Winter 2024 / 82nd
1. Transformational Theological Education for the Glory of God
[Caleb Davison]
God’s people need Scripturally grounded theological education more than ever. With the explosion of information, social media and channels, there is a dramatic rise in competing narratives, not to mention the older alternative worldviews of atheism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Animism. The world is accessing more information about trends and philosophies, but that does not naturally lead to more understanding of Yahweh. If anything, there seems to be confusion, deconstruction, deception and apostasy in the Church…
2. Blockchain Missiology
[Enoch Wan & Phillip Metzger]
Blockchain Missiology is a blend of polycentric missiology and blockchain theory. It values organizational decentralization/distribution over centralization, but some elements require further consideration. Practically, what would it look like to enact a blockchain missiological approach and how does that look different from other approaches? It is relational, and intercultural and values translatability as a means of knowing God and making Him known…
3. Growing Impact of Orality in a Digit-Oral Era
[Charles Madinger]
The term “orality broke into mission circles in the early 1980s while I studied at Fuller Seminary trying to grow a US Anglo church in a predominantly African-American neighborhood. Getting a grip on this orality thing to the help of some black pastor friends that taught me about through their “oral culture turned into a long and sharp learning curve that took twenty years and working in over twenty-five countries. It is so simple…
4. Mission Training at PTS-CAS in View of Jesus’ Discipling Approach
[Laurence Gatawa ]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many theological institutions, including PTS College & Advanced Studies (PTS-CAS) in the Philippines, shifted to online learning due to the closure of schools. While numerous schools in the Philippines were unable to make this transition and had to shut down, PTS-CAS persevered and continued its mission through digital platforms…
5. CHILDREN: The Future And The Present
[Jobs Tolentino]
I believe that when Jesus Christ said to His disciples to let the children come to Him, He meant more than just their salvation. He intended for children to be active participants in the kingdom’s work, not merely its beneficiaries…
