Author: Jonathan Dodson

9 Marks Missiology

Posted on July 2, 2009

Okay, so maybe American missions work is driven by the same kind of pragmatism that characterizes so many American churches. Is that really such a big deal? Well, stop and consider the differences between planting pragmatically-driven churches in America versus planting them in most Majority World contexts. Such churches in America have the luxury of building themselves upon the foundations of a culture imbued with several hundred years of Christian influence and ethical norms. Fill a room with nominal Christians, as pragmatically-driven churches do, and you still have a dame that looks half way decent. She’ll dress up alright.

There’s some good thinking in this issue of 9 Marks, though I don’t agree with all of it.

Serving the City

Posted on July 2, 2009

Would you take a second to share some ways you are serving your city? Small and big are important. Helping a neighbor to serving on city committees. Go!

Working for a Nuclear Free City

Posted on July 2, 2009

I think we should work for a nuclear free city, a nuclear free world. Nuclear arms are one of the greatest threats to human existence. All citizens should be concerned about their proliferation. If you are a conservative that advocates for a culture of life, you should be especially concerned. If you are a Christian, you should be even more concerned because you believe humans are made in the image of God.

How can you work for a nuclear free city and world? Here’s how:

  • Join the Two Futures Project – “a movement of  American Christians for the abolition of all nuclear weapons. We believe that we face two futures and one choice: a world without nuclear weapons or a world ruined by them.”
  • Listen to Working for a Nuclear Free City – a band that sounds a bit like Sinking in Venice, Pete Bjorn, that has nothing to do with the Two Futures Project but sound really cool.