Is Hearing Enough?
Don Edwards first visited India in 1984. The very first morning of that trip on October 31, the Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated. From that moment, God planted the nation of India in Edward's heart. This eventually led to his involvement in overseeing church planting efforts with indigenous missions and churches for the last 14 years. Edwards has a Doctor of Ministry degree in Missions and Cross-Cultural Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a Masters of Religious Education degree from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.
The Great Commission commands us to “go and make disciples of all nations.” Likewise, we are called to fulfill the Great Compassion: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Both are expressions of Jesus’ love for people. Readers will be challenged to share the gift of literacy as a tangible act of obedience to Jesus’ two “Great” commandments.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Problems of Illiteracy
2. Illiteracy and Church growth
3. Literacy and Discipleship
4. The Bible and Reading through the Ages
5. Orality and Literacy
6. Literacy and Loving Our Neighbor
7. Literacy, Discipleship, and Development
8. Measuring Discipleship
9. Implementing Literacy as a Discipling Strategy
Appendix 1 – Literacy and Discipleship Survey
Appendix 2 – Literacy Survey
Appendix 3 – Urban and Rural Area Survey Snapshot
Bibliography
Index
Author
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Don Edwards
Don Edwards
Don Edwards first visited India in 1984. The very first morning of that trip on October 31, the Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated. From that moment, God planted the nation of India in Edward's heart. This eventually led to his involvement in overseeing church planting efforts with indigenous missions and churches for the last 14 years. Edwards has a Doctor of Ministry degree in Missions and Cross-Cultural Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a Masters of Religious Education degree from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.
- Pages: 145
- Publisher:
William Carey Publishing
William Carey Publishing
- Binding: Paperback
- Publish Year: 2010
- Vendor: William Carey Library
