https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Thu, 18 Apr 2024 05:02:18 +0000 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:26:55 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/decoding-missionary-newsletters Before moving overseas, I read newsletters of cross cultural workers and thought something along the lines of Well, that’s interesting. Now that I live overseas, I realize newsletters are filled with code words. Anisha Hopkinson https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/decoding-missionary-newsletters Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:26:55 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/90-retention-rate-or-90-attrition-rate-doctrine-matters In this survey, lessons from the lives of Ray Comfort, Charles Finney, and Asahel Nettleton will be examined. John Span https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/90-retention-rate-or-90-attrition-rate-doctrine-matters Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:33:41 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/thinking-theologically-are-people-all-around-world I recently attended a church service and one of its elements communicated the following message: “People all over the world are hungry to hear about the saving grace of Jesus Christ.” Is that statement true, false, or something else? John Span https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/thinking-theologically-are-people-all-around-world Wed, 27 Feb 2019 20:21:36 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/how-definite-atonement-secures-purpose-mode-and-outcome "Who did Christ die for?" is an important question. Today it is common to hear the response that "Jesus died for everyone." In his January 21, 2019 article, Alex Kocman looks at that assertion and concludes that the "L" of TULIP which he renders as 'definite atonement' instead of its mo John Span https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/how-definite-atonement-secures-purpose-mode-and-outcome Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:34:58 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/sending-missionaries-ways-worthy-god "You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God" (3 John 1:6). John Span https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/sending-missionaries-ways-worthy-god Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:54:33 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/matter-life-or-death-theological-precision At what might be one of the most ornate churches in London, England, with the tombs of many famous people including Isaac Newton, Queen Elizabeth the first, and William Wilberforce, there is a special memorial for the “Unknown Soldier.” It is surrounded by poppies and unlike any of the other John Span https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/matter-life-or-death-theological-precision Mon, 06 Feb 2017 16:26:26 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/missionary-flame-reformed-theology In his address to a newly founded mission organization, Edmund Clowney sketched out three factors that give fuel to Reformed missions, namely, "The Glory of God", "The Grace of God", and the "Kingdom of God." His article is part of a larger collection entitled Calvin and World Mission John Span https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/missionary-flame-reformed-theology Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:27:39 +0000