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Local Theology for the Global Church: Principles for an Evangelical Approach to Contextualization
by Matthew Cook, Rob Haskell, Ruth Julian, and Natee Tanchanpongs, eds. William Carey Library, 1605 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 91104, 256 pages, 2010, $17.99.…
The Gospel among the Nations: A Documentary History of Inculturation
by Robert A. Hunt Orbis Books, Price Bldg, Box 302, Maryknoll, NY 10545, 290 pages, 2010, $35.00. —Reviewed by Dr. Allen Yeh, professor at Biola…
The Death of Missions: Response 4: We Need to First Ask Questions
by Alex Araujo It is true that the word “missions” has become confused in the minds of many today, and a change of vocabulary might…
The Death of Missions: Response 3: Stirring the Hive with Perhaps Needed Redefinitions
by Bill Taylor The 64-year-old memory is still strong. As a child in Costa Rica, I visited the Ross family farm. Mr. Ross warned, “Billy,…
The Death of Missions: Response 2: Acknowledging Our Past while Prioritizing Our Calling
by Jonathan Bonk Colin Andrews makes a good case for a moratorium on the word “mission” and its cognates. After all, it has picked up…
The Death of Missions: Response 1: Winsome Witness Is Our Priority
by Miriam Adeney Lots of words offend: church, evangelical, Christian, Republican, Democrat, American, Christ. If a word offends a significant segment of our audience, let’s…
The Death of Missions: An EMQ Symposium
Increasingly in the West, younger Christians eschew the word “missions.” Colin Andrews challenges us to drop the word altogether. We decided to publish his proposal with responses from four Christian leaders. We invite you to join the continuing discussion online.
Setting Goals for North American Missions: A Multi-ministry Exercise
Forty-five mission executive directors/CEOs participated in an exercise to consider the future challenges for North American missions.
Resolving Conflict with Cross-cultural Partners
How we personally make meaning of situations is a critical component in conflict.
Review of 2010Boston: The Changing Contours of World Mission and Christianity
This “moving conference” changed venues throughout its four days, allowing three hundred conference attendees to experience the hospitality of six major divinity schools in the Boston area.
Korean Contextualization: A Brief Examination
The author discusses important theological and cultural issues that have been largely ignored in contextualizing Christianity in Korea.
Preparing for Long-term Ministry
What does it take to be effective in kingdom work over the long haul?
Letting Church History Open the Door for the Gospel
A missionary in Russia reminds us that church history can work for us as we proclaim the life-giving message of Jesus.
The Cycle of Christ-honoring Transformation in Communities
A case study from Central Asia outlines a four-stage process which demonstrates what true transformation in communities, not of communities, looks like.
The Receptivity Principle: A Tried-and-True Guide for Missionaries
Missionaries should test potential areas of service and do the majority of their gospel proclamation where it is likely to produce fruitful results.
Self-Reliance or Mutual Dependence? A Vision for the Worldwide Church
Drawing from 2 Corinthians 8, the author digs deeper into the truth that to be a Christian is to be both a recipient and a giver.
Selfless Love: The Missing Middle in Honor/Shame Cultures
Seeing salvation as a shame-to-honor story will open up the possibility of finding redemptive analogies in honor/shame cultures.
Waiting on Dibel: The Growth of Pentecostalism among Spanish Gypsies
Using the example of the extraordinary growth of Gypsies in Spain, the author explains the importance of being open and attentive to God’s movement.
The Impossibility of Thwarting God’s Plan: Reflecting on Theological Prejudices
Insights on the prejudices of biblical characters enable the author to see his own prejudices, and to understand how God still works his purposes through us despite them.
“What about My Singleness?” Encouraging the Single Person toward Ministry
Working in mobilization has brought me into contact with many serious inquirers and applicants for long-term missionary work. As I’ve interviewed hundreds of single, young adults, eventually a common question emerges: what about my singleness?
Unpacking Cape Town 2010
Corwin offers his impressions of Lausanne Congress 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Our Readers Write…
Writing Missionary Newsletters I read the Letters to the Editor in the October 2010 issue with interest. As someone who worked in Nepal for much of the 1990s, I found it hard to treat those we wrote to as anything other than friends.
Other Books Received
Other Books Received Ande, Titre. 2010. Leadership & Authority: Bula Matari and the Life-Community Ecclesiology in Congo. Oxford: Regnum Books International. Carlton, R. Bruce. 2010.…
Miracles, Missions, and American Pentecostalism
by Gary B. McGee Orbis Books, P.O. Box 302, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0302, 2010, 326 pages, $30.00 paperback. —Reviewed by Grant McClung, president, MissionsResourceGroup.org; and missiological…