Jul 7, 2011 | Blog, Soulgardeners
In the book “The naked Anabaptist” the author writes, “The Christendom era has left the body of Christ with toxins in its bloodstream-practices, instincts, commitments, structures, attitudes, biases, compromises, and reactions that damage our health...
May 19, 2011 | Blog, Soulgardeners
The highest point in Johannesburg is Constitution Hill. It is a place of deep sadness and remorse but also of hope and imagination. The constitutional court is housed on a space that once served as prison cells for those who opposed Apartheid. Today a group of friends...
Mar 28, 2011 | Blog, Soulgardeners
Dichotomy Sometimes people play up the dichotomy between “giving people Jesus” on the one hand and “feeding them or helping them physically” on the other. The clash between spiritual and physical or sacred and secular has been the subject of debates, books and...
Oct 9, 2010 | Blog, Soulgardeners
In part 1 we looked at mission as outreach and asked if it is a way to maintain the status quo. We are exploring the movements from mission as outreach to relationships and then social justice. It is based on the work by Joerg Rieger entitled, “Theology and Mission...
Sep 23, 2010 | Blog, Soulgardeners
Earlier this year I listened to Prof. Nico Botha at the Roger Schroeder conference in Pretoria. It was a fantastic day of learning and exploring missiology in South Africa. During his talk he referred to an article by Joerg Rieger entitled, “Theology and Mission...
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