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Insights From Communication Theories That Inform Ministry With Pre-Christian Hispanics In The Usa, Dan W. Dunn

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This article discerns insights from three communication theories to inform ministry with pre-Christian Hispanics in the USA. Pearce’sCoordinated Management of Meaning theory speaks of the coconstruction of social realities in diverse circumstances. Christians have experienced what it is to be diverse and yet through Jesus’ love be able to co-construct an identity that focuses on our shared commitmentto Him and His purposes. Combining our experience with insights from Pearce would equip us to contribute to the process of identity construction that Hispanics engage in. Baxter and Montgomery's Relational Dialectics Theory could guide congregations in helping families plot a course through …

Book Review Of The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating The Missional Church By Alan Hirsch, Bob Wenz

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

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Evangelism Lessons Learned Abroad That Have Implications At Home, Tom Steffen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This article will address my journey in evangelism among the Ifugao of the Philippines and years of consulting and teaching on the topic at home and abroad. It will seek to take the things I've learned in cross-cultural settings and demonstrate possible implications and applications for a postmodern, post- Christian, post-literate, post-denominational, post-commitment generation in the USA.

Evangelism And Social Action—Revisiting An Old Debate: Good News For Immigrants And Evangelicals Too, Norman G. Wilson

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

How did evangelicals come to debate whether or not there is a connection between evangelism and social action in the first place? And why is this question so crucial regarding the ministry of evangelicals among immigrants? In this essay, I will address the character of this debate, call attention to the inadequacies of modernist theological responses, suggest ways in which postmodern evangelicals can provide a more adequate and biblically faithful approach, and explore its implications for ministry among immigrants.

Book Review Of The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating The Missional Church By Alan Hirsch, Darren Cronshaw

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

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The Impact Of Size On The Growth And Development Of A Church, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

Churches operate differently depending on the size of the congregation. "Right sizing" the various ministries and processes of communicating, welcoming, training, involving, and a host of other activities is crucial for smooth operation, as well as increased growth of a church. As a church grows, it connot simply employ business as usual practices. Larger churches are not simply bigger versions of smaller churches. In reality, they are an entirely different structure that requires different operational procedures.

Evangelizing Pre-Christian People: A Thematic Perspective, George C. Hunter Iii

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

To reach pre-Christian people today, a church must create a culture of authentic conversation. This article represents a chapter of George C. Hunter's forthcoming book, The Apostolic Congregation: Church Growth Reconcetved for a New Generation (Abingdon, August 2009).

Introduction Winter 2009, Alan Mcmahan

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

With this issue, I have assumed the General Editorship of the Journal under the new and vigorous sponsorship of the School of Intercultural Studies at Biola University. In the spirit of the Journal’s founding, the School of Intercultural Studies, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, has long been in the business of preparing men and women to cross the barriers that prevent people from hearing the good news of the gospel of Christ. Biola’s commitment to this task insures the continuation of the Journal into the future, a future that will bring many new opportunities for expansion and impact. This edition …

Book Review Of The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating The Missional Church By Alan Hirsch, Kenneth E. Bickel

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Writing The Convent In New France: The Colonialist Rhetoric Of Canadian Nuns, Thomas M. Carr Jr.

French Language and Literature Papers

Most writing by women that has survived from before the fall of New France—perhaps most writing by women during that period—was done by nuns in the seven communities founded before 1763: the Ursulines, the Hôtel-Dieu, and the Hôpital-Général in Québec; the Ursulines of Trois-Rivières; the Hôtel-Dieu and two uncloistered institutes, the Congrégation de Notre-Dame and Sisters of Charity of Marguerite d’Youville in Montreal.

While the nuns wrote above all to promote the spiritual vitality of their communities, they also provide a unique female perspective on the colonial milieu. Marie Guyart, Catherine Simon de Longpré, and Marguerite Bourgeoys are the best …

It Takes A Missional Order To Raise A Leader: "Order-Ing" Leadership Communities For Life Transformation And Missional Impact, Daniel L. Steigerwald

Doctor of Ministry

The times in which we live in the West grow more complex from year to year. This presents a problem, as church and para-church leaders find themselves increasingly less prepared to meet the demands of "missional leadership," that is, leadership that exemplifies and passes on the passion, practices and perspectives conducive to fostering growth in God and fruitful missionary engagement with his world.

