The Ephesiology Blog focuses on the missiological exegesis of contemporary culture as we study people, history, and beliefs in order to understand what God might be doing to engage society with the gospel.
Join us here for thought provoking and pro-active reflections on current events and effective cultural engagement that leads to a missiological theocentric passion for God’s mission in the world. Look for updates to previous blogs as we continue to think and process what we are observing in culture.
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Recent Blogs
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Mar 25
Addressing a Threat to Church Planting Movements
The rapid expansion of Christianity in China over the past century has been accompanied by the rise of various New...
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Mar 25
Understanding the First-Century House Church in the Archaeological Record
The Greek words oikos and oikia are often used interchangeably in modern discussions of the early church, yet they carried...
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Mar 25
The Problem with Pulpits
In Innovative Disruption, I'm exploring the ways in which the church must reorient itself toward a perichoretic mission—one that is deeply...
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Mar 25
Revisiting Early Church Planting
What if we’ve been overlooking a key component of how the early church grew? Church planting movements and disciple making...
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Feb 25
45 and 47: A Tale of Two Presidencies
In 2016, when Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, a significant number of evangelical Christians,...
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Feb 25
When is it Time?
Back in 1994, Loré and I were coming off of an incredibley tense and productive time of ministry in post-communist...
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Feb 25
How God Shaped the Early Ekklēsia
Years ago, I visited a church in South Asia. It quickly became evident that the rectangular building where we met—complete...
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Jan 25
Aphrodite in Ephesos?
Terrace House 2 in Ephesos provides an extraordinary glimpse into the social and religious life of one of the most...
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Jan 25
A Pedestal in Priene: A Glimpse into Emperor Worship and Early Christian Challenges
In the first century AD, the Roman Empire was not merely a political powerhouse; it was also a stage for...
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Dec 24
Simeon: Disrupted by Fulfillment and Peace (Luke 2:29–32)
Luke’s voice was soft but steady as he recited the words of Simeon, an old man who had waited his...
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