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Insider Approach to Muslim Ministry I appreciate EMQ running an “Insider Approach to Muslim Ministry a Latino Perspective” by Carlos Diaz (July 2010).
Shrewd as a Snake, Innocent as a Dove: The Ethics of Missionary Dissimulation and Subterfuge
by Larry Poston “Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise—why destroy yourself? Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool—why die before your…
Other Books Received
Flanigan, Shawn Teresa. 2010. For the Love of God: NGOs and Religious Identity in a Violent World. Sterling, Va.: Kumarian Press. Hirsch, Alan and Debra…
Planting Churches in the 21st Century: A Guide for Those Who Want Fresh Perspectives and New Ideas for Creating Congregations
Written for present and potential church planters, this is not so much a book of new ideas but, rather a book of ideas on how to generate new ideas relevant to the church planter’s specific cultural and economic context.
The Missional Entrepreneur: Principles and Practices for Business as Missions
The book is an excellent read for getting basic theological insight into the world of marketplace ministry.
The Meeting of the Waters: 7 Global Currents that Will Propel the Future Church
The Meeting of the Waters is not your usual “mission textbook,” but it is the kind of trends analysis that is indispensable for anticipating future church and mission.
Leadership in a Slum: A Bangkok Case Study
This book is a good contribution to the emerging literature on work in slum communities but without a specific focus on missional notions.
Invitation to World Missions: A Trinitarian Missiology for the Twenty-first Century
Invitation to World Missions contains a strong biblical approach with practical suggestions.
Into the Mud: Inspiration for Everyday Activists: True Stories of Africa
The author structures the book around the stories of ten individuals, mostly unconnected to each other. The common thread is the author’s connection to each.
Gideon’s People: Being a Chronicle of an American Indian Community in Colonial Connecticut and the Moravian Missionaries Who Served There
Gideon’s People is an impressive achievement by the authors who took over a decade to translate and edit the diaries left behind by the German Moravian missionaries serving an American Indian community at Pachgatgoch in the Housatonic Valley of northwestern Connecticut.
Faith and Family in Asia: The Missional Impact of Social Networks
This collection of essays, originally presented at the SEANET XI missiological forum in Chiang Mai, Thailand (January 2009), is a magnificent contribution to this issue of primal importance for missional advance.
Commissioned: What Jesus Wants You to Know as You Go
Newell approaches the Great Commission narratives as sequential rather than synoptic. Each of the five Great Commission passages builds on the others to present the Commission.
Beyond Empire: Postcolonialism and Mission in a Global Context
Ingleby’s observations constitute a call to deeper engagement, in the name of Christ and in the spirit of the in-breaking Kingdom of God.
A Christian Guide to the Qur’an: Building Bridges in Muslim Evangelism
The purpose of the book is to serve as an aid to possible bridges that might come about in daily discussions with Muslims.
Getting Data
Despite some of the basic limitations, obtaining increasingly accurate and up-to-date counts on all types of issues is easier than ever.
Design and Fit: Nurturing the Call of God in Mobilizing Mission Candidates
The essential work of mission mobilization is to best fit workers into global contribution.
Making Disciples—Go, Baptize, Teach!
The Tokyo 2010 Declaration repeatedly states that both the process and product of missions should have at its heart “making disciples of all peoples in this generation.”
Tokyo 2010 Declaration Making Disciples of Every People in Our Generation
May 2010, 900 mission leaders from 85 countries representing nearly 100,000 missionaries met together at the Tokyo 2010 Global Mission Consultation. As an outcome, the consultation issued the following declaration.
Operation World: Helping You Pray for Every Nation—Including Those in EMQ
Examples of how Operation World can help you pray in an informed way for issues addressed in EMQ articles.
Peanuts and Soda Pop… Why Alliances Can Be Good
Why would one missionary organization decide to form an alliance with another?
Has the Sky Changed Shape? Reflections of a Grey-haired Missionary
If we are to understand missions worldwide, we need to look at the role of women in God’s economy.
Missionary Mobilization in the United Kingdom: GenYers’ Perspectives
What GenYers rank as most important in their becoming committed to long-term missions.
Good Teams, Bad Teams: Under What Conditions Do Missionary Teams Function Effectively?
If and when trust, task conflict, commitment to group decisions, accountability, and group goals can be effective in team building and church planting.
Putting Together a Church-planting Team? Look to Barnabas
A biblical examination of eight aspects from the life of Barnabas for church-planting teams.