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Deliver us from evil, 2002
Missiology: An International Review, 1999
This article describes the six-year development process and the undergirding philosophy of the Ev... more This article describes the six-year development process and the undergirding philosophy of the Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions (EDWM). One of a series of reference works published by Baker Book House, the EDWM presents in irenic fashion a broad-based evangelical orientation toward the missionary enterprise. The roughly 1,440 entries (760,000 assigned words) provide comprehensive coverage of the field (including theology, social sciences, history, religions, theory, practice, people, and geography). The writing style enables accessibility for the lay reader, and the additional helps (bibliographies, an outline of the articles, indices, and cross-references) make the EDWM usable for the scholar or student of mission who needs to survey a missiological discipline.
Missiology: An International Review, 2010
Edinburgh, was a suggestive moment for many people seeking direction for Christian mission in the... more Edinburgh, was a suggestive moment for many people seeking direction for Christian mission in the twenty-first century. Several different constituencies within world Christianity held significant events around 2010. From 2005, an international group worked collaboratively to develop an intercontinental and multi-denominational project, known as Edinburgh 2010, and based at New College, University of Edinburgh. This initiative brought together representatives of twenty different global Christian bodies, representing all major Christian denominations and confessions, and many different strands of mission and church life, to mark the Centenary. Essential to the work of the Edinburgh 1910 Conference, and of abiding value, were the findings of the eight think-tanks or 'commissions'. These inspired the idea of a new round of collaborative reflection on Christian mission-but now focused on nine themes identified as being key to mission in the twenty-first century. The study process was polycentric, open-ended, and as inclusive as possible of the different genders, regions of the world, and theological and confessional perspectives in today's church. It was overseen by the Study
As we reflect on the past century, then, the stories of the evangelical world church deserve to b... more As we reflect on the past century, then, the stories of the evangelical world church deserve to be heard. In this volume, we do not have space to even begin to scratch the surface. Being forced to choose an orientation, we collected stories and thinking related to the way evangelicals have idealized, operationalized and organized in light of the remaining frontiers of mission.https://scholar.csl.edu/edinburghcentenary/1005/thumbnail.jp
Christianity, Effective Intercultural Communication, Oct 14, 2014
Mission to the World, 2008
The Lausanne Movement, 2014
I’ve watched with interest recent events at Wheaton College play out in the national news—events ... more I’ve watched with interest recent events at Wheaton College play out in the national news—events involving the move to dismiss tenured professor Larycia Hawkins for her comments related to Islam, and especially for her reference to Muslims and Christians “worshipping the same God.” As an evangelical, I’ve long appreciated the presence and influence of Wheaton in the wider world. I’ve spoken in Wheaton’s chapel, have had Wheaton graduates in my classes, and have friends that are professors there. I love Wheaton and desire its best. Moreover, like many evangelicals, I view Wheaton as belonging not merely to the Wheaton board, faculty, administration, and alumni—but to the worldwide evangelical community. What Wheaton does affects us all. As I’ve observed the unfolding drama, I’ve had concerns over the way Wheaton has framed the issues, over the repercussions of this for Christian witness, and over the failure to include missiologists and missionaries as interlocutors. That is, for mos...
o matter how hard man tries, it is impossible for him to divest himself of his own culture, for i... more o matter how hard man tries, it is impossible for him to divest himself of his own culture, for it has penetrated to the roots of his nervous system and determines how he perceives the world. Most of culture lies hidden and is outside voluntary control making up the warp and weff of human existence. Even when small fragments of culture are elevated to awareness, they are difficult to change, not only because they are so personally experienced but because people cannot act or interact at all in any meaningful way except through the medium of culture .1 It has long been recognized by the social sciences that we are creatures made for culture and by culture. We cannot escape culture just as we cannot escape our physical bodies. Understanding culture is at the heartbeat of the missionary enterprise .2 Certainly it is also of core concern in the effort to con-textualize the Gospel. At the outset we should note that the goal of contextu-alization is not to make the Gospel relevant: it is ...
