Tag: Missions

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Does salvation include social justice?

Stetzer asks the question, “Should the definition of “salvation” be expanded beyond personal redemption of sins to include social justice through the reformation of economic and political institutions?” This question is quite relevant in our current missional culture. Is the primary purpose and mission of Christians to “fix” society, culture, and politics in addition to…
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Can Short-Term Mission Teams Cause More Harm than Good?

It is true that there has been case after case where a short-term volunteer or mission team inadvertently caused more harm than good while on mission.  In order to maximize one’s efforts and minimize the negative fall-out, one should be familiar with some of the most common cross-cultural pitfalls.  One of the best resources to get…
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Examining how we think… about salvation and missions…

This week, Ed Stetzer began a new theme on “Mondays are for Missiology” and his topic was how missions relates to the role of salvation in the missional conversation.   We want to focus on how salvation “plays out” in the missional discussion.