Serving God in a Migrant Crisis: Ministry to People on the Move
by Patrick Johnstone with Dean Merrill Global Mapping International, 2016. —Reviewed by Joshua Gorenflo, MDiv and M.A. theology student at Abilene Christian University.
Christian Mission & Economic Systems: A Critical Survey of the Cultural and Religious Dimensions of Economies
by John Cheong and Eloise Hiebert Meneses, eds. William Carey Library, 2015. —Reviewed by Eva M. Pascal, PhD candidate, Religious Studies, Boston University; full-time instructor at Saint Michael’s College, Vermont.
Living among the Breakage: Contextual Theology-Making and Ex-Muslim Christians
by Duane Alexander Miller Pickwick Publications, 2011. —Reviewed by Paul Martindale, adjunct assistant professor, Islamic Studies and Cross-Cultural Ministry, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; director, Summer Institute on Islam and Islamic Ministry Consultant for Pioneers.
Leading with Story: Cultivating Christ-centered Leaders in a Storycentric Generation
by Rick Sessoms William Carey Library Press, 2016. —Reviewed by Benjamin Espinoza, PhD student, Michigan State University.
Crossing Cultures in Scripture: Biblical Principles for Mission Practice
by Marvin Newell InterVarsity Press, 2016. —Reviewed by Birgit Herppich, Fuller Theological Seminary; WEC International; former missionary in Ghana.
Christianity and Religious Plurality: Historical and Global Perspectives
by Wilbert R. Shenk and Richard J. Plantinga, eds. Cascade Books, 2016. —Reviewed by Larry Poston, professor of Religion, Nyack College.
When Endings Lead to Opportunities: Lessons from the Closing of Global Mapping International
The words “The End” immediately conjure up the last page of a book we simply haven’t been able to put down. There is nothing that comes after “The End.” It falls of the page into the unknown and so we avoid thinking about endings much.
Mutually Transformative Power of the Gospel Through Medicine in China
In the Gospel of Luke, we read the account of a young Jesus who went to the temple in Jerusalem, and sat with the teachers “both listening and asking them questions” (Luke 2:46). After his parents found him in the temple, Jesus returned to Nazareth with them. Luke described Jesus’ growth in the following way: “And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and men” (Luke 2:52). Physicians appreciate Luke’s focus on three dimensions of health in this verse—physical, emotional, and spiritual.
Walking Through ‘Samaria’: Incarnational Gospel Witness in Mexico
When Jesus gave his disciples the Great Commission, he told them they would be his witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. The Book of Acts narrates the progression of the Early Church from Jerusalem to the surrounding towns of Judea and Samaria and later to the outer reaches of the Roman Empire.
The Latin America Missionary Family: Challenges and Blessings
In order to better understand the reality of the Latin American missionary family, it is necessary that we Latins set aside our tendency to incorporate into our imagination the picture of an Anglo Saxon missionary family. Instead, it is time we work on looking to learn from the life experiences of Latin American families who have immigrated to foreign countries. It is only with this image in our cognitive constructions that we can begin to visualize more clearly the particular needs of our Latin American missionary families.