Apostolic Church Planting: Birthing New Churches from New Believers
by J.D. Payne IVP Books, 2015 —Reviewed by Dr. Pam Arlund, global training and research leader, All Nations Family J. D. Payne has written a book that is neither too long, nor too short, but just right for new practitioners of church planting. It is not written for an audience that is merely seeking inspiration, […]
Collegial Leadership among 1st and 2nd Generation Chinese Leaders
Over the last thirty years, the Western world has experienced a huge influx of immigrants from mainland China and Hong Kong. This diaspora of Chinese immigrants found fertile soil in Western countries, which is reflected in the plethora of churches scattered throughout. These churches are comprised of first, second, and 1.5-generation leaders and congregants.
A Diaspora Mission Strategy for Local Churches
In the last decade, research on and response to migration has become a priority for nations and communities. More recently, mission organizations, denominations, and congregations have rallied to locally address migrants.
Applications of the Orality Discussion
The ongoing Evangelical discussion of orality relates to engaging all peoples with the word, especially those with a high orality reliance (HOR). It is first a discussion—an interaction of scholars and practitioners trying to unlock doors that reveal ways and means of communication and learning.
The Fallacy of World Religions: A View from Africa
Teaching world religions to African students in Kenya gradually became a strange experience. I say gradually, because in my earlier years of teaching I did not seem to realize what was happening.
Songs of Life: Music, Mission, and Medicine
In this article, I want to take medical ethnomusicology a step beyond, addressing missiological issues that arise from diverse kingdom practices in Mozambique. I demonstrate how music and the creative arts can constructively engage society, supporting and nurturing a vital way of life and health that bears public witness to the reign of God.
Hermeneutics for Healthy Churches
As one who is involved in theological education in a missions context, I am encouraged by many young missionaries who recognize that the task of missions is not complete when a few are converted, or when an initial church or even a group of churches are planted among a people group.
The Untapped Training Potential of Support-Raising
For over seventeen years my husband and I had raised support and had seen both the victories and defeats. However, no matter how short or long it took, or how many struggles we faced along the way, God always provided what we needed in order for us to serve him in the places he led us.
Becoming Native to Win the Natives: Cross-culturally Becoming All Things to All Men
by Tabor Laughlin Wipf & Stock, 2016 —Reviewed by Ed Scheuerman, professor of intercultural studies, Lancaster Bible College Living among nationals is not enough to accomplish the goal of gaining acceptance in order to share the gospel. The missionary needs to seek to ‘become native.’ Drawing upon his ten years of living in China, Tabor […]
Global Gospel: An Introduction to Christianity on Five Continents
by Douglas Jacobsen Baker Academic, 2015 —Reviewed by Edward L. Smither, dean, College of Intercultural Studies, Columbia International University Douglas Jacobsen (distinguished professor of church history and theology at Messiah College) has spent a career teaching Global Christian history. He pays that forward in this new book, which offers a concise grasp of the history […]