The Outsider Interviews: A New Generation Speaks Out on Christianity Authors: Jim Henderson, Todd Hunter, and Craig SpinksI love the premise of this book. The authors ask, “What if evangelism in our time is more about listening than speaking?” This is the most important takeaway from The Outsider Interviews.
Located less than a 10-minute walk from Lethbridge (Alta.) College, College Drive Community Church is serious about supporting students – its new ministry, Life House, creates a Bible-school-style experience for young adults in Lethbridge. “We can’t sit and wait till they come to us,” says pastor Brent Miller; “who’s going to wake ’em up Sunday morning?”
In a world where change is the only constant, Mennonite Brethren have repeatedly re-examined and renewed our commitment to youth discipleship. The task of passing on a lasting faith has become particularly challenging in recent years. Pundits note that Western culture is increasingly pluralistic. Christian assumptions are no longer shared by the majority. In fact, Christianity is increasingly regarded with suspicion. Church leaders in particular have categorized this new reality with terms such as “postmodern,” “emerging,” or “post-Christian.”
Through nearly 60 years of ministry I’ve enjoyed fellowship with diverse groups of believers. Based on this experience, I believe Anabaptist denominations are too small, too exclusive and too institutional. …
Those who have visited Brazil come across a word that describes our culture better than any other: jeitinho – a clever bypass, or a way to dodge the system.
When Moses wrote “Do not deprive the alien of justice” (Deuteronomy 24:17), highrise complexes in Toronto were the farthest thing from his mind. The words landed first on an ancient …
The spread of Christianity all around the globe has been nothing less than spectacular. “The era of Western Christianity has passed within our lifetimes,” history of religion scholar Philip Jenkins argues…
These four admonitions were modelled after the letters to the churches in Revelation 2–3 given to delegates at the 2011 B.C. MB convention, “Hearing the Spirit speak to the BCMB churches,” Apr. 29–30, 2011. Click here for convention coverage.
Embrace your heritage – the Anabaptist voice of love and peace – and choose to be “extremists for love and grace,” keynote speaker Shane Claiborne urged U.S. MB youth at the San Antonio 2011 youth convention. The “flood” theme was based on Amos 5:24. The 827 youth and sponsors who attended the event, held every four years, returned home to South Dakota, Kansas, California, Texas, and North Carolina stirred to be like the “little drops” that form a mighty river.
Any time I evaluate photos of people for publication, I ask: is there a mix of women and men? some variety in ages? more than one skin colour pictured? My grid of cultural awareness also monitors communal gatherings – church services, conventions, lectures, concerts,
outreach events.