{"title":"Sam Voorhies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eSam Voorhies has 40 years of experience working in the faith-based international humanitarian arena. His work encompassed living and working across Africa for 12 years to serving as Global Director for Leadership and Organizational Development with World Vision International, working in over 100 countries with 40,000 staff.  He has served as Adjunct Professor in International and Leadership Development at Fuller Theological Seminary and Eastern University.  More recently, Dr. Voorhies founded and led the Center for Global Leadership at Palm Beach Atlantic University.  He currently leads a global consulting firm focusing on leadership and organizational development.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSam Voorhies is a contributor to \u003cem\u003ePerspectives on the World Christian Movement 4th Edition\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"perspectives-on-the-world-christian-movement-reader-4th-ed","title":"Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (Reader, 4th Ed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e[DESCRIPTION]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerspectives on the World Christian Movement\u003c\/i\u003e presents a multi-faceted collection of readings exploring the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of world evangelization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritings from more than 150 mission scholars and practitioners (over 60 of them new to this edition) portray the history and anticipate the potential of the global Christian movement. Every one of the 170 articles and side bars offers practical wisdom enabling Christians to labor together in bold, biblical hope to finish the task of seeing that Christ is named and followed among all the peoples of the earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fourth Edition contains over 60 articles and sidebars that are new to this edition. Many articles have been updated and revised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/DESCRIPTION]\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[SUBTITLE]A Reader\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[\/SUBTITLE]\u003c\/span\u003e [CREDIT] by: Ralph D. Winter (Editor), Steven C. Hawthorne (Editor) [\/CREDIT] [PAGES] 804 [\/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [\/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Library [\/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2009 [\/PUBLISHYEAR] [TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForewords\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Biblical Perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. The Living God is a Missionary God\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Israel’s Missionary Call\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Everyone’s Question: What is God Trying to Do?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. The Bible in World Evangelization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Mission and God’s Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Blessing as Transformation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. The Biblical Foundation for the Worldwide Missions Mandate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. The Story of His Glory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Let the Nations Be Glad!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Beyond Duty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. On Mission With God\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. Witness to the World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. The Gospel of the Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. Building for the Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. The Kingdom of God in the Life of the World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. God at War\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. Jesus and the Gentiles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. A Man for All Peoples\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19. The Master’s Plan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20. Mandate on the Mountain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21. Discipling All the Peoples\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22. Acts of Obedience\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23. The Turning Point: Setting the Gospel Free\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24. Become Like, Remain Like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25. The Apostle Paul and the Missionary Task\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26. The Church in God’s Plan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e27. Prayer: Rebelling Against the Status Quo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28. Strategic Prayer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29. Lost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30. The Uniqueness of Christ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e31. The Supremacy of Christ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e32. If I Perish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e33. Suffering and Martyrdom: God’s Strategy in the World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e34. The Hope of a Coming World Revival\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e35. Apostolic Passion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Historical Perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e36. The Kingdom Strikes Back: Ten Epochs of Redemptive History\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e37. The History of Mission Strategy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e38. Asian Christianity: Facing the Rising Sun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e39. The Two Structures of God’s Redemptive Mission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40. Missionary Societies and the Fortunate Subversion of the Church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e41. Three Mission Eras: And the Loss and Recovery of Kingdom Mission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e42. A History of Transformation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e43. The Social Impact of Christian Missions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e44. Europe’s Moravians: A Pioneer Missionary Church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e45. Women in Mission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e46. A Historical Survey of African Americans in World Missions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e47. Student Power in World Missions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48. An Enquiry into the Obligation of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e49. The Call to Service\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50. China’s Spiritual Need and Claims\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e51. Tribes, Tongues and Translators\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e52. The Glory of the Impossible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e53. The Bridges of God\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e54. The New Macedonia: A Revolutionary New Era in Mission Begins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e55. The State of the Gospel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e56. No Longer Emerging\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e57. African Sending\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazilian Sending\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKorean Sending\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndian Sending\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese Sending\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilipino Sending\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin American Sending\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e58. Now is the Time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Ways for a New Day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e59. New Pioneers Leading the Way in the Final Era\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60. Expecting a Harvest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e61. From Western Christendom to Global Christianity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e62. Are We Ready for Tomorrow’s Kingdom?