Crossroads of the nations
Subtitle: diaspora, globalization, and evangelization
By: Jared Looney
Contributors: Douglas, Kendi Howells; Burris, Stephen
Series: Urban ministry in the 21st century; Urban ministry in the 21st century (series)
Publisher: Urban Loft Publishers
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Portland, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780692438794
Subjects: Clergy; Office; Missions; Clergé; Ministère
Description: The twin forces of globalization and urbanization are transforming the context of global missions. While the Western church grapples with the challenges of evangelism in an age of globalization, new evangelistic opportunities are emerging that blur the conventional boundaries between local and global outreach. Even as the rise of a persistent post-Christendom presents new challenges for the church, global migration is rearranging the religious and ethnic makeup of our cities. Cities are centers of constant change, and in an urban world, current missionaries will need to become adaptable. Furthermore, contemporary missions strategies will need to engage a world organized along networks that may transcend geographic boundaries. Painting a picture of evangelism and church planting in our urban and global world, Crossroads of the Nations utilizes contemporary data and together with missionary accounts--both actual and recent--tells a story of transnational missions impacting our world. (Publisher).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-327).
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Enoch Wan; title: Nations on the move; title: A world in transition; title: Loving our neighbor: foundations for witness in a pluralistic society; title: Diaspora, globalization, and migration; title: Evangelism among the nations; title: Transnationalism and the gospel: mission without borders; title: The new context for missions and ministry implications; title: Conclusion.