[n. ih·fē·zē·äləʒē]
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Ephesiology[n.ih·fē·zē·äləʒē]: The Study of a Movement journeys from the launch of the church in Ephesus to her sustainment as a movement whose heart to glorify God focused on reaching more people with the gospel. In the intertwining 40 years of the life of the church, she is grounded in God’s mission and led by those who multiplied generations of disciples.
This is the story of Paul’s missiological theology situated in the grand narrative of God’s will and made accessible for the church today.
The Good News reveals a glorious God relentlessly pursuing relationships with His image bearers. Learn more about how Paul shared this message with the Jews and the nations.
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There is often a gap in our understanding of a New Testament disciple and what we experience in our churches. In the NT, a disciple is more than someone who grows in their knowledge of God.
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As we reflect on the question of God with the eyes of a missiological theologian, we must be able to explain who he is to ourselves first before we make an attempt to explain him to others.
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Have you asked yourself and your leaders whether you are a movement or an institution? See which elements best describe your ministry.
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Here are two tools to help you self-evaluate your ministry: the Movement Maturity Matrix and the Church Indigeneity Matrix.
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Continue reading “Member Benefits”Too often the church is known for riding the waves of popularity and culture. What’s in style today is gone tomorrow. What if it’s possible to thoughtfully experiment, study, and test these ideas outside of the mainstream, but invite the established churches to help because they know the next generation and the survival of the church needs it? Is it possible that this is where true innovation takes place, in small trial batches before it can make it to the big time? This is the vision of the Ephesiology Laboratory.
We believe God can orchestrate a movement in your community that will have a global impact.
