; the picture of the Apostle Paul’s ministry is being mis-represented by selective, and often twisted readings of the text. This author would challenge the reader to examine Paul’s strategy in Thessalonica as only one example of many others where he, at a cost to his physical comfort, was willing to challenge the local religion. Think of stonings at Lystra where he challenged the local worship, getting jailed at Phillipi as well as being scoffed at and denigrated at Athens, not to mention Corinth and Ephesus. Paul had a Biblical view of other religions and knew his calling as a fearless ambassador for Jesus. Will this be true of the teaching of upcoming conferences? As always: Caveat emptor–’buyer beware.’
For further reading and other views on some of the material that will be presented at the upcoming Little Rock, Arkansas; Snellville, Georgia; and the Minneapolis, Minnesota Common Ground Conferences, [sample invitation here] please take the time to be a good Berean Christian to study the Word of God to see if the teachings are in line with the whole counsel of God.
Further material is available on request to the editor of Biblical Missiology.
- Incarnational witness— “Questioning the incarnation as a model for mission” by Tim Chester
- Kingdom Circles—John Span, THE CRITICAL KINGDOM QUESTION:CAN ONE BE IDENTIFIED WITH THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND WITH ISLAM AT THE SAME TIME? (PART 1 OF 2) —St. Francis Magazine, 6.2 (April 2010) 296-326
- For a YouTube video see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu3Lnaj7M_k
- Acts 15— Salaam Corniche, “Acts 15: The Jerusalem Council Revisited” St. Francis Magazine 6.5 (October 2010) 837-869.
- Acts 17– John Span, “The Areopagus: A Study in Continuity and Discontinuity” St. Francis Magazine 6.3 (June 2010) 517-582.
- 1 Corinthians 9–”That By All Means I Might Win Some” by D.A. Carson | Apr 23, 2009 | 1 Corinthians 9:19-23
- The ekklesia– Salaam Corniche, “Corporate Identity Formation: The Ekklesia in Ephesians” St. Francis Magazine 7.1 (February 2011) 157-214.
- Oikos– John Span, “Towards a Biblical Theology of Oikos” St. Francis Magazine 6.1 (February 2010) 237-259.
- Common Ground Conferences
- Jay Smith, Common Ground Consultation, Atlanta, January 2009, and response by Jay Smith, “An Assessment of the Insider Movement Principle Paradigms” St. Francis Magazine 5:4 (August 2009)
- William Steele, “The Insider Movement as a Strategy for Evangelizing Muslims” St. Francis Magazine 5.4 (August 2009) 127-132.