JONATHAN EDWARDS: A MISSIONAL THEOLOGIAN BY DAVID DUNHAM
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I try not to put much stock in buzzwords. They often become part of my vocabulary, but I try always to remember their limits. In recent years "missional" has become one of those buzzwords I use. The word has a dozen different meanings, but it frequently finds a place in discussions about Christian social justice. To be "missional" can often mean to reflect God's heart for the poor and oppressed. In this sense, then, the idea of missional Christianity is actually not new. The 17th Century Puritan theologian, Jonathan Edwards was a missional Christian long before the term became buzzworthy.
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The phone call between my future church employer and my former college campus director (and character reference) went like this:
