Western thinking inherits a “modern worldview” that separates what is spiritual from what is material—producing false dichotomies such as evangelism vs social action, “saving souls” vs “meeting needs,” and church ministry vs development work. In this episode we discuss how God’s reign encompasses bodies and bread, worship and justice, reconciliation with God and repaired relationships within society. Christian mission offers a coherent presence—serving without condition, speaking with humility, praying with consent, and inviting discipleship as a response to God’s grace.

• The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
• The God of the Empty Handed - Jayakumar Christian
• Murriyang: Song of Time - Stan Grant
• Eternity in their Hearts - Don Richardson
• Orientalism – Edward Said
• One Blood: 200 Years of Aboriginal Encounter with Christianity
• The New Shape of World Christianity