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God is a missionary God2 who is unchangeably faithful in ‘sending’ God’s love. The mission of God unveils the character of God. God’s character is God’s mission and vice versa because God is love...

The argument of this paper is that Wesleyan theology cannot be separated from Wesleyan practice. It is my intention to demonstrate that truth by proposing a theological quintessence of the Wesleyan...

Theology becomes integral when it suggests a direct and specific relationship between theology and mission that transcends the dichotomy of theory and praxis. Maintaining a healthy balance between...

Perhaps John Wesley’s major contribution to the Church at large, and to the Wesleyan movement, remains his discipleship system, grounded in biblical principles, channeled through methods God helped...

The principles [of Wesleyan theology] mentioned above make up the seed bed of our theology making it relevant in our time, particularly in the education sector. We educators have to carefully and...

This position paper begins with describing the task of the theological educator in terms of an artisan. In a world inundated with information, the search for Wisdom becomes a worthy goal of...

A paper on future challenges in Wesleyan theological education makes two assumptions. First, we know what Wesleyan theological education is. Second, many of us are engaged in Wesleyan theological...

This paper explores the idea that understanding postmodernism and incorporating a theistic worldview with redeemable aspects of postmodernism can bring about an effective relevancy to theological...

Initial call for papers for the Global Theology Conference to be held April 2024 in Pilar, Argentina from the April 2022 issue of Didache: Faithful Teaching.

In the earliest beginnings of the Wesleyan-holiness movement from the 1890’s to 1908, founders of the Church of the Nazarene launched 14 schools of different levels to prepare leaders. Their passion...

Welcome Didache: Faithful Teaching Volume 23, number 2. This special edition includes responses from around the world in preparation for our Global Theology Conference, “In the Power of the Spirit”...

Audio recording of the opening evening (31 March, 2007) of the Global Theology II Conference held in the Netherlands.

Anyone who has read much of Milbank will immediately recognize that my task is a difficult one. Understanding his work will require patience on the part of the reader. In order to grasp his...

This paper explores the universal and global church’s mission to promote love, peace, justice, and compassion into the often harsh realities of the twenty-first century world. While there are many...

This article examines the African worldview of Ubuntu or Botho, and its psych or social and cultural super structure. Further, it shall explicate the collective tools employed by the oppressed...

The Church of the Nazarene no longer belongs to the rich countries that once sent their missionaries to the third world, now she spreads the Gospel in the world of the poor of Africa, Asia and Latin...

Condensed from chapter 9 of a soon-to-be-published Introduction to Missions textbook, Discovering Mission, by Chuck Gailey and Howard Culbertson. Roger Peterson, long-time head of the Fellowship of...

As we look carefully at Christ’s strategy, we might consider that short-term opportunities such as Mission Corps serve the purposes of: 1) Acting as a prerequisite and apprenticeship for long-term...

Though long overlooked as a topic of scholarly study, in recent years this phenomenon has gained the attention of more than a few writers and missiologists. Many decry the horrible mistakes made in...

Is it worth it to send and receive short-term mission teams? Is the risk worth the reward? In this paper I will answer this question solely in the context of the Church of the Nazarene. I believe that...

Short-term missions and the behaviors of participants on short-term mission teams have been and continue to be the subject of scrutiny from many and varied perspectives. This paper represents a...

My goal is simply to discuss how the boom of short-term mission programs around the world relates to commonly held mission perspectives. Moreover, how the church can best respond to both the Word and...

Even though one of the main points of this paper is that training is crucial for the success of Christian missions, it cannot be seen as an isolated item. It requires vision, support, investment and...

Global interconnectedness definitely characterizes the third millennium. This has tremendous importance for Christian mission. Global “togetherness” is being fed by a number of factors: • The...

The tools that are available to me in this era of Globalization 3.0 allow me to book my airline travel, a hotel, and even a rental car if I need it, all from the same web page. I have gotten so adept...