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Does Faith Have a Future?

by Dr Jay Gary, Feb. 28, 2003

No matter who you are, whatever your spiritual background, you have probably asked yourself, What is the future of faith? What role will religion and spirituality play in our world 25, 50, or 200 years from now?

I am a professional futurist. I earn my living by […]

Future-Proof Your Life

by Jay Gary, Feb 15, 2000

Here are five steps you can take to develop a forward view your life and ministry:

Approach the new century in faith Track the trends that will shape the next three decades Identify alternative scenarios facing your region Envision all that the church could be in your society Develop […]

Futurizing Theological Education

by Jay Gary, PhD, Mar. 2, 2003

I just turned in a proposal to the Evangelical Theological Society to speak at their November 2003 meeting in Atlanta, on this subject of “Futurizing Theological Education: case studies in foresight.”

Here is the ETS proposal, so you can get the drift of why evangelicals need to change […]

The Watchword Report: What Mean These Stones?

by Jay Gary and Todd Johnson, Mar 15, 1999

The book of Joshua recounts how a new generation, after reaching the west bank of the Jordan, set up twelve stones at Gilgal (Joshua 4:20-21) to provoke future generations to ask, “What do these stones mean?” The Watchword in World Missions consultation, likewise, was an […]

The Crisis of 1900 and Today

by Dr. Todd M. Johnson, Mar 1, 1999

“I look upon this world as a wrecked vessel. God has given me a lifeboat and said to me, ‘Moody, save all you can.’” -D.L. Moody

This well-known remark by one of the greatest evangelists in the history of Christianity typified a burgeoning movement to evangelize the […]

A Church for Every People Beyond 2000

by Jay Gary, Sep 15, 1995

This article was written in the fall of 1995 as a mid-decade check-up on frontier missions. It was published in the July 1996 by Evangelical Missions Quarterly, volume 32, number 3.

The mid-decade check up

In May, 1995, the AD2000 and Beyond Movement (Colorado Springs, Colo.) convened the Global […]

Christian Hope Through History

by Dr. Robert G. Clouse, Jun 15, 1991

In the introduction to his handbook of theology, J. Dwight Pentecost observed that some will seek to understand Holy Scripture by a study of:

biblical theology, in which the theologian will synthesize the teachings of the Bible, deriving these truths, stage by stage, within the time boundaries […]

Ten Words for the Next Ten Years

by David Bryant, Nov 15, 1989

Hear my cry, O God…lead me to the rock that is higher than I. –King David

In the Spring of 1986, Robyne and I were in the mountains outside Asheville, North Carolina after leading a mission mobilizers conference.

One morning I took a long walk and asked God […]

One Spirit, Many Traditions

by Arthur F. Glasser, May 1, 1988

Jesus made it very clear that believers are to demonstrate their oneness in the gospel in order “that the world may know that thou has sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me” (John 17:23).

However, since believers who sometimes differ are carrying out the […]

Forecasting the Future in World Mission

by Dr. David B. Barrett, Oct 15, 1987

In this paper, world-renown mission specialist David Barrett brings the work of futures research to bear on future planning for Christian mission, raising important questions for how mission agencies make their projections for the future. He also raises challenges for missiologists about how they approach the future.

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