Necessity is laid on me: the birth of mission in Paul.(theology studies)(Speech)

From: Currents in Theology and Mission | Date: February 1, 2006| Author: Krentz, Edgar | Copyright information

I am honored to be a speaker in the Hein Fry lectures this year, since evangelism has stepped front and center in the life of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. On May 9, 2003, Bishop Mark Hanson sent an e-mail titled "Reflections on Evangelism" to clergy in the ELCA in preparation for the August churchwide assembly. That assembly adopted "Evangelism Strategy: Sharing Faith in a New Century: A Vision of Evangelism in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America." (1) The Hei...

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