Archive - Beautiful Missiology

A Liturgy for Those Who Labor in Mission

After a quarter of framing the new season of Beautiful Missiology, it seems fitting to end not with another essay but with a prayer.

Sep 29 • Bradley Bell

The Face He Would Not Hide

Staying Close to Jesus in a World of Contempt

Sep 22 • Bradley Bell

A Place For Hope

How New Creation Forms a Redemptive Imagination

Sep 18 • Bradley Bell

The Life We Have Received

Sent Identity and the Beauty of Human Vocation

Sep 8 • Bradley Bell

Seeing God’s Beauty in His Mission to Make All Things New

Sep 1 • Bradley Bell

August 2026

Jesus of the Scars

How His Wounds Restore Our Trust and Shape Our Witness

Aug 25 • Bradley Bell

The Song Between Two Worlds

How Lament Teaches Us to Abide

Aug 18 • Bradley Bell

The Garden of Gold

When Reality Doesn't Meet Our Expectations

Aug 11 • Bradley Bell

The Cheerleader and the Curmudgeon

Being Honest in the Way We Speak About Mission

Aug 4 • Bradley Bell

July 2026

Why We Long for Something Bigger

Experiencing Transcendence Through Participation in Mission

Jul 28 • Bradley Bell

Why Formation Belongs at the Heart of God's Mission

Jul 21 • Bradley Bell

The Mission of God and the Renewal of Wonder

Engaging the World with Both Sides of the Brain

Jul 14 • Bradley Bell

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