Mission From The Margins

Author : Cheryl J. Sanders
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725226081

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Ministry at the Margins by Cheryl J. Sanders Pdf

For centuries women, youth, and the poor have been seen as objects of Christian ministry, but rarely as those who do ministry themselves. This is so much the case that in some quarters today ministry and mission are bad words, reeking of older and paternalistic models of Christian "service." In this challenging book, Cheryl Sanders demonstrates how mission can be updated. Far from being regressive or irrelevant in a multicultural, nonpatriarchal world, Christian mission can come alive when it is not just ministry to but ministry by marginalized groups seeking justice. Ministry at the Margins is an important Christian ethicist's rousing call to "find grace to articulate a theology of inclusion and to establish inclusive practices and multicultural perspectives that harmonize with the gospel we preach and honor the Christ we proclaim." Essential reading for pastors, church leaders, students, urban missionaries, and campus ministers.

Author : David A. Shank
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532631610

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Mission from the Margins by David A. Shank Pdf

David A. Shank has been reflecting on the mission of the church from an Anabaptist perspective for more than half a century. His writings represent among the best biblical, theological, and missiological study on the matter, shaped by two primary contexts—Europe and Africa—where his ministry took place. This collection will be of particular interest to global church leaders wanting to know more about how to contextualize the gospel message; to mission and church historians interested in examining how missiological thought and practice evolves over time; and to pastors, students, and mission workers seeking insights from a wise elder as they serve the church through its mission efforts in the twenty-first century.

Author : Christopher L. Heuertz,Christine D. Pohl
Publisher : IVP Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830834540

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Friendship at the Margins by Christopher L. Heuertz,Christine D. Pohl Pdf

Chris Heuertz, international director of Word Made Flesh, and theologian and ethicist Christine Pohl show how friendship is a Christian vocation that can bring reconciliation and healing to our broken world. They contend that unlikely friendships are at the center of an alternative paradigm for mission, where people are not objectified as potential converts but encountered in a relationship of mutuality and reciprocity.

Author : Riccardi, Andrea
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608337439

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To the Margins by Riccardi, Andrea Pdf

Author : Mary Beasley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0718829662

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Mission on the Margins by Mary Beasley Pdf

This book began as an MPhil thesis entitled "A theological reflection on an apostolate among street people"

Author : Al Barrett,Ruth Harley
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334058625

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Being Interrupted by Al Barrett,Ruth Harley Pdf

Beginning with a ‘Street Nativity Play’ that didn’t end as planned, and finishing with an open-ended conversation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, "Being Interrupted" locates an institutionally-anxious Church of England within the wider contexts of divisions of race and class in ‘the ruins of empire’, alongside ongoing gender inequalities, the marginalization of children, and catastrophic ecological breakdown. In the midst of this bleak picture, Al Barrett and Ruth Harley open a door to a creative disruption of the status quo, ‘from the outside, in’: the in-breaking of the wild reality of the ‘Kin-dom’ of God. Through careful and unsettling readings in Mark’s gospel, alongside stories from a multicultural outer estate in east Birmingham, they paint a vivid picture of an 'alternative economy' for the Church's life and mission, which begins with transformative encounters with neighbours and strangers at the edges of our churches, our neighbourhoods and our imaginations, and offers new possibilities for repentance and resurrection.

Author : Samuel Amirtham,Israyēl Celvanāyakam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Missions
ISBN : 8184656203

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Glimpses Into Life Through the Bible by Samuel Amirtham,Israyēl Celvanāyakam Pdf

Author : Jooseop Keum
Publisher : World Council of Churches
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Apostolate (Christian theology)
ISBN : 282541624X

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Together Towards Life by Jooseop Keum Pdf

World Council of Churches (WCC) ecumenical affirmation on mission and evangelism, prepared by the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME), approved as an official statement of the WCC by the Central Committee in Crete, 5 September 2012. Based on a CWME consultation in January 2013, Kochi, India, aiming at translating the new concepts brought by the affirmation into missional actions in local congregations, mission organizations and missiological formation, a practical guide has been produced by the commission. This book is meant to enable reflection, study and application of the new mission statement.

