I wrote an article that has just been published by Ministry Magazine on Transformational communities and how this relates to the work of those preparing for the return of Jesus. The original article that was also published online can be found here. The apostle John records a...
Jonathan Goforth was a missionary to China in the late 1800's early 1900's. In Wesley Deuwel's Heroes of a Holy Life, Deuwel records some of the words by Dr John Inkster at Goforth's funeral. He was a God-intoxicated man—fully surrendered and consecrated. Above all, he was...
Here's a great framework for thinking about discipleship, both personally and corporately. An initiative of the General Conference. All the best for the Journey! Gavin...
If you have not become familiar with Mindy Caliguire's site on Soul Care, it is worth a look. Soul care is a more focused area of spiritual formation that examines the heath of our inner life. She explains: So what makes a soul healthy? Quite simply,...
A couple of months ago, IVP published The Kingdom Life: A Practical Theology of Discipleship and Spiritual Formation (2010). This book provides a summary of 10 main concepts behind spiritual formation, with each chapter written by one of the leading thinkers in this field, including...
The 2010 March edition of Christianity Today has some interesting articles on the relationship of doctrine to spiritual formation. In The Mind Under Grace, Darren Marks urges us to base our theology solidly on Scripture rather than the experiences of faithful people in the past,...