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Paradigm Change in Theology
As it became increasingly more apparent that the effects of the Industrial Revolution were transforming society on multiple fronts from the inside out, polemics within the realm of architecture (and...
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Paradigm Changes in Missiology
I’ve just started reading Transforming Mission- Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission by David J Bosch and Paradigm Change in Theology by Hans Küng. The two books are somewhat reciprocal, although not...
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The Greek Theological Paradigm
Beyond the radical and unprecedented physical change involved in a growth spurt, there is the basic new awareness and crisis of identity. High school represents more than the threshold of bodily change...
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Medieval Missional Paradigm
Categorizing one thousand years of anything is a daunting task. Especially something as complex as the missional paradigm of the church in Europe during the Middle Ages. However, David J Bosch...
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Missional Paradigm of the Protestant Reformation
Perhaps no single verse has shaped the contours of theology, and even history, like Romans 1:16-17. Here it is in the King James: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of...
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Theological Maps
For now we see in a mirror obscurely, but at that time face to face; now I know in part, but at that time I will fully know even as also I was fully known. –1 Corinthians 13:12 “It is true that we see...
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Millennium as Motive for Mission
I’m midway through a massive chapter (80 pages) in Transforming Mission called “Mission in the Wake of the Enlightenment.” In it Bosch is exploring and mapping the broad contours of mission from the...
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Unity of the Church and Mission
Bosch has an interesting section in his chapter on “The Missionary Paradigm of the Eastern Church”, where he discusses the relation between the church and mission in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. In...
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Interpretations of Salvation
David J Bosch: For its understanding of salvation the first model–that of the Greek Patristic mission–was oriented to the origin and beginning of Jesus’ life–His preexistence and incarnation. The...
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Church History in 200 Words
Reading church history can be a daunting task. Before you even get down to the reading there are a number of things to consider. For instance: Where do you start? A time-honored classic or something...
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Evangelism and Mission
I’ve made it to the final chapter of Transforming Mission by David J Bosch. That in itself is little consolation as the last chapter is 142 pages, but, nonetheless, the end is in sight (truth be told...
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The Scope and Content of Evangelism and Mission
1. I perceive mission to be wider than evangelism. Evangelism Evangelism, in its New Testament use, refers to the announcing of the gospel. After John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee,...
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The Church- Purchased, Produced, and Built Up
2. Evangelism should therefore not be equated with mission. This statement is the obvious consequence of the first one. If mission is wider than evangelism, then the two are not synonymous. People...
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The Essential Dimension of Christian Activity
3. Evangelism may be viewed as an essential “dimension of the total activity of the Church.” Paul maintained the gospel as an essential dimension to his calling. It seems that everything he did had the...
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Preaching the Testament
4. Evangelism involves witnessing to what God has done, is doing, and will do. And because of this He is the Mediator of a new covenant, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the...
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Responding to the Gospel- Repentance and Faith
5. Even so, evangelism does aim at a response. You Shall be My Witnesses The last point emphasized the evangelist’s side of the gospel. He is, above all, a witness. Not a skilled orator, not a seasoned...
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The Gospel as Invitation
6. Evangelism is always invitation. The gospel is an invitation. Luke 14 makes this abundantly clear. Jesus depicts the gospel as an invitation to the great dinner that God has prepared. The gospel is...
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A Physician, not a Judge
7. The one who evangelizes is a witness not a judge. There is a basic difference between Moses and Jesus. The law was given through Moses; grace and reality came through Jesus Christ. –John 1:17...
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The Gospel- Indispensable and Explicit
8. Even though we ought to be modest about the character and effectiveness of our witness, evangelism remains an indispensable ministry. It is not an optional extra but a sacred duty, “incumbent on the...
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Adorning the Gospel
9. Evangelism is only possible when the community that evangelizes–the church–is a radiant manifestation of the Christian faith and exhibits an attractive lifestyle. By “attractive lifestyle”, Bosch...
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