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Author Information:
Our authors come from around the world—South Africa, Nigeria, Serbia, England, Northern Ireland, Ecuador, and the U.S. Dr. Manuel Ortiz, for whom this book is dedicated as a festschrift, is among our U.S. contributors. Dr. Ortiz is also co-author of the book Urban Ministry: The Kingdom, the City and the People of God (InterVarsity Press) with the late Harvie M. Conn.
Susan S. Baker received a B.A. from Wheaton College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Temple University. She ministered cross-culturally in Chicago and Philadelphia for 21 years per city and taught at the Center for Urban Theological Studies for six years. She has been an adjunct professor in urban ministries at Westminster Theological Seminary for fifteen years and is currently co-director of the CRC Philadelphia Church Planting Initiative. Dr. Baker is author of Understanding Mainland Puerto Rican Poverty and co-editor of The Urban Face of Mission.
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Table of Contents:
Preface
The Convergence of Colleagues: Westminster’s Urban Program
SUSAN S. BAKER, ROGER S. GREENWAY, AND WILLIAM C. KRISPIN
Introduction: Globalization, Urbanization and Mission
SUSAN S. BAKER
Section 1: Globalization
1. Globalization: How Should Mission Respond?
SUSAN S. BAKER
2. Contextual Theologies: The Problem of Agendas
HARVIE M. CONN
3. Globalization, Africa, the Church and Its Mission: An Introduction
I.W. (NAAS) FERREIRA
4. Post-Christianity and Renewal in London
MICHAEL EASTMAN
Section 2: Reconciliation
5. Commitment to Reconciliation: The Cost and the Future
MANUEL ORTIZ
6. Chinese American Protestant Christianity: A History on the Margins
JEFFREY K. JUE
7. “If You Want Peace, Work for Justice”:
Reflections on the Ministry of Reconciliation
MARK R. GORNIK
8. The Aftermath of Ethnic Cleansing:
How the Church Can Make a Difference
ONDREJ FRANKA
9. Northern Ireland: A Time for Healing
WILLIAM A. SHAW
Section 3: Church Planting
10. The Ends of the Earth Have Come to New York:
A Church Multiplication Movement in the NY Metro Area
JOHN A. ALGERA
11. Repentance and Bonding Dynamics Within
Cross-Cultural Church Planting Teams
KYUBOEM LEE
12. Hybrid Church Planting Among North African Muslim
Immigrants Living in France
JOHN S. LEONARD
13. Church Planting in South America’s Urban Centers
MANUEL SOSA
Section 4: Leadership Development
14. Perspectives on Emerging Church Leadership
TIMOTHY Z. WITMER
15. Theological Education in a Global Setting: The African Context
JONATHAN T. IORKIGHIR
16. Mentoring: Developing Urban Leaders in Chicago
PEDRO AVILES
Author Profiles
Bibliography
Index
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