The Priority of Leadership Training in Global Mission

The Western church can contribute to the health of the whole body of Christ through the wise support of theological education in the Majority World.
The Western church can contribute to the health of the whole body of Christ through the wise support of theological education in the Majority World.
by Robert L. Plummer and John Mark Terry, eds. IVP Academic, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL, 60515-1426, 253 pages, 2012, $22.00. —Reviewed by David R. Dunaetz, former church planter in France; assistant professor of psychology, Azusa Pacific University. To demonstrate the relevance of Roland Allen’s classic Missionary Methods: Saint Paul’s or Ours? published a . . . read more
The Western church can contribute to the health of the whole body of Christ through the wise support of theological education in the Majority World.
by Alan R. Tippett, ed. Doug Priest, series ed. William Carey Library, 1605 East Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 91104, 686 pages, 2013, $39.99. —Reviewed by David H. Greenlee, international ministry services coordinator, Operation Mobilization, Wallisellen, Switzerland. Alan R. Tippett (1911–1988) was, in Charles Kraft’s words, “the deepest and broadest missiologist of our time.” He was . . . read more
Money is both influential and powerful; it can be used strategically for the benefit of God’s kingdom or detrimentally through creating paternalistic dependence.
Worship and Mission for the Global Church: An Ethnodoxlogy Handbook
By James Krabill, Frank Fortunato, Robin P. Harris, and Brian Schrag, eds. William Carey Library, 1605 E. Elizabeth St. Pasadena, CA 91104, 580 pages, 2013, $37.49.
Perspectives from history offer potential ways forward in the ongoing debate about Insider Movements.
by Stephen T. Um and Justin Buzzard Crossway Publishers, 1300 Crescent Street, Wheaton, IL 60187, 176 pages, 2013, $15.99. —Reviewed by Kevin Book-Satterlee, Latin America Mission, Mexico City. It is difficult to dispute the importance of cities now that more than fifty percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Stephen Um and Justin . . . read more
Perspectives from one serving in the military on ways that missions might benefit from taking advantage of the opportunities military volunteers can provide.
Christie, Vance. 2013. Adoniram Judson: Devoted for Life. Ross-shire: Christian Focus Publications.
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