Mission and the Cultural Other

Mission and the Cultural Other
Author: Randy S. Woodley
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2022-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1725263874

Mission and the Cultural Other is a decolonial critique of a too often failed missionary enterprise. Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley, a former missionary and missiologist, writes both as an insider and an outsider. As an Indigenous person, a missionary among Native Americans, and a decolonial theologian with over thirty years of experience in various missionary movements, he has seen the best and worst that American mission has to offer. Before change can be made in a guarded system such as Christian mission, the critique must be pervasive and cut to the core of the problem. To truly understand the weakness of modern mission, we need to hear from those who have been its casualties.

Serving with Eyes Wide Open

Serving with Eyes Wide Open
Author: David A. Livermore
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2012-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441241132

Short-term mission trips are great ways to impact the kingdom. Yet they can lack effectiveness because of mistakes or naiveté on the part of participants. In this insightful and timely book, David A. Livermore calls us to serve with our eyes open to global and cultural realities so we can become more effective cross-cultural ministers. Serving with Eyes Wide Open is a must-have book for anyone doing a short-term mission or service project, whether domestic or overseas. Foreword by Paul Borthwick.

Cross-Cultural Servanthood

Cross-Cultural Servanthood
Author: Duane Elmer
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2009-08-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830874836

With careful biblical exposition and keen cross-cultural awareness, Duane Elmer offers principles and guidance for avoiding misunderstandings and building relationships in ways that honor people in other cultures.

Cross-Cultural Partnerships

Cross-Cultural Partnerships
Author: Mary T. Lederleitner
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2010-02-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830837477

Cross-cultural specialist Mary Lederleitner brings missiological and financial expertise to explain how global mission efforts can be funded with integrity, mutuality and transparency. Bringing together social science research, biblical principles and on-the-ground examples, she presents best practices for handling funding and finance.

Cross-Cultural Connections

Cross-Cultural Connections
Author: Duane Elmer
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2009-08-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830874828

Duane Elmer offers the tools needed to reduce apprehension, communicate effectively and establish genuine trust and acceptance between cultures while demonstrating how we can avoid being cultural imperialists and instead become authentic ambassadors for Christ.

Bruchko

Bruchko
Author: Bruce Olson
Publisher: Charisma Media
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2006-07-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1599793210

What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy leaves home and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson, it meant capture, disease, terror, loneliness, and torture. But what he discovered by trial and error has revolutionized then world of missions.

Many Colors

Many Colors
Author: Soong-Chan Rah
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1575674971

The United States is currently undergoing the most rapid demographic shift in its history. By 2050, white Americans will no longer comprise a majority of the population. Instead, they'll be the largest minority group in a country made up entirely of minorities, followed by Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans. Past shifts in America's demographics always reshaped the county's religious landscape. This shift will be no different. Soong-Chan Rah's book is intended to equip evangelicals for ministry and outreach in our changing nation. Borrowing from the business concept of "cultural intelligence," he explores how God's people can become more multiculturally adept. From discussions about cultural and racial histories, to reviews of case-study churches and Christian groups that are succeeding in bridging ethnic divides, Rah provides a practical and hopeful guidebook for Christians wanting to minister more effectively in diverse settings. Without guilt trips or browbeating, the book will spur individuals, churches, and parachurch ministries toward more effectively bearing witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Good News for people of every racial and cultural background. Its message is positive; its potential impact, transformative.

In the Presence of My Enemies

In the Presence of My Enemies
Author: Gracia Burnham
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2012-02-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1414358636

In the Presence of My Enemies, the gripping true story of American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham’s year as hostages in the Philippine jungle, was a New York Times best seller and has sold nearly 350,000 copies. This updated edition contains never-before-published information on the capture and trial of the Burnhams’ captors; Gracia’s secret return trip to the Philippines; and updates on recent events in Gracia’s life, ministry, and family.

Old Wing Mission

Old Wing Mission
Author: Robert P. Swierenga
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Total Pages: 712
Release: 2008-10-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Old Wing Mission is a historical treasure of rare documents giving the account of Reverend George N. and Arvilla Smith in their work and social interactions with Native Americans at a Christian mission colony. / "On the American frontier natives and newcomers met in many places, but nowhere was the encounter more profound than at the Christian mission. Here missionaries sought not only to save Indian souls but to Americanize them. . . . As told through a remarkable set of original sources, the story of the Old Wing Mission reveals all the tensions and complexities when one culture seeks to change another. Old Wing Mission offers readers an opportunity to hear voices on both sides of the cultural divide. . . . Deserves a wide and appreciative audience." James P. Ronda, University of Tulsa / "Meticulous. . . . The Smith diaries recount the trials of frontier missionaries. . . . Academicians, Christian scholars, and readers who love history will all benefit from this high-quality work." James M. McClurken, Michigan State University

Cultural Intelligence

Cultural Intelligence
Author: David A. Livermore
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2009-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0801035899

An intercultural ministry expert demonstrates the necessity of Cultural Intelligence for effectively serving an increasingly diverse church and world.