Paul Stevens and Clive Lim. Money Matters: Faith, Life and Wealth. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2021. ISBN 978-08028-7751-2 by Ron J. Sing, BA Economics  Money matters. As Christ-followers, the way we honour God with the use of money and … Continue reading

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Review of Wisdom From Babylon: Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age, 2020

Smith, Gordon T. Wisdom From Babylon: Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2020. By Mike Mawhorter, DMN The Church in North America is undergoing a seismic shift. Christianity has enjoyed a privileged place … Continue reading

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Review of Bruce K. Waltke and Ian D.V. De Silva, Proverbs: A Shorter Commentary, 2021

Bruce K. Waltke and Ivan D. V. De Silva. Proverbs: A Shorter Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2021. Pp. 528, Paperback, $38.00, ISBN 9780802875037. By Paul S. Evans, PhD This commentary is a condensed version of Bruce Waltke’s magisterial two-volume commentary … Continue reading

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Formation, Education, and the Always-On, Always-On You Smartphone

By Rob Rhea, PhD Introduction Smartphones are everywhere, can do everything, and are reshaping the ways people relate to one another. Making an actual phone call is almost passé. In Sherry Turkle, in her insightful book Reclaiming Conversation: The Power … Continue reading

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More But Not Less Than a Corporation: What Large Church Staff Leadership Can Learn from the Corporate World

By Jeremy Johnson, MA, ThM cand. As smaller churches grow into larger churches[1] they face different challenges than they did earlier in their evolution. One of these challenges is the size of staff these churches must employ. There has been … Continue reading

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The Undivided Body: An Ecclesial Response to Surveillance Technologies and Practices

By Michael Morelli, PhD Obvious, ubiquitous, and important realities The late novelist David Foster Wallace opened the only graduation commencement speech he ever delivered with the following story. Two young fish pass an older fish who says, “Morning, boys. How’s … Continue reading

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“Image of God” Theology in the New Testament and its Implications for Church Leadership

By Larry J. Perkins, PhD What is a human being? Christianity and its foundational texts offer a coherent response to the question within the framework of a Christian worldview. Christianity claims in its creeds that its answers to such questions … Continue reading

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The Reality of God in a God-Forgetting Age: Towards a Revitalized Vision of God for Today

By Archie J. Spencer, ThD Introductory Comments Gottesgewissenheit: God is not only dead, ……he is also, for that reason, forgotten. One can always count on German intellectuals to describe actual states of affairs in pithy, yet precise one-word summaries, especially … Continue reading

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Cultivating Generosity at Home

By Ron Sing, BA Cultivating a culture of generosity radically and spiritually transforms individuals. It increases the believer’s love for God and secures treasures in heaven for all eternity. God wants only the best for his people as they handle … Continue reading

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Review of Andrew R. Krause, Eileen Schuller, and John Screnock, Dead Sea Scrolls: Revise and Repeat: New Methods and Perspectives, 2020

Carmen Palmer, Andrew R. Krause, Eileen Schuller, and John Screnock (eds.). Dead Sea Scrolls, Revise and Repeat: New Methods and Perspectives. Early Judaism and Its Literature 52. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2020. ISBN 9780884144359 (hardback); 9781628372731 (paperback). By Don (Dongshin) Chang, … Continue reading

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Considering Context in Ministry Education

By Howard Andersen, PhD Introduction In biblical exegesis, and other studies of a literary nature, context gives text its meaning. An ancient document may be poorly preserved in places, but scholars may determine the meaning of a missing word by … Continue reading

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From Us to Them to Family

By John Dyck, MA, and Ken Pudlas, EdD Introduction Earlier articles published in NIMER have dealt with the broad topic of diversity and inclusion. For the most part they discussed the church’s responsibility to be inclusive of all persons including … Continue reading

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