Mission In Praise Word And Deed

Author : Edward L. Smither,Jessica A. Udall
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645085157

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Mission in Praise, Word, and Deed by Edward L. Smither,Jessica A. Udall Pdf

Listening to the Voices of Global Practitioners In Christian mission, we cross boundaries between the people of God and the not-yet people of God, declaring “[God’s] glory among the nations” (Ps 96:3). Mission begins and ends in worship. In mission, we proclaim the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. We also care for the whole person. Thus, at its core, mission intertwines praise, word, and deed. This book represents the latest in missiological thinking. Though some contributors are scholars and even professors, most are field practitioners —evangelists, church planters, Bible translators, medical professionals, refugee workers, and community development specialists. Based on decades of faithful service, they report on what they have learned about mission. Mission in Praise, Word, and Deed addresses a wide range of critical concerns, such as informal theological education, Bible translation, business as mission, trauma care, and working on multicultural teams. As we ponder best mission practices, it’s wise to hear from global practitioners—those who have been at it for a long time. This book represents the diversity of the global church. They are men and women from Africa, Asia, Latin America, North America, and Europe who have served or presently serve in places across the world. These contributors share the conviction that the future of missions involves a growing global church and missionary workforce joining hands to complete the Great Commission amid severe opposition and disruption.

Author : Edward L. Smither,Jessica A. Udall
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645085140

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Mission in Praise, Word, and Deed by Edward L. Smither,Jessica A. Udall Pdf

Listening to the Voices of Global Practitioners In Christian mission, we cross boundaries between the people of God and the not-yet people of God, declaring “[God’s] glory among the nations” (Ps 96:3). Mission begins and ends in worship. In mission, we proclaim the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. We also care for the whole person. Thus, at its core, mission intertwines praise, word, and deed. This book represents the latest in missiological thinking. Though some contributors are scholars and even professors, most are field practitioners —evangelists, church planters, Bible translators, medical professionals, refugee workers, and community development specialists. Based on decades of faithful service, they report on what they have learned about mission. Mission in Praise, Word, and Deed addresses a wide range of critical concerns, such as informal theological education, Bible translation, business as mission, trauma care, and working on multicultural teams. As we ponder best mission practices, it’s wise to hear from global practitioners—those who have been at it for a long time. This book represents the diversity of the global church. They are men and women from Africa, Asia, Latin America, North America, and Europe who have served or presently serve in places across the world. These contributors share the conviction that the future of missions involves a growing global church and missionary workforce joining hands to complete the Great Commission amid severe opposition and disruption.

Author : Bruce Riley Ashford
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433675423

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Theology and Practice of Mission by Bruce Riley Ashford Pdf

Theology disconnected from mission is not Christian theology at all. The pastors, professors, and missionaries writing Theology and Practice of Mission provide a clear biblical-theological framework for understanding the church's mission to the nations. Toward that goal, the book holds three major sections: God's mission, the church's mission, and the church's mission to the nations. Part one explores the canon of Christian Scripture from narrative and systematic angles, explaining how the mission of God-to redeem a people who will be a kingdom of priests to the praise of his glory, bear witness to his gospel, advance his church, and dwell with him forever on a new heaven and earth-is communicated in the Bible's four movements: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. Part two sees the mission of God's people in the light of God's mission, emphasizing not only preaching and church planting but also gospel witness in every dimension of human culture-glorifying God in family, church, work, community, through the arts, sciences, education, business, and the public square. The writers encourage us to live missionally, leaving all of our resources at God's disposal for the sake of his kingdom. Finally, part three contends that the North American church must come to terms with its missional calling-just as international missionaries do-and gives a starting point and parameters for conceiving the church's mission to all people groups and cultural contexts. Chapters here include ones on unreached people groups, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and Postmoderns.

Author : Edward L. Smither
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630871611

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Mission in the Early Church by Edward L. Smither Pdf

How did Christian missions happen in the early church from AD 100 to 750? Beginning with a brief look at the social, political, cultural, and religious contexts, Mission in the Early Church tells the story of early Christian missionaries, their methods, and their missiology. This book explores some of the most prominent themes of mission in early Christianity, including suffering, evangelism, Bible translation, contextualization, ministry in Word and deed, and the church. Based on this survey, modern readers are invited to a conversation that considers how early Christian mission might inform global mission thought and practice today.

Author : Duane Litfin
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433531156

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Word versus Deed by Duane Litfin Pdf

The Bible teaches that the church is called to a balanced ministry of both preaching the gospel in words and showing it with deeds. Yet the church has often found it difficult to find and maintain this balance. Today some are emphasizing deeds at the expense of words, while others hold fast to "talking" and forsake the doing. This is an imbalance that must be righted. Standing at the helm of a leading Christian college, Duane Litfin has had a first-hand look at the issues students and alumni are talking about. Many Christians are excited to debate the importance of social justice and evangelism now more than ever before. Seeking to level the balance, Litfin steers the conversation toward the biblical harmony of word and deed, pointing out the church's tendency to overcorrect—either cutting out the preaching of the gospel or forgetting the application of action. An elder statesmen in the church, Litfin's training in communication theory and in detailed exegesis is brought to bear on this important subject, bringing verbal proclamation in sync with the witness of one's actions.

Author : Elaine A. Heath
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493410323

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The Mystic Way of Evangelism by Elaine A. Heath Pdf

Elaine Heath brings a fresh perspective to the theory and practice of evangelism by approaching it through contemplative spirituality. This thoroughly revised edition includes a new study guide. Praise for the First Edition Outreach Resource of the Year Award Winner "[Heath's] biographies of the mystics are inspiring, and her emphases on suffering and spiritual depth as the antidote to a prepackaged, method-obsessed, consumer-oriented evangelistic approach are refreshing."--Outreach

Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594486074

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Generous Justice by Timothy Keller Pdf

Keller explores a life of justice empowered by an experience of grace.

