Sunday, November 23, 2008

The Moravians

Article "J" in our binder has an article about the lapse in missionary activity from the time of the Reformation to the activity of William Carey in 1792. All this to say the article mentions how the Moravians had a big influence on Carey, but we don't get that chunk of the article in our reading. I found it online and thought it was really interesting and encourage you guys to check it out. The article also talks about the Puritans. Both of these groups were forerunners in modern missions and effectively incorporated missions into the framework of their churches.

I can't get the hyperlink to work, so cut and paste this link: http://www.ciu.edu/resources/displaypdf.php?322

Sunday, November 9, 2008

GTD= Getting Things Done

I read an article Saturday morning by a church strategist working for desiring God.  It really helped me with email, and hope it could be a resource for you as well.  Click here to check it out.  And let me know what you think!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Church Garage Sale Gold

I got this book for like a quarter a couple years ago. Turns out it's great and has been a really good resource for this class.

"The Spreading Flame" by F.F. Bruce.

It's the history of the Church from A.D. 1 to 800. It gives a historical narrative to Acts and provides a framework as to what's going on outside the church at the time. It's out of print, but they've got a few copies on Half.com for cheap. You guys should buy em out.

Sidenote: Does anyone else really want a 3x5 ft colored map of the Mediterranean? Seriously, these study bibles need fold out maps or something.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

look at that...

Three people. Did they have blogs in the early church. scrollspot.com? Scoller.com?

I think that is what they would have called it.