Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader (5th Ed)
Ralph D. Winter (December 8, 1924 – May 20, 2009) was an American missiologist and missionary who helped pioneer Theological Education by Extension, raised the debate about the role of the church and mission structures and became well known as the advocate for pioneer outreach among unreached people groups. He was the founder of the U.S. Center for World Mission (USCWM), William Carey International University, and the International Society for Frontier Missiology.
Steven C. Hawthorne’s mission journey began at Urbana ’76, where John Stott and Ralph Winter shaped his vision for global evangelization. While earning his master’s at Fuller Seminary, he copyedited the first Perspectives reader with Winter and later served as executive editor of World Christian magazine. He launched research teams to identify unreached peoples in major world cities and continued this work with Caleb Project. In 2013, he completed a PhD in biblical mission theology at Fuller. Today, he directs WayMakers, a ministry mobilizing prayer for Christ’s glory, writing and speaking to ignite passion for God’s global purposes.
Steven C. Hawthorne comenzó su camino misionero en Urbana ’76, donde John Stott y Ralph Winter moldearon su visión de la evangelización global. Mientras obtenía su maestría en Fuller Seminary, coeditó el primer libro de Perspectivas con Winter y más tarde se desempeñó como editor ejecutivo de la revista World Christian. Lideró equipos de investigación para identificar pueblos no alcanzados en las principales ciudades del mundo y continuó este trabajo con Caleb Project. En 2013, completó un doctorado en teología misionera bíblica en Fuller. Actualmente dirige WayMakers, un ministerio que moviliza la oración para la gloria de Cristo, escribiendo y enseñando para despertar pasión por los propósitos globales de Dios.
Pam Arlund holds a BA from The George Washington University and an MA and PhD in linguistics from the University of Texas at Arlington. After attending Urbana as a student leader with InterVarsity, she spent ten years as a church planter and Bible translator in Central Asia, witnessing the first believers among a small people group. For more than fifteen years, she has taught Perspectives courses globally and serves with All Nations International and the Society of the Good Shepherd. Author of scholarly works and Stick Figures Save the World, she equips disciples worldwide. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
Pam Arlund tiene una licenciatura (BA) de la Universidad George Washington y una maestría (MA) y doctorado (PhD) en lingüística de la Universidad de Texas en Arlington. Después de asistir a Urbana como líder estudiantil con InterVarsity, pasó diez años como plantadora de iglesias y traductora de la Biblia en Asia Central, siendo testigo de los primeros creyentes entre un pequeño grupo étnico. Durante más de quince años, ha enseñado cursos de Perspectivas a nivel global y sirve con All Nations International y la Sociedad del Buen Pastor. Autora de obras académicas y de Stick Figures Save the World, capacita a discípulos en todo el mundo. Vive en Kansas City, Missouri.
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader presents a rich collection of readings that explore the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of world evangelization.
Contributions from more than 150 mission scholars and practitioners portray the unfolding story of the global Christian movement: its roots, its challenges, and its remarkable potential for the future. Every article offers practical wisdom enabling Christians to labor together with bold, biblical hope to see Christ named and followed among all peoples of the earth.
The fifth edition brings fresh voices and dozens of new contributions, reflecting the rapidly expanding network of national study programs that use Perspectives to mobilize the global church to fulfill God’s mission. Each year more than 10,000 students—in nearly 40 countries and 9 languages—participate in Perspectives courses, discovering their role in God’s story and joining his global purpose.
Foreword by Michael Y. Oh
Introduction to the Fifth Edition
The Biblical Perspective
1. The Living God Is a Missionary God
John R. Stott
2. The Bible in World Evangelization
John R. Stott
3. The Nations at Heart
Katie Hoogerheide Frost
4. Mission and God's Earth
Christopher J. H. Wright
5. Blessing as Transformation
Sarita Gallagher Edwards and Steven C. Hawthorne
The Way of Blessing: Righteousness and Justice
Sarita Gallagher Edwards and Steven C. Hawthorne
The Story of Blessing: Prevailing Over Curse
Richard Bauckham
6. The Story of His Glory
Steven C. Hawthorne
Why Jonah Disobeyed: God’s Unhindered Pursuit of His Purpose
Steven C. Hawthorne
7. Let the Nations Be Glad!
John Piper
8. Beyond Duty
Tim Dearborn
9. On Mission with God
Henry T. Blackaby and Avery T. Willis Jr.
