Category Archives: Ezines

What is the Spirit saying About Christian Entrepreneurship In The Global Marketplace? The Jerusalem Council 2 Forum Four opened with reflections on integrating faith and business, emphasizing that marketplace leaders can be as pivotal to the Gospel in the millennium as medical professionals were in the last. Mr. Bob Doll, a veteran financial entrepreneur, addressed five core third millennium themes. He powerful presentation addressed: The role and responsibility of marketplace Christians as cultural catalysts in cities and workplaces. The imperative to engage the “9-to-5 window” with prayer, integrity, excellence and generosity. A cultural contrast: declining importance of religion and community in the developed world versus surging Bible engagement among Gen Z….

What is the Spirit saying through Jesus and Our Humanity in Secular Culture? The Jerusalem Council II third forum began with unifying prayer, calling for divine guidance, collaboration, and courage to pursue God-sized goals beyond mere participation. Dr. Leonard Sweet delivered the keynote: “Reclaiming Jesus’ Human Identity for the Third Millennium,” challenging believers to define humanity in an age of AI and transhumanism. Dr. Sweet proposed the salmon as the updated Ichthys symbol, illustrating five Christ-modeled principles: Dual citizenship in salt and fresh water (earthly and divine life) Swimming upstream (choosing empathy and authenticity over digital conformity) The journey home (returning to our Genesis origin as image-bearers) Transfiguration, not transformation,…

During the Jerusalem Council II forum two was focused on, “What is the Spirit saying through Scripture about the Unknown God? Dr. Craig Keener addressed the indispensable role of Scripture in fulfilling the Great Commission: going cross-culturally, baptizing (evangelism) and teaching (discipleship). The New Testament pattern was traced—Pentecost’s outpouring of the Spirit, apostles’ foundational teaching and church planting with sustained follow-up—to show how early believers were grounded in Scripture. Additionally, practical hermeneutical guidance was shared: attend to context, genre and ancient background; honor the text as God’s explicit Word; model faithful teaching; and cultivate personal meditation in conjunction with communal admonition. At the close of Dr. Keener’s teaching there was a…

What Is The Spirit Saying About The New Map For The New Millennium? The Jerusalem Council II convened in Athens, Greece, bringing together global church leaders for an “explosion of missional thought” focused on mobilizing the body of Christ toward the fulfillment of the Great Commission. Dr. James O. Davis, recognized as a top Christian influencer and networker, framed his message around the Genesis 24 narrative (Eliezer seeking Isaac’s bride), presenting it as a “Map for the New Millennium Church” rising in the next five years. Dr. Davis carefully outlined a five‐step strategic framework—Establish Our Cause, Examine Our Conditions, Encourage Our Confidence, Enforce Our Character, Enlist Our Comrades—to guide churches…

According to Webster, a movement is “an organized effort to promote or attain an end.” There are cycles to movements and usually movements overtime become the opposite of what they started out to be. The first cycle generates, the second motivates, the third speculates and the fourth dissipates. If one’s movement is not moving, then it is, in effect, more like a monument. Dr. Leonard Sweet says, “The Church must return to the original operating system,” The Missional Church, Global Church Divinity School (GCDS.tv). History is replete with conservatism giving way to liberalism and light giving way to dark. It is not that the darkness has become stronger, but rather…

Jerusalem II: Contemplating Evangelism 1700 Years After Nicaea By Dr. Carla Sunberg At the original Jerusalem Council meeting the church was grappling with evangelism. It was a good problem, because the church was growing and reaching out and ministering to the gentiles. At the same time, this growth brought with it new questions for the church to consider. In the year 325 the church’s first ecumenical council was held in the town of Nicaea, not far from today’s city of Istanbul. An ecumenical council is a worldwide gathering of bishops and other church leaders, recognized as representing the universal church, convened to deliberate and make authoritative decisions on issues of…

In 2 Corinthians 11:26, as Paul recounts different details of his ministry, you will often find the summary phrase, “in journeys.” In that short phrase Paul encompasses all that he did in his effort to see that the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ was extended to the ends of the Roman Empire. Paul had a great desire. Paul had a great burden. His burden was that the cross of Jesus Christ be planted in the heart of the Roman Empire. So over the land and through the sea Paul made journeys for the single purpose of getting the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to the whole known world…

The great theme of the Bible is salvation. The greatest theme in the world is how you and I can be forgiven of our sins and go to heaven when we die. That’s why the Bible is the most wonderful book that has ever been written. All of the books of the Bible ultimately point to the great theme of salvation, but I don’t guess there is a book in the whole Bible that does that as well as the book of Romans. In Romans 1:16 we are told, “I am not ashamed of the Gospel, the good news of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation…