“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Any Christian worth his salt will be familiar with this verse from the book of Matthew.
But what does the Old Testament say about mission? Sign up for a weekend course on ‘Mission of God in the Old Testament’ to learn and share.
By Amanda Mason
The skinhead smiled at me with a gappy smile of recognition. “I see you at the seminary. I go there to work,” he said. We had just arrived at the Kenosis Home, a drug rehabilitation centre in Mantin, run by Christians on Buddhist land for the benefit of any.
Anilal reaching for the King of Fruits[/caption]
By Anilal M. Jose
What do you expect a drug rehabilitation centre to look like? Ya, I was expecting something like a closed place, which keeps the people indoors to prevent them from falling prey to the temptation again!
Most rehab centres which I visited before were instrumental in creating such a picture in me.
AGT trainees enjoying the sights at the Kenosis centre[/caption]
By Yeap Boo Yam
It has been said that where mission work is concerned, the calling is divine but the relationship is very human. By extension, mission training should be a good blend of the core principles of theology and the practicalities of everyday life.
It is on this premise that Asia Gateway Training (AGT) kicked off its seven-week residential programme on cross-cultural mission training at Seminari Theologi Malaysia in Seremban on June 21.
Institutions and organisations today place much emphasis on leadership training. Could it be that this emphasis is misplaced as far as the church is concerned?
Of course there is a need for academic and theological formation in the Christian life. Moreover, no one would dispute that all of us need training in skills in leading groups and managing organisations, big or small. But does the Bible teach us to train leaders for the church, in the way that multinationals today consciously seek to produce corporate managers and CEOs?