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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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Tagged church leadership in secular age, faith in a secular country, learning about liturgy, Mike Mawhorter, teaching by catechism
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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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Tagged conflicting proverbs, hermeneutical approach to Proverbs, Paul S. Evans, Proverbs, Proverbs and teaching Jesus, Waltke and De Silva, Woman Wisdom
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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
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
“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
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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Tagged dead sea scrolls, Don Chang, Dongshin Chang, DSS methodology, NIMER DSS review, Qumran Sectarian Community, revise and repeat, Yahad Community
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Deep Gospel must be Full Gospel – Reflections on Matthew’s Vision of Gospel Reality in the light of Jim Belcher’s call for “Deep Gospel”
Review Essay: Jim Belcher, Deep Church. A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional. Downers Grove, Ill.; IVP, 2009. “Deep Gospel”, pages 105-122. By Larry J. Perkins, PhD In the introduction to his book, Jim Belcher indicates that he borrowed the … Continue reading
Atonement in 1 Peter – Reflections on Isaiah 53
By Larry J. Perkins, PhD The epistle of 1 Peter offers a specific perspective on the understanding of Jesus’ death and its significance. The writer’s integration of material from the Fourth Servant Song of Isaiah (52:13- 53:12) provides one of … Continue reading
Reflections on the Theological Validity of Disciple-Making Movements (DMMs)
By Mark Naylor, DTh Introduction During my years as an evangelist and church planter among an unreached people group (1985-99), I struggled because of misconceptions I had about my role as church planter, my vision of church, the meaning of … Continue reading
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Review of Bioethics: A Primer for Christians, 2020
Mailaender surveys the debates concerning procreation versus reproduction, abortion, genetic advance, prenatal screening, suicide and euthanasia, refusing treatment, issues of conscience and decision, organ donation, human experimentation, embryo procurement and use, and, finally, sickness and health. Continue reading
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NBS research is posted according to the following guidelines. All relevant books. Articles, reviews, presentations, etc., of the past ten years. Heavily cited publications of any date.
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Review of Exiles on Mission, 2020
Paul S. Williams, 2020. Exiles On Mission: How Christians Can Thrive in a Post-Christian World. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press. ISBN: 9781587434358. By Brian M. Rapske, PhD Paul S. Williams has written Exiles On Mission out of a thoughtful personal pilgrimage. … Continue reading
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Preparing a Proposal
Elsie Froment, PhD Introduction This article provides basic guidance on preparing a proposal for a new way of doing things in ministry settings. Perhaps the leadership team desires to bring a facility renovation forward. Perhaps a ministry leader would like … Continue reading
Evangelism and “Nones and Dones” in Canada
Joel Thiessen, PhD Introduction The fastest growing “religious” group in Canada include those who say they have no religion, or what sociologists of religion call “religious nones.” Approximately one-quarter of Canadian adults and one-third of Canadian teens do not identify … Continue reading