She is twelve years old. Her sad story starts at the beginning. To put it delicately, her conception was not consensual. She has a number of younger brothers and sisters – four I believe. Same mother, all from different fathers. Each time her single mother had a baby, she was pulled out of school to [...]
Archive for the ‘Integral Mission’ Category
3 Apr
Social Problems and Holistic Ministry
Every day this week we have looked at various socio-polito-economic problems that call for a strategic partnership between the US and Mexico. Whether organized crime, economic development, immigration, and border issues, the report from the Mexico Institute has highlighted major social-political problems with no easy solution, and partnership between our two countries is a good [...]
1 Apr
New Article on Care and Counsel as Mission
Back in January, the Lausanne Consultation on Care and Counsel as Mission was held at Armonía. One of the first articles explaining this movement has been published on the Care and Counsel as Mission website, and I would really recommend it if you are interesting in learning more. You can download the article by clicking [...]
30 Mar
How Can We Serve and Walk Alongside the Poor?
We have written about this topic quite frequently on this blog, but I thought it would be helpful to give a brief summary on how to think comprehensively about this subject. Since poverty is a multi-dimensional problem and reality, the answer to this question is equally multi-dimensional. We believe that poverty is the result of [...]
24 Mar
Slum Ministry (Transformation of Cities 7)
The existence of slums is one of the saddest and most overwhelming realities that the church has to face today. It is predicted that close to one billion people in the world lives in slums, which commonly are defined as places with inadequate access to water and sanitation, insecurity of tenure, and flimsy housing. These [...]
20 Mar
Diverse-City (Transformation of Cities 5)
All large cities are characterized by diversity, whether in class, caste, language, ethnic customs, age, gender, religious beliefs, and abilities and resources. The question that urban churches must consider is: “How to we balance diversity and unity?”
The Lausanne Consultation on the Transformation of Cities first asked: What strategies and initiatives can be used to reach [...]
16 Mar
I Wish I Had Learned…
Over at PCA Conversations, the latest post poses a great question for everyone who realizes the Seminary is only the beginning of the learning process, and that the majority of our growth happens outside of the classroom. The question is: what are the top three things you wish you would have learned in Seminary?
I took [...]
12 Mar
Kingdom and Mission (Transformation 8)
Today we will be summarizing the last section of “Transformation: The Church in Response to Human Need” which is entitled “The Coming of the Kingdom and the Church’s Mission.”
• The kingdom of God is “both present and future, both societal and individual, both physical and spiritual,” and it both judges and transforms the present.
• The [...]
11 Mar
Christian Aid Agencies (Transformation 7)
By Christian aid agencies, the Lausanne document “Transformation: The Church in Response to Human Need” is referring to any organization outside the church involved in Christian ministry to the suffering, poor, and needy. The following is a summarizes their main points regarding these agencies:
• Christian aid agencies facilitate local churches in fulfilling their role of [...]
10 Mar
The Local Church and Transformation (Transformation 6)
I look forward to your thoughts and interaction in the summary of the next section in “Transformation: The Church in Response to Human Need:”
• A local church is men and women who have experienced eternal and present transformation through receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
• Local churches are the means by which the gospel [...]
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