Author : Peter Horrobin,Greg Leavers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1990-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0551018712

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Mission Praise Supplement: Words Only Edition (Pack of 25) by Peter Horrobin,Greg Leavers Pdf

Author : Colin Bearup
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645083948

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Calling on the Prophets: by Colin Bearup Pdf

Building on Common Ground All the prophets are to be taken seriously by Muslims. They know the names of many Bible characters and often know Islam’s version of their stories. Most Muslims, however, are also aware that they do not know the whole story. This book is about sharing the precious truth of the gospel by referencing characters on whom Muslims themselves set a high value. Calling on the Prophets offers helpful, practical conversational habits to initiate, navigate, and steer conversations through the common ground of our prophetic heritage. This is not a method to replace all others; it is an extra ability to add to our skill set. In the first four chapters, Colin Bearup lays out the principles and sets ground rules for respectful, fruitful conversations. The next ten chapters apply these principles to fourteen Bible characters known to Muslims as prophets. If we master the approach, we can engage in these example conversations and successfully delve into others. None of these ideas are totally new, but they are brought together in one slim volume with real-life examples. Here is an opportunity to learn new ways to enhance our effectiveness in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.

Author : Uche Anizor,Hank Voss
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830899746

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Representing Christ by Uche Anizor,Hank Voss Pdf

The priesthood of all believers is a core Protestant belief. But what does it actually mean? Uche Anizor and Hank Voss set the record straight in this concise treatment of a doctrine that lies at the center of church life and Christian spirituality. The authors look at the priesthood of all believers in terms of the biblical witness, the contribution of Martin Luther and the doctrine of the Trinity. They place this concept in the context of the canonical description of Israel and the church as a royal priesthood that responds to God in witness and service to the world. Representing Christ is much more than a piece of Reformation history. It shows that the priesthood of all believers is interwoven with the practical, spiritual and missional life of the church.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:AH3S3S

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Periodical Accounts Relating to the Missions of the Church of the United Brethren Established Among the Heathen by Anonim Pdf

Author : L Paul Jensen
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227903513

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Subversive Spirituality by L Paul Jensen Pdf

Subversive Spirituality links the practice and study of Christian spirituality with Christian mission. It develops a twofold thesis: grace, spiritual disciplines, and mission practices are inseparably linked in the mission of Jesus, of the early church, and of several historical renewal movements, as well as in a contemporary field research sample; and amidst the collapse of space and time evidenced by our culture's increasingly hurried pace of life, more time and space are needed for regular solitary and communal spiritual practices in church, mission, and leadership structures if Christian mission is to transform people and culture in our time. This requires a subversion of the collapsed spatial and temporal codes that have infected our Christian institutions. Jensen employs methods and approaches from a variety of academic disciplines to explore both spirituality in terms of space and time and mission in terms of deed and word. Specifically, Jensen examines the spirituality and mission of Jesus, the early church, the apostolic fathers, Origen, the Devotio Moderna, the early Jesuits, David Brainerd, and several women in 19th century Protestant missions. He considers the spirituality and mission that have arisen within the postmodern generations born after 1960. Based on the theological, historical, cultural, and field analyses of this study, a model for spirituality and mission is proposed. The model addresses the contemporary collapse of space and time and appears to havewidespread applicability to diverse cultures and eras. Jensen's model is applied to the pluralistic and postmodern milieu of North America with recommendations for spirituality and mission in church, mission, and educational structures. A derivativemodel for teaching and practicing spirituality and mission in the academy, which also has application for non-formal leadership development structures, is also proposed.

Author : Kendell H. Easley
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0805440585

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52 Words Every Christian Should Know by Kendell H. Easley Pdf

Humpty Dumpty was clearly a 19th-century postmodernist. The problem with postmodernism is that it doesn't work well outside ivory towers. Humpty Dumpty wouldn't want to be on a plane whose pilot subscribed to his reconstructionist philosophy of word meanings. Anyone who flies surely hopes the pilot and the air traffic controller are on the same page. Words constitute the common currency that gets us on the same page. Kendell Easley believes words and their meanings are vital now and have eternal consequences. So he has provided this handy resource that both informs and inspires. Each of the 52 terms is presented in a two-page study, organized into 8 major biblical categories. All begin with a pertinent citation from the Holman CSB, continue with a concise definition, move on to a brief discussion, and close with thought-provoking questions and a devotional prayer. Book jacket.

Author : C René Padilla
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1506483755

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What Is Integral Mission? by C René Padilla Pdf

_The integral mission movement has flourished admirably, in Latin America and around the world-especially in the Majority World. While there is still work to be done in local churches, we can praise God for the progress we have seen in the practice of integral mission and hope this publication contributes to extending and deepening it even more. _

Author : Sue Eenigenburg,Robynn Bliss
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645080688

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Expectations and Burnout by Sue Eenigenburg,Robynn Bliss Pdf

Missionary women have high expectations when they respond to God’s call; of themselves, their mission agencies, host cultures, churches, co-workers, and even of God. These expectations are often times impossible to fulfill and can lead to mental and physical exhaustion. Eighty percent of missionary women feel they have come close to burnout, whether they were married or single, traditional or tent making, new or experienced. In Expectations and Burnout: Women Surviving the Great Commission, Sue provides research and surveys from the field while Robynn lends her own personal experiences to demonstrate how burnout can happen and how God can bring life from ashes. Join them as they explore how to develop realistic expectations and yet maintain faith in our sovereign God who continues to accomplish the impossible.