10. Witness to the World
David J. Bosch
Two Forces
Jonathan Lewis
11. The Gospel of the Kingdom
George Eldon Ladd
D-Day before V-E Day
Ken Blue
12. Jesus: The Long-Awaited King
Steven C. Hawthorne
The Messiah Enthroned in Psalm 110
Steven C. Hawthorne
13. The Kingdom of God in the Life of the World
Lesslie Newbigin
14. Follow Me: How Jesus Sends
Steven C. Hawthorne
15. Jesus and the Gentiles
H. Cornell Goerner
A Violent Reaction to Mercy
Patrick Johnstone
16. God Builds God’s Kingdom
N. T. Wright
17. Not Thirsty, Still Hungry
Steve Hawthorne
18. Mandate on the Mountain
Steven C. Hawthorne
The Great Commission and the Great Commandment
Steven C. Hawthorne
I Am With You
Steven C. Hawthorne
19. Discipling All the Peoples
John Piper
20. Acts of Obedience
Steven C. Hawthorne
The Wall and the Canyon
Steven C. Hawthorne
21. The Turning Point: Setting the Gospel Free
M. R. Thomas
22. Become Like, Remain Like
Harley Talman
A New Creation
David Anthony
23. The Apostle Paul and the Missionary Task
Arthur F. Glasser
24. Prayer: Rebelling against the Status Quo
David Wells
25. His Glory Made Visible
Jim Montgomery
The Shopping Window of God
Wolfgang Simson
26. Strategic Prayer
John D. Robb
27. Lost
Robertson McQuilkin
28. The Choice: Loving God or Loving the Darkness
Michael McClymond
29. The Uniqueness of Christ
Charles Van Engen
30. The Supremacy of Christ
Ajith Fernando
Ten Qualities of Jesus’s Words
Ajith Fernando
31. If I Perish
Brother Andrew
32. Suffering and Martyrdom: God’s Strategy in the World
Josef Tson
33. The Father Who Names the Nations
Steven C. Hawthorne
34. Apostolic Passion
Floyd McClung
The Historical Perspective
The Expansion of the World Christian Movement
35. As the Waters Cover the Sea: God’s Glory Expands to All Peoples
Bob Blincoe
36. Ways of Understanding History
Yvonne Wood Huneycutt
Philosophies of History
Yvonne Wood Huneycutt
37. Asian Christianity: Facing the Rising Sun
Scott W. Sunquist
38. How the Gospel Flourished in Africa
Sam Kebreab
39. How the New World of Latin America Became a Source of New Life
Guillermo Robert and Andrés Guzmán
40. The Long Look: Eras of Missions History
Ralph D. Winter
41. Christian Missions and the Western Guilt Complex: What Actually Happened in the
Encounter between Western Missionaries and Non-Christian Peoples?
