timjdavy Bible and Mission

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mission-net congress 2009
mission-net: congress 2009

On 8-13 April 2009 there will be a congress in Oldenburg, Germany, to motivate young people (roughly 16-30 year olds) to engage in mission. I will be doing a couple of sessions in the seminar programme on the Old Testament and mission. I came to faith at a similar kind of congress when I was 17.

Here’s a bit of blurb from the mission-net website. Maybe see you there?

it promises to be one of the most significant European events devoted to the subject of missions. If you are interested in worshipping and learning together with over 6000 others from many other European countries, then this event is for you!

It will be a chance for you to grow in your faith, discover what God is doing in your country, continent and world, and to find your part in it!

So make sure you don’t miss mission-net 2009! It promises to be a unique time together. See you there!

God’s Blessings

Andy Juliff, Director, mission-net 2009

timjdavy Bible and Mission

New students, new year

Another year begins at Redcliffe College with a wonderful bunch of new students. Once the returning students arrive this weekend the place will be buzzing with people from 24 different nations.

Yesterday included a session on ‘theological orientation’ in which tutors shared some of their experiences of study theology in an academic context. I had two main points:

1. Do read and engage with stuff you don’t agree with. Some of my favourite writers are those with whom I have serious theological reservations. But I have been inspired by and learned from their work.

2. Don’t divorce your study from your discipleship. Sometimes you may encounters fellow believers who are suspicious about the whole enterprise of studying Biblical Studies, Theology, Missiology or whatever as if it will take you away from the realities of following Jesus. But studying should always be done in the context of worship and for the service of God’s people.

timjdavy Bible and Mission

Welcome! So what’s it all about?

Hi and welcome to the bible and mission blog! A few brief comments about myself and the reasons for this blog.

I’m a UK-based lecturer in Biblical Studies at Redcliffe College, a centre for mission training in Gloucester, England, and a PhD candidate in Old Testament at the University of Gloucestershire.

I want to use this blog as a forum for exploring two of my passions, the Bible and mission. How does mission feature in the whole Bible? How does the Bible shape our mission thinking and practice? These are my two main questions, but I’m sure others will crop up along the way.

In April 07 I edited an edition of Encounters, an online mission journal. It was on the theme of Mission and the Old Testament and illustrates the kinds of things I want to develop here on this blog and elsewhere.

I hope you will join me on this journey, Tim