Missions
Subtitle: Biblical Foundations And Contemporary Strategies
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
Published: March 14, 2008
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780310252375
Subjects: Missions & Missionary Work; Christian Ministry - Missions; Christian Theology - General; Sociology - General; Missions; Social Theology; Religion; Religion - Church Life
First sentence: When a ship is in harbor, it must be anchored firmly.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Monte Cox; title: The biblical narrative of mission : entering God's story; title: Spiritual awakenings for mission : reflecting God's glory; title: Theological foundations of missions : developing a theology of mission; title: The church : God's embodiment of mission; title: Motives for missions : reasons for participating in God's mission; title: Types of missionaries : the many faces of missionary ministry; title: The missionary cycle : predeparture through reentry; title: Epochs of the world Christian movement : the survival and growth of authentic Christianity through mission; title: Becoming incarnational : illustrations of incarnational ministry; title: Entering a new culture : learning to be learners where worldviews and customs are different; title: Becoming multicultural : overcoming feelings of superiority; title: The nature of cross-cultural communication : encoding and decoding God's eternal message; title: The missional helix : developing practices for God's mission; title: Creative strategies for planting, nurturing, and training : practical ways of implementing God's purposes; title: Planting, nurturing, and training : an incarnational model for tribal Africa; title: Planting, nurturing, and training : an incarnational model for North Africa; title: Using money in missions : the good, the bad, and the ugly; title: The benefits and challenges of short-term missions : how short-term ministry can have long-term impact; title: Selecting areas for cross-cultural mission : intertwining factors; title: Epilogue : Who are Jim and Julie?