Jesus. Mascot? King? or _____?

Jesus. Mascot? King? or _____?

Trey Ferguson looks at the crucial difference between a Jesus-as-Mascot, a conquering King Jesus™, or The Risen Christ?

The suffocation of the soul has rarely hampered American pride in being Christian. And nothing

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The Observance of Liturgical Seasons with Adjectives

The Observance of Liturgical Seasons with Adjectives

In the last four years, I have written and published here at The Reimagine Forum these three articles which pertain to the observance of Advent:

The Penitential Psalms, Advent, and Lent

Some

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#Rethink What It Means to Be "In Christ"

THE TWO KINDS OF SONS

Glenn Bleakney

{NOTE: Biblical use of male terms were cultural but incldued women}

Most Christians have never been taught this, but the New Testament uses two completely different Greek words for “son”—and understanding t

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#Rethink Discipleship as Making Disciplers Who Make Disciplers

Phil Miglioratti Interviewed Robert Tolliver,

Author of “Making Disciplers Who Make Disciplers”

Who? What? Why? How?

WHO?

PHIL>>> Bob, please share a brief bio that gives us an introduction to your disciplemaking profile.

BOB>>> I'm a

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Deconstructing or Reconstructing?

Confessions of a Deconstruction-Minded Christian

Phil Miglioratti

"Deconstructing."

Sounds like a painful process.

And, it is, whether it applies to demolishing a building or taking apart a system of belief “in order to expose biases, flaws o

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Pondering the Ignorance & Arrogance of Syncretism...That Infects Evangelicalism

Pondering the Ignorance & Arrogance of Syncretism...That Infects Evangelicalism

by Phil Miglioratti

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I offer my observations as descriptive, not judgmental.

Ponderable. Educational.

As we seek to be "renew

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Discipleship Foundations: The Resurrection

Discipleship Foundations: The Resurrection

I BELIEVE IN JESUS’ RESURRECTION

from the desk of Rande Wayne Smith; D.Min., Th.M., M.Div.

… based on 1 Corinthians 15:12-20

I have a confession to make … I love to google. And that’s a dangerous

thin

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Discipleship: a Simple Explanation

GUEST-POST - Hippie Preacher

"Disciple-making isn’t just trying to get people into church/Ekklesia. It’s getting Ekklesia into people.

Into their households and circles of influence. Daily.

It’s relationship not rituals.

Jesus said follow Me, not se

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Evangelical Perturbation: The Emergence of a Socio-Politicized Theology

Evangelical Perturbation:

The Emergence of a Socio-Politicized Theology

Phil Miglioratti

Perturbation:

“a deviation of a system from its regular or normal state or path,

caused by an outside influence.”

WHAT is my problem?

How can we evangelic

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Difference between Pastoring and Preaching - Are There Better Words?

*My first attempt at initiating coversion didn't succeed so this is an edited version:

“For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.” — Tertullian

Recently, a fo

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A New Book About Christology and Evangelicalism

A New Book About Christology and Evangelicalism

This week the Center for Pastor Theologians published a new episode of The Pastor Theologians Podcast (also called The CPT Podcast) with Dr. Dan Treier, Blanchard Professor of Theology at Wheaton C

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ReimagineFutureChurch: Curtis Sergeant * Missional Multiplier; Church Planting Strategist

• WHAT? - What is the "1-Question" leaders must ask in order to #ReimagineFutureChurch?

Am I becoming a disciple worth multiplying and making disciples worth multiplying?

Curtis Sergeant * Missional Multiplier; Church Planting

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A Conference for Christians Who Seek to Alleviate Poverty: The True Charity Summit

A Conference for Christians Who Seek to Alleviate Poverty: The True Charity Summit

Lord willing, the Christian organization True Charity will hold their fifth annual True Charity Summit this spring in Springfield, Missouri.

Their website des

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#Reassess DISCIPLESHIP...

#Reassess DISCIPLESHIP... "Do something to strengthen discipleship in your church."

7 Simple Ways to Strengthen the Discipleship Strategy in Your Church

By Chuck Lawless on Jan 29, 2024

My assessment is that many, if not most, chur

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Some Ideas for the Observance of Advent

Some Ideas for the Observance of Advent

Time flies! As I write this article, we are almost at the end of the traditional Western church year. This means we are almost at the beginning of a new church year: or, in other words, from the first

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Quote/Unquote" Interview Phil Miglioratti Interviewed Danut Jemna, Author of "Called to Discipleship: Reflections on the Gospel of Mark"

The Reimagine.Network "Quote/Unquote" Interview

Phil Miglioratti Interviewed Danut Jemna, Author of "Called to Discipleship: Reflections on the Gospel of Mark"

Danut Jemna has PhDs in theology and statistics and sampling research, which

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#ReimagineSCRIPTURE...Always take it seriously, but don't always take it literally.

#ReimagineSCRIPTURE...Always take it seriously, but don't always take it literally.

Phil Miglioratti @ Reimagine.Network

In his article on "7 Tips for Understanding Revelation," Scott Duvall stated we must . . .

"Take Revelation seriously, but do

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GUEST-POST ~ #ReimagineDISCIPLESHIP...Rethink The Definition AND Description of 'Disciple'

GUEST-POST ~ #ReimagineDISCIPLESHIP...Rethink The Definition AND Description of 'Disciple'

{NOTE: Article follows this beirf introduction}

It is interesting to me how often the discussion about the meaning of "disciple" occurs. It might be as freq

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GUEST-POST ~ #ReimagineDISCIPLESHIP...Beginning with the Disciple's Identity in Christ

GUEST-POST ~ #ReimagineDISCIPLESHIP...Beginning with the Disciple's Identity in Christ

Identity In Christ

Identity is the way in which we know or perceive ourselves. In psychology, the phrase "personal identity" refers to an individual'

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The Temptation of Christ and Lent

The Temptation of Christ and Lent

Since the days of the Early Church, Lent has been associated with the Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness: the period of forty days at the beginning of the earthly ministry of Jesus in which he fasted alone

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#ReimagineDISCIPLESHIP Biblical Foundations (136)

Jesus. Mascot? King? or _____?

The Observance of Liturgical Seasons with Adjectives

#Rethink What It Means to Be "In Christ"

#Rethink Discipleship as Making Disciplers Who Make Disciplers

Deconstructing or Reconstructing?

Pondering the Ignorance & Arrogance of Syncretism...That Infects Evangelicalism

Discipleship Foundations: The Resurrection

Discipleship: a Simple Explanation

Evangelical Perturbation: The Emergence of a Socio-Politicized Theology

Difference between Pastoring and Preaching - Are There Better Words?

A New Book About Christology and Evangelicalism

ReimagineFutureChurch: Curtis Sergeant * Missional Multiplier; Church Planting Strategist

A Conference for Christians Who Seek to Alleviate Poverty: The True Charity Summit

#Reassess DISCIPLESHIP...

7 Simple Ways to Strengthen the Discipleship Strategy in Your Church

Some Ideas for the Observance of Advent

Quote/Unquote" Interview Phil Miglioratti Interviewed Danut Jemna, Author of "Called to Discipleship: Reflections on the Gospel of Mark"

#ReimagineSCRIPTURE...Always take it seriously, but don't always take it literally.

GUEST-POST ~ #ReimagineDISCIPLESHIP...Rethink The Definition AND Description of 'Disciple'

GUEST-POST ~ #ReimagineDISCIPLESHIP...Beginning with the Disciple's Identity in Christ

Identity In Christ

The Temptation of Christ and Lent

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