Lamin Sanneh
42. The Social Impact of Christian Missions
Robert D. Woodberry
43. A History of Transformation
Paul Pierson
44. The History of Mission Strategy
R. Pierce Beaver
45. A Historical Survey of African Americans in World Missions
David Cornelius
46. Women in Mission
Marguerite Kraft and Meg Crossman
47. The Two Structures of God’s Redemptive Mission
Ralph D. Winter
48. Missionary Societies and the Fortunate Subversion of the Church
Andrew F. Walls
49. Student Power in World Missions
David M. Howard
Pioneers of the World Christian Movement
50. An Enquiry: The Obligation of Christians to Use Means for the
Conversion of the Heathens
William Carey
51. The Call to Service
J. Hudson Taylor
52. Tribes, Tongues, and Translators
William Cameron Townsend
53. The Bridges of God
Donald A. McGavran
54. The New Macedonia: A Revolutionary New Era in Mission Begins
Ralph D. Winter
55. Fruitful Fellow Workers: The Often-Untold Story of the Central Role of Local Leaders
Pam Arlund
56. Overlooked Pioneers History Almost Forgot
Linda P. Saunders
57. Women Leading the Way
Mary Ho
58. Europe’s Moravians: A Pioneer Missionary Church
Colin A. Grant
The Hundred Year Prayer Watch
Jason Hubbard
The Status and Future of the World Christian Movement
59. The State of the Gospel
Jason Mandryk
60. No Longer Emerging
Beram Kumar
The Surging Non-Western Mission Force
Bruce A. Koch
61. New Pioneers Leading the Way in the Final Era
Yvonne Wood Huneycutt
62. Majority World Sending
African Sending
Timothy Olonade
Korean Sending
Chul Ho Han
Latin American Sending
Carlos Scott
The Uniqueness of the Chinese Mission Movement
Mary Ho and Rudolf Mak
Brazilian Sending
Alisson Gomes de Medeiros, Felipe Fulanetto, Ademir Menezes, and Estevão Muller
Indian Sending
K. Rajendran
63. From Western Christendom to Global Christianity
Todd Johnson and Sandra S. K. Lee
The Next Christendom
Philip Jenkins
The Cultural Perspective
Understanding Culture
64. Understanding Culture
Lloyd E. Kwast
65. Culture, Worldview, and Contextualization
Charles H. Kraft
66. The Flaw of the Excluded Middle
Paul G. Hiebert
67. Is God Colorblind or Colorful?: The Gospel, Globalization, and Ethnicity
Miriam Adeney
Created to Create Culture
Erich Sauer
Ten Ways to Build Multiethnic Bridges between Churches
Miriam Adeney
68. Clean and Dirty: Cross-Cultural Misunderstandings in India
Paul G. Hiebert
Culture and Communication
69. Redemptive Analogy
Don Richardson
70. Making Disciples of Oral Learners
International Orality Network
71. Why Communicate the Gospel through Stories?
Tom A. Steffen
Transforming Worldviews through the Biblical Story
D. Bruce Graham
72. The Three-Dimensional Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures
Jayson Georges
73. Three Encounters in Christian Witness
Charles H. Kraft
74. Finding a Place and Serving Movements within Society
Paul G. Hiebert
Culture Shock: Starting Over
Paul G. Hiebert
Closing the Gap
Donald N. Larson
75. Communication and Social Structure
Eugene A. Nida
Identity in Culture
76. The Difference Bonding Makes
Elizabeth S. and E. Thomas Brewster
77. Identification in the Missionary Task
William D. Reyburn
78. Identity with Integrity: Apostolic Ministry in the Twenty-First Century
Rick Love
Google-Proof Transparency
L. Mak
As Unknown, Yet Well-Known: Commending Ourselves as Servants
Bob Blincoe
79. Missions and Money
Phil Parshall
Different Views concerning Relationships and Money
Joseph Cumming
The Role of the Righteous Rich
Jonathan J. Bonk
Gospel and Culture Change
80. Do Missionaries Destroy Cultures?
Don Richardson
81. Discovering the Holy Spirit’s Work in a Community
T. Wayne Dye and Sally Dye
As the Holy Spirit Works to Transform . . .
T. Wayne and Sally Dye
82. Cultural Implications of an Indigenous Church
William A. Smalley
The Fourth Self: Self-Theologizing
Paul Hiebert
83. The Willowbank Report
The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization
The Strategic Perspective
Strategy for World Evangelization
84. Accelerating Toward the Finish
R. W. Lewis
85. Global Gateways through Cities
Chris Clayman
86. Reaching All the Peoples
Bruce A. Koch
Mission Leaders Agree on Strategic Definitions
Bruce A. Koch
God’s Symphony of Effort To Bring About “A Church for Every People”
Bruce A. Koch and Krikor Markarian
87. From Every Language
Barbara F. Grimes
Bible Translation: How Many Languages to Go?