Author : Miguel A. De La Torre
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015064094637

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Reading the Bible from the Margins by Miguel A. De La Torre Pdf

A basic guide to reading the Bible from the perspective of the poor, oppressed, and marginalized. This readable and provocative introduction to hermeneutics emphasizes how issues of race, class, and gender influence our reading and understanding. Reading the Bible from the Margins begins where other texts fail to go: with the perspectives of those who society ignores. De La Torre shows how traditional or standard ways of approaching the Bible can be unacceptable to those who are discriminated against, and that the insights and understandings of biblical texts from the margins are enriching and valuable to all readers.

Author : Carolyn Custis James
Publisher : Lexham Press
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781683590811

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Finding God in the Margins by Carolyn Custis James Pdf

The ancient book of Ruth speaks into today's world with astonishing relevance. In four short episodes, readers encounter refugees, undocumented immigrants, poverty, hunger, women's rights, male power and privilege, discrimination, and injustice. In Finding God in the Margins, Carolyn Custis James reveals how the book of Ruth is about God, the questions that surface when life falls apart, and how God reaches into the margins and chooses two totally marginalized women who, in the eyes of the patriarchal culture, are zeros. Against the backdrop of disturbing issues in today's world, this bracing narrative puts on display a radical gospel way of living together as human beings that shouts the Kingdom of God, foreshadows Jesus' gospel, and raises the bar for men and women, then and now.

Author : Anthony J. Gittins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1570754179

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Ministry at the Margins by Anthony J. Gittins Pdf

Profound and practical spiritual insights on cross-cultural ministry and mission, at home and abroad.

Author : Gene Daniels,Warrick Farah
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780878080687

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Margins of Islam by Gene Daniels,Warrick Farah Pdf

“A global journey revealing multiple expressions of the Islamic faith... We no longer have any excuse to train others to reach all Muslims in the same way.”—J. D. Payne What do you do when “Islam” does not adequately describe the Muslims you know? Margins of Islam brings together a stellar collection of experienced missionary scholar-practitioners who explain their own approaches to a diversity of Muslims across the world. Each chapter grapples with a context that is significantly different from the way Islam is traditionally presented in mission texts. These crucial differences may be theological, socio-political, ethnic, or a specific variation of Islam in a context— but they all shape the way we do mission. This book will help you discover Islam as a lived experience in various settings and equip you to engage Muslims in any context, including your own.

Author : Jione Havea
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334060642

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Doing Theology in the New Normal by Jione Havea Pdf

Responses to the recent pandemic have been driven by fear, with social distancing and locking down of communities and borders as the most effective tactics. Out of fear and strategies that separate and isolate, emerges what has been described as the “new normal” (which seems to mutate daily). Truly global in scope, with contributors from across the world, this collection revisits four old responses to crises – assure, protest, trick, amend – to explore if/how those might still be relevant and effective and/or how they might be mutated during and after a global pandemic. Together they paint a grounded, earthy, context-focused picture of what it means to do theology in the new normal.

Author : Stuart Murray
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498243100

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Post-Christendom by Stuart Murray Pdf

Western societies are experiencing a series of disorientating culture shifts. Uncertain where we are heading, observers use "post" words to signal that familiar landmarks are disappearing, but we cannot yet discern the shape of what is emerging. One of the most significant shifts, "post-Christendom," raises many questions about the mission and role of the church in this strange new world. What does it mean to be one of many minorities in a culture that the church no longer dominates? How do followers of Jesus engage in mission from the margins? What do we bring with us as precious resources from the fading Christendom era, and what do we lay down as baggage that will weigh us down on our journey into post-Christendom? Post-Christendom identifies the challenges and opportunities of this unsettling but exciting time. Stuart Murray presents an overview of the formation and development of the Christendom system, examines the legacies this has left, and highlights the questions that the Christian community needs to consider in this period of cultural transition.

Author : Tara Beth Leach
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830887583

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Emboldened by Tara Beth Leach Pdf

Throughout Scripture and church history, women have been central to the mission of God. But all too often women have lacked opportunities to minister fully. Many churches lack visible examples of women in ministry and leadership. Pastor Tara Beth Leach issues a stirring call for a new generation of women in ministry: to teach, to preach, to shepherd, and to lead. God not only permits women to minister—he emboldens, empowers, and unleashes women to lead out of the fullness of who they are. The church cannot reach its full potential without women using their God-given gifts. Leach provides practical expertise for how women can find their place at the table, escape impostor syndrome, face opposition, mentor others, and much more. When women teach, preach, lead, evangelize, pastor, and disciple, and when men partner to embolden the women in their lives, the church's imagination expands to better reflect God's story and hope for the world.