People like to become Christians without crossing racial, linguistic, or class barriers. This pri... more People like to become Christians without crossing racial, linguistic, or class barriers. This principle states an undeniable fact. Human beings do build barriers around their own societies. More exactly we may say that the ways in which each society lives and speaks, dresses and works, of necessity set it off from other societies. The world's population is a mosaic and each piece has a separate life of its own that seems strange and often unlovely to men and women of other pieces. (McGavran, Understanding (1990), p. 163).
Missiology: An International Review, 2006
Our current approach towards contextualization as essentially a theological enterprise is an appr... more Our current approach towards contextualization as essentially a theological enterprise is an appropriate foundation, but no more than a foundation. In this article I outline a contextualization paradigm that goes beyond theologizing to include all that the Christian faith is and all that following Christ calls us to do. Such an approach may be called comprehensive contextualization.
Missiology: An International Review, 2001
Describing and distinguishing the different types of African Pentecostalism, he traces the variou... more Describing and distinguishing the different types of African Pentecostalism, he traces the various church groups back to their nineteenth-century roots in Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal), influenced by the Zion City, Ohio, revival and the Azusa Street revival in Los Angeles. He provides a spirited overview of the context, significance, and growth of the resulting
International Bulletin of Missionary Research, 1995
International Bulletin of Missionary Research, 2011
Evangelical dictionary of world missions With more than 1,400 articles on mission theory and prac... more Evangelical dictionary of world missions With more than 1,400 articles on mission theory and practice, theology, and history, this comprehensive resource presents a wealth of information on the topic of world missions. The Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions includes contributions by over three hundred missionaries, theologians, and e... Full description Other Authors: Burnett, David 1943-; Engen, Charles Edward van (Other); Moreau, A. Scott 1955-; Netland, Harold A. 1955Format: Print Book Language: English Subito Delivery Service: Order now. Check availability: HBZ Gateway Published: Grand Rapids, Mich. [u.a.] Baker Books c2000 Series/Journal: Baker reference library Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: B Mission (international law / Missiology Further subjects: B Dictionary B Missions Theory B Missions Theory Dictionaries B Missions B Missions Dictionaries Online Access: Cover (Verlag)
Deliver us from evil, 2002
Missiology: An International Review, 1999
This article describes the six-year development process and the undergirding philosophy of the Ev... more This article describes the six-year development process and the undergirding philosophy of the Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions (EDWM). One of a series of reference works published by Baker Book House, the EDWM presents in irenic fashion a broad-based evangelical orientation toward the missionary enterprise. The roughly 1,440 entries (760,000 assigned words) provide comprehensive coverage of the field (including theology, social sciences, history, religions, theory, practice, people, and geography). The writing style enables accessibility for the lay reader, and the additional helps (bibliographies, an outline of the articles, indices, and cross-references) make the EDWM usable for the scholar or student of mission who needs to survey a missiological discipline.
Missiology: An International Review, 2010
Edinburgh, was a suggestive moment for many people seeking direction for Christian mission in the... more Edinburgh, was a suggestive moment for many people seeking direction for Christian mission in the twenty-first century. Several different constituencies within world Christianity held significant events around 2010. From 2005, an international group worked collaboratively to develop an intercontinental and multi-denominational project, known as Edinburgh 2010, and based at New College, University of Edinburgh. This initiative brought together representatives of twenty different global Christian bodies, representing all major Christian denominations and confessions, and many different strands of mission and church life, to mark the Centenary. Essential to the work of the Edinburgh 1910 Conference, and of abiding value, were the findings of the eight think-tanks or 'commissions'. These inspired the idea of a new round of collaborative reflection on Christian mission-but now focused on nine themes identified as being key to mission in the twenty-first century. The study process was polycentric, open-ended, and as inclusive as possible of the different genders, regions of the world, and theological and confessional perspectives in today's church. It was overseen by the Study
As we reflect on the past century, then, the stories of the evangelical world church deserve to b... more As we reflect on the past century, then, the stories of the evangelical world church deserve to be heard. In this volume, we do not have space to even begin to scratch the surface. Being forced to choose an orientation, we collected stories and thinking related to the way evangelicals have idealized, operationalized and organized in light of the remaining frontiers of mission.https://scholar.csl.edu/edinburghcentenary/1005/thumbnail.jp
Christianity, Effective Intercultural Communication, Oct 14, 2014
Mission to the World, 2008
The Lausanne Movement, 2014
I’ve watched with interest recent events at Wheaton College play out in the national news—events ... more I’ve watched with interest recent events at Wheaton College play out in the national news—events involving the move to dismiss tenured professor Larycia Hawkins for her comments related to Islam, and especially for her reference to Muslims and Christians “worshipping the same God.” As an evangelical, I’ve long appreciated the presence and influence of Wheaton in the wider world. I’ve spoken in Wheaton’s chapel, have had Wheaton graduates in my classes, and have friends that are professors there. I love Wheaton and desire its best. Moreover, like many evangelicals, I view Wheaton as belonging not merely to the Wheaton board, faculty, administration, and alumni—but to the worldwide evangelical community. What Wheaton does affects us all. As I’ve observed the unfolding drama, I’ve had concerns over the way Wheaton has framed the issues, over the repercussions of this for Christian witness, and over the failure to include missiologists and missionaries as interlocutors. That is, for mos...
