Communication in Mission and Development

Communication in Mission and Development
Author: Jim Harries
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2013-05-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1621896714

Communication in Mission and Development identifies, unpacks, and articulates fundamental problems in communication in mission and development as it is being carried out in Africa and the majority world today. New technology, unique in the history of mankind, is throwing up vexing issues, to date barely recognized, in communication practice. This book reconsiders: -Previous work by mission scholars on communication. -Questions regarding materialism in Africa. -Widespread understandings on the nature of human equality. -The impact on communication of the holding of monistic vs. dualistic worldviews. -African and Western approaches to hermeneutics. -The use of European languages for communication in Africa. -Issues related to globalization and development. -And more . . . Underlying differences in philosophical foundations amongst Western as against majority world people influences their respective communication to such an extent that the expectation that both sides simply understand one another because they happen to use the same international language is found to be unrealistic. Communication in Mission and Development concludes that the practice of mission and development will better cope with current realities when the use of local languages is once again given its proper decisive place.

Communication in Mission and Development

Communication in Mission and Development
Author: Jim Harries
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2013-05-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 162032878X

Communication in Mission and Development identifies, unpacks, and articulates fundamental problems in communication in mission and development as it is being carried out in Africa and the majority world today. New technology, unique in the history of mankind, is throwing up vexing issues, to date barely recognized, in communication practice. This book reconsiders: -Previous work by mission scholars on communication. -Questions regarding materialism in Africa. -Widespread understandings on the nature of human equality. -The impact on communication of the holding of monistic vs. dualistic worldviews. -African and Western approaches to hermeneutics. -The use of European languages for communication in Africa. -Issues related to globalization and development. -And more . . . Underlying differences in philosophical foundations amongst Western as against majority world people influences their respective communication to such an extent that the expectation that both sides simply understand one another because they happen to use the same international language is found to be unrealistic. Communication in Mission and Development concludes that the practice of mission and development will better cope with current realities when the use of local languages is once again given its proper decisive place.

Media in Church and Mission

Media in Church and Mission
Author: Viggo Sogaard
Publisher: William Carey Library
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1993
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780878082421

Although written before much of the revolution in digital media, this book provides a lot of useful strategic input for those involved in media and Scripture Engagement.

Factors of Success in UN Mission Communication Strategies in Post-conflict Settings

Factors of Success in UN Mission Communication Strategies in Post-conflict Settings
Author: Hanja Eurich
Publisher: Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3832524851

Communication in the broadest sense gains increasing importance in UN peace missions. However, a gap between demand and reality can be observed that points to a multitude of problematic issues. These are taken up by the thesis and it is finally argued: Successful communication strategies need to be aligned to the goals and tasks of the UN mission on all levels in order to be credible; they need to be conflict and context responsive, inclusive and participatory, consider cultural peculiarities and cross vertical as well as horizontal conflict lines. In the tradition of conflict transformative approaches a framework for analysis and evaluation of communication strategies is built and applied to the UN peace missions in Timor-Leste and Nepal. Derived is a dynamic model for the design of communication strategies that covers all relevant fields of action and performances.

Effective Intercultural Communication (Encountering Mission)

Effective Intercultural Communication (Encountering Mission)
Author: A. Scott Moreau
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2014-10-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441245936

With the development of instantaneous global communication, it is vital to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries. This addition to the acclaimed Encountering Mission series is designed to offer contemporary intercultural communication insights to mission students and practitioners. Authored by leading missionary scholars with significant intercultural experience, the book explores the cultural values that show up in intercultural communication and examines how we can communicate effectively in a new cultural setting. Features such as case studies, tables, figures, and sidebars are included, making the book useful for classrooms.

Intercultural Communication for Christian Ministry

Intercultural Communication for Christian Ministry
Author: Frank Tucker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2020-11-23
Genre:
ISBN:

Intercultural Communication for Christians Ministry has been written for Christians ministering in cultures or subcultures other than their own to create awareness of the communication issues involved and provide tools to enhance that. It attempts to reflect a culturally inclusive perspective so it is not just for westerners. It includes relationships, key cultural characteristics, worldview differences, oral communication and digital technology that impact communication of God's grand story. The core issues considered is how this story of God can be communicated in a meaningful and intelligible way to people in different cultures, that is, contextualising the gospel in a way that people can respond.

Receptor-Oriented Communication for Hui Muslims in China

Receptor-Oriented Communication for Hui Muslims in China
Author: Enoch Jinsik Kim
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2018-04-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532602057

There are many books that highlight the need and importance of mission toward unreached people. Unfortunately, few of them deal with the importance of understanding the real life of unreached people and how to analyze them. This book identifies conceptual issues for the development of receptor-oriented communication strategies among young, educated, urban Hui (YEU-Hui) Muslims in China’s northwestern cities in order to achieve culturally relevant churches in those areas. It is written to help not only those who are interested in the unreached, but also those who are interested in Muslim evangelism, urban sociology, biblical exegesis, contextual church planting, communication, and mission strategy. Enoch Jinsik Kim utilizes a new approach—virtual community mission for planting offline churches—that integrates the use of local church-driven Internet community, traditional media, and offline task teams from a multi-ethnic local church. While the research focuses on the Chinese Muslim context, the identification of the young, urban, and educated as a strategic group for mission can be applied in other Muslim and non-Muslim contexts. This research is useful to cross-cultural communicators, church planters, and all those interested in interpersonal relationships.