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Understanding World Religions: An Interdisciplinary Approach
by Irving Hexham Zondervan, 5300 Patterson Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530, 512 pages, 2011, $39.99. —Reviewed by Terry C. Muck, dean, E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission and Evangelism, Asbury…
Muhammad and the People of the Book
by Sahaja Carimokam Xlibris Corporation, 568 pages, 2011, $36.99. —Reviewed by Roy Oksnevad, director of Muslim Ministries, Wheaton College. Sahaja Carimokam’s (pseudonym) Muhammad and the…
Global Church Planting: Biblical Principles and Best Practices for Multiplication
by Craig Ott and Gene Wilson Baker Academic, P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287, 464 pages, 2011, $29.99. —Reviewed by David R. Dunaetz, assistant…
English Language Teaching in Theological Contexts
by Kitty Barnhouse Purgason, ed. William Carey Library, 1605 East Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 91104, 224 pages, 2010, $13.99. —Reviewed by Lonna J. Dickerson, director,…
Christianity and Chinese Culture
by Miikka Ruokanen and Paulos Huang, eds. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2140 Oak Industrial Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, 275 pages, 2011, $35.00.…
The Beauty of Partnership Study Guide (Standard Edition)
by Werner Mischke, designer/editor Mission One, Inc., P.O. Box 5960, Scottsdale, AZ 85261, 212 pages, 2011, $29.95 (free DVD discussion guide). —Reviewed by Todd Poulter,…
Helping Women Thrive: A Key Component of a Healthy Team Approach
The author shares some common concerns among missionary women.
The Tension between Reaching and Teaching
We cannot pit church planters against theological educators.
Going Forward Together: Merging the Leading North American Mission Associations
Editor’s note: With the merger of CrossGlobal Link and The Mission Exchange, beginning with the April 2012 issue, we will be running an ongoing column from the new mission entity.
Point/Counterpoint
Point: A Muslim-born Pastor’s Response to a 2009 Insider’s Conference by Jonathan McNeil. Counterpoint: Asking Questions: A Response to Jonathan McNeil by Kevin Higgins
Contextualization of Essential Christianity: Three Points
The essence of Christianity does not lie in the religious structures that are so obvious, but in something deeper, which Kraft shares using three key characteristics.
MK Education Consultants: Keeping Families on the Field
Shipman gives an overview of why education consultants are vital to missionary families around the world. She includes key characteristics consultants must display.
Cultural Anthropology to Modern Missions
Cultural anthropology can and should be harnessed as a necessary and practical aid for the task of knowing the soils of individual people within cultures and sub-cultures.
Lean on Me (Part 1): The Problem of Dependency
As the first of two articles on the dependency/ interdependency debate, Rickett presents the main views of Glenn Schwartz and John Rowell.
Teaching outside the Classroom: The Power of Relationship
After describing his own experience in teaching and mentoring in different contexts, Nichols shares ideas for developing the student-teacher relationship outside of the classroom.
Transforming Worldview through Song
Atkins shares how music can be used to confront issues within a believer’s worldview.
Asking Tough Questions: What Really Happens When We Train Leaders
Difficult, thoughtful questions can become tools to help us observe “the evidences of the grace of God.”
The Missionary as Cultural Pilgrim
Being a cultural pilgrim may be the best way to live on this earth, since it reminds us that we belong to God, not to a particular culture.
“Messing Up” Missionary Endeavors: Celebrating Roland Allen’s Missionary Methods
Payne encourages everyone involved in missions to set a goal in 2012 to read Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours?
John Stott Finishes His Race
Corwin focuses on three things that impress him most about Stott’s engagement with mission issues.
Other Books Received
Addison, Steve. 2011. Movements that Change the World. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press. Annan, Kent. 2011. After Shock: Searching for Honest Faith when Your World…
Other Books Received
by Other books Annan, Kent. 2011. After Shock: Searching for Honest Faith When Your World Is Shaken. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press. Fox, Frampton F.,…
Mission in the Spirit: Towards a Pentecostal/Charismatic Missiology
by Julie C. Ma and Wonsuk Ma. Regnum Books International, St. Philip & St. James Church, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR, U.K., 312 pages, 2010,…
Holistic Mission: God’s Plan for God’s People
by Brian Woolnough and Wonsuk Ma, eds. Regnum Books International, St. Phillip and St. James Church, Woodstock Rd., Oxford, OX2 6HR, U.K., 268 pages, 2010,…