A theology of the child

Click here for links on Per Crucem ad Lucem to short articles that address the theology of childhood. These articles address the theological vision of Calvin, Barth, Jensen and others.

Cross-generational worship blends old and new

One of our challenges in reaching out to the younger, predominantly post-modern and post-Christian generations, is to engage them in the story of Jesus (the gospel) in ways they relate to. Its about telling the "old, old story" in ways that are faithful, but that are understandable in a particular cultural setting (post-modernity in this case). One church in New Zealand has done so in telling the Easter Story, interpreting the ancient "stages of the cross" motif in contemporary ways. Click here to read more in an article titled "Something Old, Something New."  

Developing cultural intelligence

Click here for an article from David Livermore (posted on the Fuller Youth Institute website) concerning cross-cultural intelligence in ministry. This is an important issue as we reach across generational divides, which in our emerging post-Christian and post-modern world are also cultural divides.