This is the eighth installment of a ten part series by Dr. Scott Sunquist on what trends in missiology we can expect in the coming years. Trend #7: Poverty and Promise Scott W. Sunquist Jesus said that it was as hard for a wealthy person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven as for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. This is becoming more evident in the 21st century as the Christian movement grows more and more among... Read more
This is the seventh installment of a ten part series by Dr. Scott Sunquist on what trends in missiology we can expect in the coming years. Trend #6: Holy Spirit Scott W. Sunquist In October of 2015, at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the School of Intercultural Studies, we heard again and again how the work, concept, and reality of the Holy Spirit came up again and again in the first ½ century of this particular school. Some of the innovations or... Read more
This is the fifth installment of a ten part series by Dr. Scott Sunquist on what trends in missiology we can expect in the coming years. Trend #5: Migration and Displacement Scott W. Sunquist In recent decades the importance of migration (and diaspora) in mission has been a growing field of scholarship. Migration has always been important in mission (it has been important for all of the history of Christianity and Judaism), but it is just now getting the attention and study... Read more
This is the fifth installment of a ten part series by Dr. Scott Sunquist on what trends in missiology we can expect in the coming years. Trend #4: Scripture Scott W. Sunquist One of the strongest lessons of the past ½ century in mission is that missionaries are part of the larger missio Dei, but God’s mission is carried out in a myriad of ways with or without apostolic figures. One of the ways his Kingdom is spread is simply through... Read more
This is the fourth installment of a ten part series by Dr. Scott Sunquist on what trends in missiology we can expect in the coming years. Trend #3: Preemptive Peacemakers Scott W. Sunquist Many western Christians now ask, “Is there a place for the western Christian missionary anymore? We don’t seem to be wanted or needed.” Affirming that the Great Commission is a call to all Christians to the end of time and to the ends of the earth we must say... Read more
This is the third installment of a ten part series by Dr. Scott Sunquist on what trends in missiology we can expect in the coming years. Trend #2: Insider Movements Scott W. Sunquist Since the death of Muhammad in 632 Christianity has decreased where Islam has increased. This exchange usually has occurred through the expansion of empires, but also through trade and jihads. Some conversions from Islam to Christianity have occurred, but usually these conversions were also related to the spread... Read more
This is the second installment of a ten part series by Dr. Scott Sunquist on what trends in missiology we can expect in the coming years. Trend #1: Technology By Dr. Scott W. Sunquist The past two centuries have been dominated by the use of new discoveries and inventions for the sake of mission. The discovery of germs and their relationship to disease in the 1860s increased the value of medical missions. Clinics, nurses training, surgery and vaccination all were... Read more
By Dr. Scott W. Sunquist It is not wise for a historian, or any Christian for that matter, to make predictions about the future. Prophecy is a dangerous occupation: false prophets were killed and even true prophets were often persecuted. Recently I have been amazed at what terrible prophets the greatest of Christian leaders were at the beginning of the 20th century. The best and brightest Christian leaders in the early 1900s had no idea of what... Read more
By Dr. Amos Yong This is the eighth installment of a series of posts by Dr. Yong on the theme of the “Holy Spirit and Mission in Canonical Perspective.” See all the posts here. Judges 3:10, 6:34, 11:29 The book of Judges, with its bloodshed and gruesome violence, is a challenge for any biblical theology of mission. At its best, missiological readings of Judges point out that the judges are deliverers, effectively those sent by God to save Israel, or that the book epitomizes the cosmic battle... Read more
This Golden Sea painting, used for Fuller Christmas card, is a painting that is featured in my Golden Sea documentary. (I recommend reading the Roberta Ahmanson essay in the Golden Seacatalogue for detailed description regarding this painting.) Owned by Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, it will be a main featured work in the upcoming exhibit at her gallery space in Irvine in February. The mystery behind the creation of the work, and the way the painting works visually is ideal for our Advent experience. The painting... Read more
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