What's moving in missions
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Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World
by J.R. Woodward InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426, 2012, 256 pages, $25.00. —Reviewed by Jonathan K. Dodson (MDiv, ThM), pastor and…
Brazilian Evangelical Missions in the Arab World: History, Culture, Practice, and Theology
by Edward L. Smither Pickwick Publications (imprint of Wipf & Stock), 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401, 2012, 272 pages, $24.80. —Reviewed…
Essential Mission Partnering Principles
Only when we understand the spiritual foundation of our fellowship with God and one another will we find the motivation and encouragement to work through the challenges of partnering.
Are You Ready to Change?
When you have been doing something for almost twenty years, you had better be able to change with the times. If you aren’t, get out of the way because you are certain to get run over and left behind.
Gospelizing the Social: Why Social Justice & Evangelism Work Together
While the Church’s historic engagement in justice issues is well documented, there is a sense in which a renewed commitment to the missiological integration of justice and evangelism is drastically needed to uncover a contextualizable way forward.
Moscow: Missions in Context of Urban Need
Many evangelicals are beginning to engage a cultural strategy (A-E-I-O-U) that touches five cultural issues in Moscow.
Counsel from the Council: Five Jewels of Wisdom
Facing “truth in love” from Dagara Christian leaders was not easy, yet has proved invaluable to ongoing ministry for one international worker.
Instruments in the Hands of a Loving God: Lessons from Barnabas
By looking closely at the life of Barnabas, we can identify at least five things God looks for in individuals so that he can effectively use them.
Quandaries Our Missionaries Face
A ministry may be placed at risk because of a missionary’s self-defeating behavior and attitudes. Seven quandaries individuals face and how to help.
Six Things to Know Before You Go
Six characteristics of Filipino culture each person needs to understand and appreciate in order to minister effectively in that context.
Sebi tafratse (with all due respects): A Word to the West from the Rest
What is really thwarting our mission to reach the world? A strong and important plea from a Majority World leader.
All Cretans Are Liars: Reflections on Aspects of Cross-cultural Analysis and Training
How, if ever, should we use generalizations regarding the character of national or ethnic groups? Looking at research and reality.
Are We All Missionaries? Redefining the Mission for All Believers
The Church must continue to affirm the universal missionhood of the believer, calling all Christians to live as commissionaries, while pleading for a set-apart work of the missionary.
Spirit-led Followers: Rethinking Transformational Leadership Theory
How should Christians think about transformational leadership? Exploring the pros and cons in a Christian context.
Weighing Character and Personality
Who, for example, would tend to be better positioned to shine in cross-cultural communication, Ms./Mr. straight-laced introvert, or Ms./Mr. personality?
Searching for the Indigenous Method
In “Searching for the Indigenous Method” (October 2012), Kyle Faircloth criticizes what he describes as “the strategy for Church Planting Movements (CPM).” Unfortunately,
Network Science: Why Germs, Gossip and Good Ideas Follow the Same Rules
In the pre-Internet world of information scarcity the idea of something going viral would always have negative connotations. But as you know, in the digitoral…
The Local Church in Mission
Watching mission blossom here at Bonhomme Presbyterian Church has challenged many of my assumptions about mission and the local church
The Local Church in Mission: Confessions of a Recovering Mission Snob
Watching mission blossom here at Bonhomme Presbyterian Church has challenged many of my assumptions about mission and the local church
Other Books Received
Other Books Received Daniels, Gene. 2012. Meditations for the Missions Heart: Forty Days to Renew Your Mission Vision. n.p.
Serving God Globally: Finding Your Place in International Development
by Roland Hoksbergen Baker Academic, P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516, 240 pages, 2012, $21.99. —Reviewed by Seth Barnes, executive director, Adventures In Missions.…
River of God: An Introduction to World Missions
by Doug Priest and Stephen Burris, eds. Wipf & Stock, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401, 292 pages, 2012, $32.00. —Reviewed by…
The Rise of the Global South: The Decline of Western Christendom and the Rise of Majority World Christianity
by Elijah J. F. Kim Wipf & Stock, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401, 524 pages, 2012, $58.00. —Reviewed by Diane Stinton,…
Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective: Exploring the Contextual Nature of Theology and Mission
by Jeffrey P. Greenman and Gene L. Green, editors IVP Academic, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515, 267 pages, 2012, $26.00. —Reviewed by Marvin…