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What is the Mission of the Church? DG Live with Kevin DeYoung & Greg Gilbert

Clear your calendar on 9/7/11 from 7-8:30pm EDT for DG Live with Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert. They will be discussing and taking questions on the topic of “the mission of the church.” Have you or your church been wrestling through what your role should be in your community? The world? Social justice? How do you balance that with evangelism and discipleship?

Desiring God invites you to join the conversation by tweeting your questions in to #dglive. In the meantime, learn more about or read an excerpt from DeYoung and Gilbert’s forthcoming book What is the Mission of the Church: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission.

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September 6, 2011 | Posted in: Church and Ministry,Event,Interviews,Justice,Missions | Author: Angie Cheatham @ 9:56 am | 1 Comment »

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Video: We Weren’t Created for Isolation

Do you feel isolated and disconnected from others? From God? Brad House, author of the new book Community: Taking Your Small Group off Life Support explains:

We weren’t built for isolation, we were created for community. And community isn’t ultimately about us, it’s about God. The church should be the most compelling expression of community in our culture. It should stand in contrast to the counterfeit community that costs us nothing. But unfortunately in most of our churches, we’re more well known for awkward circles than we are for transformational community . . .

Community, the latest book in the Re:Lit series, will be available later this month.

Here’s a corresponding video that highlights the problems this book is addressing:

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| Posted in: Church and Ministry,Fellowship & Hospitality,Social Issues | Author: Angie Cheatham @ 8:26 am | (3) Comments »

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Video: The ESV Around the World

Rev. Dr. Miller Milloy is the former General Secretary of the United Bible Society, an organization that works with dozens of Bible societies around the world to distribute God’s Word. He currently is serving as a global ambassador for the ESV translation, leading efforts to help Bible societies publish the ESV in their own editions. At the recent ICRS Crossway banquet, Dr. Milloy detailed some of the exciting projects happening around the world with the ESV.

If you missed our previous posts on the ICRS banquet, be sure to check out the dramatic reading of Scripture by Marquis Laughlin and the presentation by John Piper.

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September 2, 2011 | Posted in: ESV,The Bible,Translation | Author: Andrew Tebbe @ 6:00 am | 0 Comments »

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Video: John Piper Addresses Issue of Race, Pleads for Harmony

John Piper confesses, “I was a racist as a teenager for which I feel deep grief.” Racial tension continues to be an ongoing issue both in America and around the world. Piper’s next book, Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian is a call for racial diversity and harmony. Stay tuned for the release of Bloodlines on September 30th!

For now, learn more about the book or read the introduction.

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September 1, 2011 | Posted in: Race,Social Issues | Author: Angie Cheatham @ 8:52 am | 0 Comments »

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