Comments on: Missions Defined

By: foma

foma — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:45:16 +0000

I appreciated Tom's comments. America is "way non-christian". America is anti-Christian with an emphasis on "anti". I realize this may not hold up under classical definitions of "unreached people groups", but America is full of sub-cultures completely insolated from church as we know

By: Tom Ragsdell

Tom Ragsdell — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:39:10 +0000

Hey,
glad someone is blogging about missions. Since you are convinced that the church csn only stay on mission overseas, I assume you are living in an unreached people group somewhere in South America or Indonesea (China perhaps?). Just wondering. I just hope you ar enot one of these short term missions guys travelling the world with American dollars convinced you are doing missions.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 03:21:14 +0000

I think that yes we can mobilize, but I want to put as much emphasis on going as possible. The great missionaries do mobilize, but they eventually go as Abram did (Gen 12:4).

By: amanda

amanda — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:14:17 +0000

well done chris :o) i do have a clarifying question for you. It is in response to this statement you made, “When we continue to buy the lie that some are called to stay and some to go then we will continue to live in blatant disobedience of Godâ??s calling on our lives.” What about mobilizing? Are you saying we are all called to be goers? Can we be missional and reach the unreached by mobilizing future missionaries? I may know your answer, but I think it deserves being said explicitly. :o)

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:45:19 +0000

No, are you getting an error message when posting? Sometimes my server acts funny like that. If your comments won’t post then just send them to me, and I’ll post it from the backend.

By: Oikonomia

Oikonomia — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:10:51 +0000

Have I been blocked from posting?

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:57:49 +0000

Yes, the Abrahamic Covenant is unconditional, and it will come to pass; but are you saying that whether or not we participate or not it will happen? That’s hyper-calvinistic logic to which the great William Carey responded to and started the modern missions movement.

The unreached in America? You mean the 24 out of over 6,000 which is .004% of the world’s unreached? It should be noted that all of those 24 groups are not caucasian and most are actually Muslim. What are you talking about Paul making a mistake by going to Jerusalem?

By: Oikonomia

Oikonomia — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:07:14 +0000

Oh and what about the unreached in America. Or taking on a leadership position in America. Many people have heard of Christ here but less “know” Christ. Same with other contries. But that we take these positions is the important part to me. Im not going to Iran right now to preach the gospel at the moment. Because the Word does not have free course there yet. I can pray and work and endeavor to see the Word have free course there. I still beleive that Paul was not supposed to go to Jerusalem because God knew what was going to happen to him there. He was not supposed to go and it was not GOd’s will for Paul to go and look what happend to Paul. I think it was great and so cool that God stuck by Paul for the rest of his life even through his mistake to go to Jerusalem.

By: Oikonomia

Oikonomia — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:58:22 +0000

Great post Chirs. I love your attitude that Christians should be ready to move to where God needs them and not being “comformed to this world.” It reminds me of Timothy when Paul asked him to come with him and preach the gospel. He was young and he was willing to get up and go where he was needed. And when Paul needed to send somebody he sent Timothy because he was ready to go and that is very inspiring! He was even willing to get cut! haha

I do have a question. If the Abrahamic covenant was unconditional (as I believe most people agree on)there is nothing we can do to stop this form happening. But this is really just me not agreeing with covenant theology and I believe you have enough stuff on here that we don’t need to get into a discussion about that but I think your in your face post is great!