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100 1 _aVan Rheenen, Gailyn,
_d1946-
245 1 0 _aMissions :
_bbiblical foundations and contemporary strategies /
_cGailyn Van Rheenen, with Anthony Parker.
250 _a2nd edition.
300 _a514 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 482-498) and indexes.
505 0 _aThe 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
650 0 _aMissions
_xTheory.
650 0 _aChristianity and culture.
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