o matter how hard man tries, it is impossible for him to divest himself of his own culture, for i... more o matter how hard man tries, it is impossible for him to divest himself of his own culture, for it has penetrated to the roots of his nervous system and determines how he perceives the world. Most of culture lies hidden and is outside voluntary control making up the warp and weff of human existence. Even when small fragments of culture are elevated to awareness, they are difficult to change, not only because they are so personally experienced but because people cannot act or interact at all in any meaningful way except through the medium of culture .1 It has long been recognized by the social sciences that we are creatures made for culture and by culture. We cannot escape culture just as we cannot escape our physical bodies. Understanding culture is at the heartbeat of the missionary enterprise .2 Certainly it is also of core concern in the effort to con-textualize the Gospel. At the outset we should note that the goal of contextu-alization is not to make the Gospel relevant: it is ...
People like to become Christians without crossing racial, linguistic, or class barriers. This pri... more People like to become Christians without crossing racial, linguistic, or class barriers. This principle states an undeniable fact. Human beings do build barriers around their own societies. More exactly we may say that the ways in which each society lives and speaks, dresses and works, of necessity set it off from other societies. The world's population is a mosaic and each piece has a separate life of its own that seems strange and often unlovely to men and women of other pieces. (McGavran, Understanding (1990), p. 163).
Missiology: An International Review, 2006
Our current approach towards contextualization as essentially a theological enterprise is an appr... more Our current approach towards contextualization as essentially a theological enterprise is an appropriate foundation, but no more than a foundation. In this article I outline a contextualization paradigm that goes beyond theologizing to include all that the Christian faith is and all that following Christ calls us to do. Such an approach may be called comprehensive contextualization.
Missiology: An International Review, 2001
Describing and distinguishing the different types of African Pentecostalism, he traces the variou... more Describing and distinguishing the different types of African Pentecostalism, he traces the various church groups back to their nineteenth-century roots in Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal), influenced by the Zion City, Ohio, revival and the Azusa Street revival in Los Angeles. He provides a spirited overview of the context, significance, and growth of the resulting
International Bulletin of Missionary Research, 1995
International Bulletin of Missionary Research, 2011
Evangelical dictionary of world missions With more than 1,400 articles on mission theory and prac... more Evangelical dictionary of world missions With more than 1,400 articles on mission theory and practice, theology, and history, this comprehensive resource presents a wealth of information on the topic of world missions. The Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions includes contributions by over three hundred missionaries, theologians, and e... Full description Other Authors: Burnett, David 1943-; Engen, Charles Edward van (Other); Moreau, A. Scott 1955-; Netland, Harold A. 1955Format: Print Book Language: English Subito Delivery Service: Order now. Check availability: HBZ Gateway Published: Grand Rapids, Mich. [u.a.] Baker Books c2000 Series/Journal: Baker reference library Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: B Mission (international law / Missiology Further subjects: B Dictionary B Missions Theory B Missions Theory Dictionaries B Missions B Missions Dictionaries Online Access: Cover (Verlag)