Paul's vision is to see the church engage in fresh expressions of mission from the doorstep to the ends of the earth.
For Paul, mission is not so much an 'arm' of the church; rather it is at the heart of what it means to be 'church.' As the eminent theologian Emil Brunner put it, 'The church exists by mission as a fire exists by burning.'
This vision drives Paul's work as Associate Minister at St Mary's
Old Harlow, England, and Eurasia Network Developer for
Radstock Ministries, an emerging network of missionary churches. This vision will continue to drive the work as Paul lays down his role in England, and relocates to Mongolia in 2009 to invest fulltime in his Radstock role. You can read more about this exciting news here.
Paul believes that church-based mission is deeply rooted in the New Testament. Furthermore, in the church culture envisaged by the Fresh Expressions initiative, he believes that church-based mission networks will become increasingly important and 'natural' in the years ahead. He sees mission and discipleship as inherently linked: growing as disciples of Christ means growing in mission, and growing in mission will inevitably mean growing as disciples.
Paul likes to think of himself as 'God-called, passion-driven.' Click the links to the left to find out more about Paul and the work he loves...
For Paul, mission is not so much an 'arm' of the church; rather it is at the heart of what it means to be 'church.' As the eminent theologian Emil Brunner put it, 'The church exists by mission as a fire exists by burning.'
This vision drives Paul's work as Associate Minister at St Mary's
Old Harlow, England, and Eurasia Network Developer for
Radstock Ministries, an emerging network of missionary churches. This vision will continue to drive the work as Paul lays down his role in England, and relocates to Mongolia in 2009 to invest fulltime in his Radstock role. You can read more about this exciting news here.
Paul believes that church-based mission is deeply rooted in the New Testament. Furthermore, in the church culture envisaged by the Fresh Expressions initiative, he believes that church-based mission networks will become increasingly important and 'natural' in the years ahead. He sees mission and discipleship as inherently linked: growing as disciples of Christ means growing in mission, and growing in mission will inevitably mean growing as disciples.
Paul likes to think of himself as 'God-called, passion-driven.' Click the links to the left to find out more about Paul and the work he loves...
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pictured left: speaking on 'global connections for local mission' in Southampton, June 2007. Read the full text here
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