Dean Flemming > Quotes

“In God’s reign, outsiders become insiders, full members of God’s family. This is at the heart of the good news of the kingdom Jesus brings.”
― Dean Flemming, Recovering the Full Mission of God: A Biblical Perspective on Being, Doing and Telling

“At the same time, the gospel will in some ways challenge every culture and setting, including our own. The funny thing about contextualization is that it doesn’t work as well second hand. As a result, you and your Christian community will need to do the bulk of this difficult contextualizing”
― Dean Flemming, Foretaste of the Future: Reading Revelation in Light of God's Mission

“the church today is constantly tempted to seek the power of the resurrection apart from the weakness of the cross.”
― Dean Flemming, Recovering the Full Mission of God: A Biblical Perspective on Being, Doing and Telling

“As we embody God’s reign in our world, there is a place for both compassion and confrontation. But confronting evil never means domination, standing in judgment or pushing the church’s agenda by force. The church is still called to prophetically challenge evil structures and overcome barriers of exclusion, but always in an attitude of love, humility and compassion.”
― Dean Flemming, Recovering the Full Mission of God: A Biblical Perspective on Being, Doing and Telling