Spring 2024 / 83rd
1. Empowering the Vulnerable Communities: A Task After the Pandemic
[H. Daniel Kim]
God’s people need Scripturally grounded theological education more than ever. With the explosion of information, social media and channels, there is a dramatic rise in competing narratives, not to mention the older alternative worldviews of atheism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Animism. The world is accessing more information about trends and philosophies, but that does not naturally lead to more understanding of Yahweh. If anything, there seems to be confusion, deconstruction, deception and apostasy in the Church…
2. The Future of Disciple-Making
[Susanta Patra]
‘What will be the future of disciple-making?’ ‘Are we going to continue our ministry of making disciples or disciple-making will be a forgotten chapter in the context of our time?’, and ‘How are we going to fulfill the Great Commission of making disciples?’…
3. Theatrical Paradigm of Theodrama and Its Implications for Christian Life and Mission
[Daniel J. Kim]
This thesis incorporates the theatrical concepts, such as speech-act, agency, drama, performance, simulation, and improvisation, to help enhance both theological education and missiological practice. These concepts may be integrated with the theme of “theodrama,” providing a critical analogy for understanding God-human interaction, creation-redemption history, incarnational-missional movement, and the “kingdom of God” eschatology…
4. Inspired, Instructed, and Enlivened for The Future: Encouragement and Lessons from Asian Christian Witnesses
[J. Nelson Jennings ]
Looking to Jesus is fundamentally important for Christians in facing new challenges and opportunities. Jesus is “the founder and perfecter of our faith,” the exalted Suffering Servant who faithfully endured unfathomable pain “for the joy that was set before him.” It is Jesus’s exemplary endurance that his followers are to “consider” closely “so that [we] not grow weary or fainthearted.”…
5. TESTIMONY
[Jaquelyn Dy]
I became a Christian when I was 9 years old when I accepted Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. I was born in a Christian family. Both my parents are actively serving in the church. I grew up knowing Christ as my Savior and Lord and to obey Him is the best way to show my love for Him. I was raised to be a church-going and Christ serving believer…
6. BOOK REVIEW
[Benij Cruz ]
This eBook, “Photo Essays on Grief: A Daughter’s Journey to her Mother’s Alzheimer’s,” is not just a valuable resource on providing care for elderly fighting a debilitating disease. Kitt Macayayong-Molina invites us to glimpse in the inner chamber of her heart as she takes a journey of giving back to her mother the mothering she received…
