Welcome to the Terminus Center for Culture and Contextualization.

If you knew me, you would know that I have not been gifted with the body of a climber. However, a few years ago I became somewhat obsessed with the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo, which captures Alex Honnold’s breathtaking ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park: 2,900 feet

The world is urbanizing at a pace of millions of additional people in cities each month. Global cities now gather the nations into single neighborhoods, bringing extraordinary opportunity and real complexity. Attempts at innovative mission activity create new fault lines. Competing definitions of fruitfulness create tension across the missions

nora: profile of a 21st century globalite Meet Nora, a Muslim woman from Bandung, Indonesia, a sprawling metro of around 8.5 million people. Between studying at a local university and enrolling in an English Connect program, her language proficiency advanced quickly [1]. The pursuit of linguistic fluency in a

When considering the missio Dei and local churches’ part to play in it, few things are more foundational and important than a biblical understanding of the church. At Terminus, we want a robust biblical ecclesiology not to be something we arrive at along the way or figure out pragmatically,

Introduction Culture is notoriously difficult to define. However, its Latin roots shed some light on our cultural path. First, colere: referring to agriculture. It’s about tilling the ground and growing things according to a plan. Second, colonus, which relates to inhabiting something; and finally, cultus, referring to honour and

The story of human civilization is essentially a story of cities. Throughout the world and down through history, humanity has gravitated towards urban centers. In the 21st century, humanity has become primarily urban, and cities have reached unprecedented proportions, heights, and populations. The urban population has doubled since 1950