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Missions : biblical foundations and contemporary strategies / Gailyn Van Rheenen, with Anthony Parker.

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: 2nd editionDescription: 514 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780310252375 (hardcover)
  • 0310252377 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 266.001 23
LOC classification:
  • BV2063 .V35 2014
Contents:
The biblical narrative of mission: entering God's story -- Spiritual awakenings for mission: reflecting God's glory -- Theological foundations of missions: developing a theology of mission -- The church: God's embodiment of mission -- Motives for missions: reasons for participating in God's mission -- Types of missionaries: the many faces of missionary ministry -- The missionary cycle: predeparture through reentry -- Epochs of the world Christian movement: the survival and growth of authentic Christianity through mission -- Becoming incarnational: illustrations of incarnational ministry -- Entering a new culture: learning to be learners where worldviews and customs are different -- Becoming multicultural: overcoming feelings of superiority -- The nature of cross-cultural communication: encoding and decoding God's eternal message -- The missional helix: developing practices for God's mission -- Creative strategies for planting, nurturing, and training: practical ways of implementing God's purposes -- Planting, nurturing, and training: an incarnational model for tribal Africa -- Planting, nurturing, and training: an incarnational model for North Africa -- Using money in missions: the good, the bad, and the ugly -- The benefits and challenges of short-term missions: how short-term ministry can have long-term impact -- Selecting areas for cross-cultural mission: intertwining factors
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Book Book Reformational Study Centre General library 266.001 RHEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available RSC026236
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 482-498) and indexes.

The biblical narrative of mission: entering God's story -- Spiritual awakenings for mission: reflecting God's glory -- Theological foundations of missions: developing a theology of mission -- The church: God's embodiment of mission -- Motives for missions: reasons for participating in God's mission -- Types of missionaries: the many faces of missionary ministry -- The missionary cycle: predeparture through reentry -- Epochs of the world Christian movement: the survival and growth of authentic Christianity through mission -- Becoming incarnational: illustrations of incarnational ministry -- Entering a new culture: learning to be learners where worldviews and customs are different -- Becoming multicultural: overcoming feelings of superiority -- The nature of cross-cultural communication: encoding and decoding God's eternal message -- The missional helix: developing practices for God's mission -- Creative strategies for planting, nurturing, and training: practical ways of implementing God's purposes -- Planting, nurturing, and training: an incarnational model for tribal Africa -- Planting, nurturing, and training: an incarnational model for North Africa -- Using money in missions: the good, the bad, and the ugly -- The benefits and challenges of short-term missions: how short-term ministry can have long-term impact -- Selecting areas for cross-cultural mission: intertwining factors

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