Rather than mock their misguided worship, Paul used their spiritual hunger as a bridge to share the gospel. “What you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you,” he said. His words are as true now as they were in the first century.
The gospel-centered model, by contrast, flows from evangelical theology and global missions, rooted in Scripture and energized by the Great Commission.
The gospel-centered model, by contrast, flows from evangelical theology and global missions, rooted in Scripture and energized by the Great Commission.
Rather than mock their misguided worship, Paul used their spiritual hunger as a bridge to share the gospel. “What you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you,” he said. His words are as true now as they were in the first century.
First, it outlines how a pragmatic theology shapes ministry around visible success and practical results. Second, it presents the theologically reflective camp, prioritizing fidelity to Scripture and spiritual transformation. Finally, it connects these insights to the global missions field
Christianity and Islam both claim to be rooted in divine revelation. Yet when we step into the world of manuscript evidence, we find two very different stories unfolding—one grounded in historical transparency, the other shrouded in mythologized preservation.
Increasingly, the fuel behind mainline social justice is no longer the gospel of Jesus Christ, but something far thinner, far less transformative. It’s what sociologists Christian Smith and Melinda Denton have labeled Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (Smith & Denton, 2005).
The news was subtle but seismic: the Presbyterian Church (USA) has terminated its missionaries and closed the doors of its global mission agency. It sounds like a bureaucratic reorganization, but make no mistake—this marks the end of a significant chapter in American Protestant missions