In chapter one I identify this problem both from the vantage point of my own leadership journey and also from that of Christian leaders in general. I then propose my thesis: Amid the complexities, distractions and pressures …

H. M. Chauke Research Of African Hlengwe People, Happyson William Matsilele Chauke, Tillerman Houser

ATS Digital Resources

This is a collection of historical and cultural research works about the vaHlengwe people of Zimbabwe, created by Happyson Chauke before his untimely death by a hit and run driver in 2009. It was compiled by his friend Tillman Houser, who spent 35 years as a missionary to Zimbabwe under the Free Methodist Church. The bulk of the collection is comprised of the book entitled: "The miracle of Lundi Mission: lest we forget."

Okoye, James Chukwuma. Israel And The Nations: A Mission Theology Of The Old Testament. Maryknoll, Ny: Orbis, 2006. Xx + 180 Pp. Paper, $28.00, Cristian Dumitrescu

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

This is a book review

Strong, Cynthia A., And Meg Page, Eds. A Worldview Approach To Ministry Among Muslim Women. Pasadena: Wm. Carey Library, 2007. 354 Pp. Paper, $19.99., Cristian Dumitrescu

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

This is a book review

Tolerance, Democracy And Fundamentalism(S) : Challenges In Time Of Systemic Bifurcations, Guillermo C. Hansen

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Characteristics Of Congregations That Empower Missional Leadership: A Lutheran Voice, Terri L. Elton

Faculty Publications

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Edinburgh 2010: Mission Then And Now, David A. Kerr, Kenneth R. Ross

Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series

No one can fully understand the modern Christian missionary movement without engaging substantially with the World Missionary Conference, held at Edinburgh in 1910. As the centenary of the Conference approaches, the time is ripe to examine its meaning in light of the past century and the questions facing Christians today. This book is first to systematically examine the eight Commissions which reported to Edinburgh 1910 and gave the conference much of its substance and enduring value. It will deepen and extend the reflection being stimulated by the upcoming centenary and will kindle the missionary imagination for 2010 and beyond.

2009 Perihelion - Oru Yearbook, Holy Spirit Research Center Oru Library

Perihelion: ORU Yearbooks

The Oral Roberts University Student Yearbook, the Perihelion, is produced by ORU Media and Communications department.

The images and files are copyrighted to Oral Roberts University and cannot be reproduced in any form without permission from ORU administration.

Ministerial Training For Seminarians At Northeast Brazil College, Emílio Abdala

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

Spiritual Care For Missionaries Within The Ministry Context Of Make Way Partners, Milton R. Smith

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Spiritual Care for Missionaries Within the Ministry Context of Make Way Partners is the report of a research project. The objective of this project was to study the spiritual care of missionaries within the ministry context of Make Way Partners (MWP). The ministry context of MWP is to prevent and combat human trafficking. The context of this project was in the country of Sudan, in and near Darfur.

In particular, the study addressed the possibility that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator might aid the leadership of MWP in predicting how missionaries might respond to stress in the field. Also, the project …

Empowered21 Conversation Executive Summary, Empowered21 Committee

Empowered21 Global Council

The executive summary from the Conversation Process in preparation for the 2010 Global Congress on the Holy Spirit Empowerment in the 21st Century.

Empowered21 was formed by the Commission on Holy Spirit Empowerment in the 21st Century, which is a broad Kingdom coalition facilitated by the International Center for Spiritual Renewal in partnership with Oral Roberts University. Three ongoing conversations were established through the Commission and included a leadership track, a scholar track and a next generation track. These groups incorporated leaders from around the world in addressing questions and solutions for the future of the Spirit-empowered movement. Their findings …

Revitalization 16:2, Center For The Study Of World Christian Revitalization Movements

Revitalization

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Revitalization 16:1, Center For The Study Of World Christian Revitalization Movements

Revitalization

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Empowered21 Conversation Leadership Participants, Empowered21 Committee

Empowered21 Global Council

A list of participants in the three conversations: Leadership, Scholars, Next Gen, Student, Asian.

Church Planting In Unentered Areas In The South American Division, Cristhian Alvarez Zaldúa

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

God Speaks In The Heart Language, Gideon Petersen

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

Epilogue, Florence Deshazer

Overview

A brief account by Florence DeShazer of her and Jacob's activities from their retirement to Jacob's death.

Editorial, Bruce L. Bauer

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

"Led By The Holy Spirit": The Missionary Career, Leadership, Thought, And Influence Of Alice Eveline Luce, Mikeuel Eugene Peterson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Personal Narrative On Ethos In Preaching To Postmoderns, Robert Gibbs Couch

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.