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Whose Story To Join? The Problem Of Social Plausibility, Social Missions Stations, And Their Relationship To Church Planting Movements, J. S. Williams

Great Commission Research Journal

Donald McGavran challenged the missions community sixty years ago to use the natural social bridges of a community, rather than create new ones, to see the gospel spread. This paper builds on this concept by applying social plausibility theory, as articulated by Peter Berger and Thomas Tuckman, to three case studies of church planting efforts among Muslims. The paper indicates, in keeping with McGavran, that missionaries may still construct “sociological mission stations” if they do not intentionally present the gospel to families and social networks instead of individuals.

William Carey’S Vision For Missionary Partnerships, Andrew D. Mcfarland

Great Commission Research Journal

When the English Baptist missionary William Carey left England bound for India in 1793, he did not attempt the effort alone. Instead, he thought a brotherhood of serious Christians residing in England as essential for the undertaking. However, he expected them to provide more than funding. He trusted them to supply the love, encouragement, and support that would make missionary service possible. As a result, the partnership of William Carey with the BMS was founded on interdependence, and Carey’s devotion to this fueled his perseverance through seasons of painful challenges. This was Carey’s vision for missionary partnerships.

Seventh-Day Adventist Approaches To Other Religions: Preliminary Findings From 1930-1950, Part I, Andrew Tompkins

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Book Review:Pilgrimage Of Awakening: The Extraordinary Lives Of Murray And Mary Rogers, Joseph Prabhu

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Book Review of Pilgrimage of Awakening: The Extraordinary Lives of Murray and Mary Rogers. By Mary V. T. Cattan. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2016, 421 pages.

Globalization And Its Effects On The Expansion Of The Church: Doing And Being Church Among Immigrant In The Usa, Sheryl Marks-Williams

The Asbury Journal

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The Normative Use Of Pentecostal Sanctification In British And American Methodism, Laurence W. Wood

The Asbury Journal

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“Please, Don’T Go There!” Missiological Considerations For Those Who Are Not Interested In Missions, Willie Edward Hucks

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

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What's In A Name? Assessing Mission Studies Program Titles, Robert A. Danielson, Larry W. Caldwell

Academic Books

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The Implications Of Culture On Who We Are And How We Understand The Bible And Share The Gospel, L. Ann Hamel

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

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A Ministry Response To Demonic Harassment And Possession Among Contemporary Hindus, Alexa Sharma

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

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Folk Religion And The Pentecostalism Surge In Latin America, William Price Payne

The Asbury Journal

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Book Reviews & Books Received, Howard A. Snyder, Timothy J. Christian, Brian Shockey, Jeremy B. Griffin, Moe Moe Nyunt, Nicholas W. Carpenter, Robert Danielson, Grant Miller, Benjamin J. Snyder, Jeremy B. Griffin, Taylor S. Brown, Robert Danielson

The Asbury Journal

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From The Editor, Robert Danielson Ph.D.

The Asbury Journal

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From The Archives: Aruther Greene: Pioneering Pentecostal Evangelist, Asbury Seminary Archives

The Asbury Journal

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Ancient Israel's History: An Introduction To Issues And Sources, Jim Wilson, Alison Hawanchak, Joachim Mbela, Brian Shockey, Drew Holland, Joseph Y. Hwang, Bejamin Wiggershaus, Danielle Li, Dustin Mills, Esteban Hildalgo, Kevin Burr

The Asbury Journal

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Personal Reflections On Christian Endeavor, Christine D. Pohl

The Asbury Journal

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The Kingdom Life And The Witness Of The Church, Art Mcphee

The Asbury Journal

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A Theology Of Missional Leadership In The Book Of Revelation, Gyeongchun Choi

Dissertations

Problem

Leadership styles and the attendant behavior of mission practitioners and church administrators too often demonstrate leadership attitudes and practices that reflect cultural norms while violating biblical norms. There is both historical and contemporary evidence of a predictable migration from leadership as service to leadership as control—such as autocracy, coercion, self-ascendancy, and dominance. These problems are found in leadership practices primarily informed by cultural norms apart from God’s Word. These norms vary widely and may even be practiced within the faith community thus violating biblical principles. This reality creates an urgent need for the application of biblical principles that transcend …

An Analysis Of Adventist Mission Methods In Brazil In Relationship To A Christian Movement Ethos, Marcelo Eduardo Da Costa Dias

Dissertations

In a little over 100 years, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brazil has grown to a membership of 1,447,470 (December 2013), becoming the country with the second highest total number of Adventists in the world. Very little academic research has been done to study or analyze the growth and development of the Adventist church in Brazil. In terms of its mission methods, what is the Christian movement ethos that fostered this development in Brazil? How can it continue to foster Adventist church growth in Brazil in spite of contextual changes?

As a missiological study that reflects typical interdisciplinarity crossing traditional …

Social Location And Its Impact On Hermeneutics, Bruce L. Bauer

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.