Barbara F. Grimes
88. Missions in the Digital Era
D. G. Wynn
89. Crossing Boundaries, Penetrating Barriers
Tony Ford
Strategies for Transforming Communities
90. State of World Need
World Relief
91. Sustainable Community Development through the Local Church
Florence Muindi
92. Transformational Development: God at Work Changing People and Their Communities
Samuel J. Voorhies
Strategic, rather than Static, Holism
Steve Hawthorne
93. What Is Poverty Anyway?
Bryant L. Myers
94. The Urban Poor: Who Are We?
Viv Grigg
95. Cities and Salt: Counter-Cultures for the Common Good
Tim Keller
Strategies for Church Movements
96. A Church in Every People: Plain Talk about a Difficult Subject
Donald A. McGavran
97. The Spontaneous Multiplication of Churches
George Patterson
Three Levels of Biblical Authority
George Patterson
98. Church Is a Living Entity
Neil Cole
99. Church-Planting Movements
David Garrison
100. Evangelization of Whole Families
Wee Hian Chua
101. Dependency
Glenn Schwartz
102. The C1–C6 Spectrum: Types of Fellowships Muslims Join or Form When They Follow Jesus
John J. Travis
103. Insider Movements: Retaining Identity and Preserving Community
R. W. Lewis
Kingdom Circles
R. W. Lewis
Three Types of Christward Movements
Rick Brown and Steven C. Hawthorne
Case Studies
104. A Pioneer Team in Zambia, Africa
Phillip Elkins
105. Distant Thunder: Mongols Follow the Khan of Khans
Brian Hogan
106. The Zaraban Breakthrough
Ken Harkin and Ted Moore
107. Planting Churches: Learning the Hard Way
T. and R. W. Lewis
108. Pigs, Ponds, and the Gospel
James W. Gustafson
109. A Movement of God among the Bhojpuri of North India
David L. Watson and Paul D. Watson
110. Ourselves as Servants: Latin American Workers in the Middle East
Andres and Angelica Guzman
111. Testimony of a Viable, Indigenous Church-Planting Movement
R. Rekedal Smith
112. A Movement of Christ Worshipers in India
Dean Hubbard
113. Christ Movements in the Hindu World
H. L. Richard
114. A Movement to Jesus among Muslims
Rick Brown
115. Christ Followers in East Africa
Aila Tasse and Dave Coles
116. The Awakening of the Persian Church
Gilbert Hovsepian and Krikor Markarian
World Christian Discipleship
117. Beyond Loving the World: Serving the Son for His Surpassing Glory
David Bryant
118. The Discipline of Simplicity
Pam Arlund
119. Life on Purpose
Claude Hickman, Steven C. Hawthorne, and Todd Ahrend
120. Is Every Christian a Missionary?
Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison
Strategic Pursuit of God’s Plan
121. Join the World Christian Movement
Ralph D. Winter
122. The Awesome Potential for Mission Found in Local Churches
George Miley
Be a Church Whisperer
Larry Walker
123. Welcome Home: The Invitation of Jesus to Hope, Freedom, and Family
Mouyassar Alshahf with Callie Ferguson and Juergen Kramer
124. Missio Dei or “Missio Me”? Using Short-Term Missions to
Contribute toward the Fulfillment of God’s Global Purpose
Roger Peterson
125. Restoring the Role of Business in Mission
Steve Rundle
Tentmakers: Integrating Work and Witness
Ruth E. Siemens
126. The Lausanne Covenant
The Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization
Acknowledgments
Scripture Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
Authors
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Ralph D. Winter
Ralph D. Winter
Ralph D. Winter (December 8, 1924 – May 20, 2009) was an American missiologist and missionary who helped pioneer Theological Education by Extension, raised the debate about the role of the church and mission structures and became well known as the advocate for pioneer outreach among unreached people groups. He was the founder of the U.S. Center for World Mission (USCWM), William Carey International University, and the International Society for Frontier Missiology.
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Steven C. Hawthorne
Steven C. Hawthorne
Steven C. Hawthorne’s mission journey began at Urbana ’76, where John Stott and Ralph Winter shaped his vision for global evangelization. While earning his master’s at Fuller Seminary, he copyedited the first Perspectives reader with Winter and later served as executive editor of World Christian magazine. He launched research teams to identify unreached peoples in major world cities and continued this work with Caleb Project. In 2013, he completed a PhD in biblical mission theology at Fuller. Today, he directs WayMakers, a ministry mobilizing prayer for Christ’s glory, writing and speaking to ignite passion for God’s global purposes.
Steven C. Hawthorne comenzó su camino misionero en Urbana ’76, donde John Stott y Ralph Winter moldearon su visión de la evangelización global. Mientras obtenía su maestría en Fuller Seminary, coeditó el primer libro de Perspectivas con Winter y más tarde se desempeñó como editor ejecutivo de la revista World Christian. Lideró equipos de investigación para identificar pueblos no alcanzados en las principales ciudades del mundo y continuó este trabajo con Caleb Project. En 2013, completó un doctorado en teología misionera bíblica en Fuller. Actualmente dirige WayMakers, un ministerio que moviliza la oración para la gloria de Cristo, escribiendo y enseñando para despertar pasión por los propósitos globales de Dios.
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Pam Arlund
Pam Arlund
Pam Arlund holds a BA from The George Washington University and an MA and PhD in linguistics from the University of Texas at Arlington. After attending Urbana as a student leader with InterVarsity, she spent ten years as a church planter and Bible translator in Central Asia, witnessing the first believers among a small people group. For more than fifteen years, she has taught Perspectives courses globally and serves with All Nations International and the Society of the Good Shepherd. Author of scholarly works and Stick Figures Save the World, she equips disciples worldwide. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
Pam Arlund tiene una licenciatura (BA) de la Universidad George Washington y una maestría (MA) y doctorado (PhD) en lingüística de la Universidad de Texas en Arlington. Después de asistir a Urbana como líder estudiantil con InterVarsity, pasó diez años como plantadora de iglesias y traductora de la Biblia en Asia Central, siendo testigo de los primeros creyentes entre un pequeño grupo étnico. Durante más de quince años, ha enseñado cursos de Perspectivas a nivel global y sirve con All Nations International y la Sociedad del Buen Pastor. Autora de obras académicas y de Stick Figures Save the World, capacita a discípulos en todo el mundo. Vive en Kansas City, Missouri.
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