Category Archives: The Church

Evangelism, Evangelization and Missional-Ecumenism (4)

Posted on May 16, 2013 by John Armstrong

Over the last three days I have written about evangelism and evangelization, from both a Protestant and Catholic perspective. I have attempted to show the meaning and importance of these respective terms and the theology that lies behind both of … Continue reading →

Posted in American Evangelicalism, Culture, Current Affairs, Discipleship, Evangelism, Gospel/Good News, History, Kingdom of God, Missional Church, Missional-Ecumenism, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, The Church, The Future, Unity of the Church | 3 Comments

Evangelism, Evangelization and Missional-Ecumenism (3)

Posted on May 15, 2013 by John Armstrong

Yesterday, I provided the first three major characteristics of Pope John Paul II’s 1990 encyclical Redemptoris Missio. This encyclical spells out the “new evangelization.” My purpose in these blogs is to show how the words evangelism, evangelization and mission are now being … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Current Affairs, Evangelism, Gospel/Good News, Missional Church, Missional-Ecumenism, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, The Church, The Future | 9 Comments

Evangelism, Evangelization and Missional-Ecumenism (2)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by John Armstrong

Yesterday, I wrote about the term, and teaching emphasis. which is called the new evangelization within the Catholic Church. I showed how this movement has been building and how it has impacted both Catholics and non-Catholics globally. While evangelicals have … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Current Affairs, Evangelism, Gospel/Good News, Missional Church, Missional-Ecumenism, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, The Church, The Future | 3 Comments

Evangelism, Evangelization and Missional-Ecumenism (1)

Posted on May 13, 2013 by John Armstrong

The subject of Christian evangelism notoriously raises problematic questions for those who believe that it is one of the clearest imperatives that Christ gave to his church. Now, in the last few decades, a new term (with slightly different meaning) … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Current Affairs, Evangelism, Missional Church, Missional-Ecumenism, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, The Church, The Future | 4 Comments

St. Cyril of Alexandria – Our True Unity Flows from Divine Diversity

Posted on May 8, 2013 by John Armstrong

Our Lord Jesus Christ did not pray only for his twelve apostles, who became the solid foundation of the Christian church. He also prayed, as we read in John 17:20-24, for all who would believe in him in every age … Continue reading →

Posted in God's Character, Incarnation, Missional-Ecumenism, Patristics, Personal, The Church, Unity of the Church | 10 Comments

Same-Sex Marriage Redux (1)

Posted on May 2, 2013 by John Armstrong

Gay marriage is clearly “the great debate” of the hour. People on both sides, and all sides in between, debate the meaning of Scripture’s witness to the covenant of marriage and the role of the state in making civil law. … Continue reading →

Posted in Homosexuality, Love, Marriage & Family, Personal, Separation of Church & State, The Christian Minister/Ministry, The Church | 20 Comments

The Lausanne Catholic–Evangelical Conversation: Does Talking & Praying Make a Difference?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by John Armstrong

From the beginning of the ecumenical movement in the 19th century each of the churches involved in this growing quest for local and global unity brought their respective gifts and backgrounds to an ongoing search for common mission. This quest … Continue reading →

Posted in ACT 3, American Evangelicalism, Current Affairs, Evangelism, Missional Church, Missional-Ecumenism, Personal, Prayer, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Southern Baptists, The Church, The Future, Unity of the Church | 8 Comments

Day Two of the Lausanne Catholic-Evangelical Conversation in Mundelein

Posted on April 24, 2013 by John Armstrong

On the second day of our Lausanne Catholic-Evangelical Conversation last week we spent Friday morning sharing, praying and seeking to love one another as new friends in Christ. In a group of twenty-five people, many of whom only met the … Continue reading →

Posted in ACT 3, American Evangelicalism, Culture, Current Affairs, Evangelism, Missional-Ecumenism, Mysticism, Roman Catholicism, The Church, Unity of the Church | 8 Comments

Talking Points from Our Catholic-Evangelical Conversation in Mundelein

Posted on April 23, 2013 by John Armstrong

In our Catholic-Evangelical Conversation at Mundelein Seminary last week Doug Birdsall, the former chairman of the Lausanne Movement, helped us to focus our attention on the major purpose of our gathering by reiterating the six core principles of the Lausanne … Continue reading →

Posted in ACT 3, American Evangelicalism, Current Affairs, Discipleship, Evangelism, Missional Church, Missional-Ecumenism, Roman Catholicism, The Church, The Future, Unity of the Church | 3 Comments

The Lausanne Catholic-Evangelical Conversation: A Report

Posted on April 22, 2013 by John Armstrong

Many of you prayed for me and the twenty-four people who shared with me in our first ever Lausanne Catholic-Evangelical Conversation on the campus of Mundelein Seminary held last week, April 18-20. I begin today’s blog with a huge, heart-felt … Continue reading →

Posted in ACT 3, American Evangelicalism, Current Affairs, Evangelism, Missional Church, Missional-Ecumenism, Roman Catholicism, The Church, The Future, Unity of the Church | 12 Comments