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cultural Perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e63. Understanding Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e64. Culture, Worldview and Contextualization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e65. The Flaw of the Excluded Middle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e66. Is God Colorblind or Colorful? The Gospel, Globalization and Ethnicity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated to Create Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e67. Clean and Dirty: Cross-Cultural Misunderstandings in India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e68. The Role of Culture in Communication\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e69. Redemptive Analogy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70. Making Disciples of Oral Learners\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e71. Why Communicate the Gospel through Stories?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTransforming Worldviews through the Biblical Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e72. Three Encounters in Christian Witness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e73. Finding a Place and Serving Movements Within Society\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCulture Shock: Starting Over\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClosing the Gap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e74. Communication and Social Structure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75. The Difference Bonding Makes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e76. Identification in the Missionary Task\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e77. Identity With Integrity: Apostolic Ministry in the 21st Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoogle-Proof Transparency\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Unknown, Yet Well-Known: Commending Ourselves as Servants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e78. Missions and Money\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDifferent Views Concerning Relationships and Money\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Role of the Righteous Rich\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e79. Do Missionaries Destroy Cultures?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e80. Discovering the Holy Spirit’s Work in a Community\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e81. Cultural Implications of an Indigenous Church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e82. The Missionary’s Role in Culture Change\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e83. The Willowbank Report\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Strategic Perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e84. Finishing the Task: The Unreached Peoples Challenge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e85. Covering the Globe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGod’s Symphony of Effort\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e86. The Challenge of the Cities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e87. From Every Language\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e88. Who (Really) Was William Carey?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e89. The Mission of the Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e90. On the Cutting Edge of Mission Strategy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e91. Christian Witness to the Chinese People\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e92. Christ Movements in the Hindu World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e93. State of World Need\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e94. Evangelism: The Leading Partner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95. Transformational Development: God at Work Changing People and Their Communities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96. What is Poverty Anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e97. The Urban Poor: Who Are We?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e98. Cities and Salt: Counter-Cultures for the Common Good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e99. Wiping Out HIV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Church—The Greatest Force on Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100. Healing the Wounds of the World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e101. A Church in Every People: Plain Talk About a Difficult Subject\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e102. The Spontaneous Multiplication of Churches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e103. Organic Church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e104. Church Planting Movements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e105. Mission Comes Home\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e106. Evangelization of Whole Families\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e107. Dependency\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e108. His Glory Made Visible: Saturation Church Planting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Shopping Window of God\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e109. Going Too Far?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe C-Spectrum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e110. Must All Muslims Leave “Islam” to Follow Jesus?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoing Far Enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e111. Insider Movements: Retaining Identity and Preserving Community\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree Types of Christward Movements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e112. A Pioneer Team in Zambia, Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e113. Distant Thunder: Mongols Follow the Khan of Khans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e114. The Zaraban Breakthrough\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e115. Planting Churches: Learning the Hard Way\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e116. Pigs, Ponds and the Gospel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e117. A Movement of God Among the Bhojpuri of North India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e118. Ourselves as Servants: Latin American Workers in the Middle East\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e119. A Movement of Christ Worshipers in India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e120. A Movement to Jesus Among Muslims\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e121. An Upper Class People Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e122. The Impact of Missionary Radio on Church Planting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e123. The Awakening of the Persian Church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e124. South Asia: Vegetables, Fish and Messianic Mosques\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e125. Beyond Loving the World: Serving the Son for His Surpassing Glory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e126. Reconsecration: To a Wartime, Not a Peacetime, Lifestyle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e127. Life on Purpose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e128. Join the World Christian Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e129. Live with Intentionality\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e130. Just Willing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll or Nothing?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e131. Your Journey to the Nations: Ten Steps to Help Get You There\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e132. The Awesome Potential for Mission Found in Local Churches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBe a Church Whisperer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e133. Welcoming the World at Your Door\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e134. Missio Dei or “Missio Me”? Short-Term Missions and God's Global Purpose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e135. Restoring the Role of Business in Mission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlessing Berabistan: Doing Mission Differently\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTentmakers: Integrating Work and Witness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e136. The Lausanne Covenant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScripture Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoto Credits\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TOC]","brand":"William Carey Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":19692421283958,"sku":"9780878083909","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook (ePub)","offer_id":43978819797251,"sku":"9781645081944","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/5615\/1158\/files\/william-carey-library-book-paperback-perspectives-on-the-world-christian-movement-reader-4th-ed-41968097919235.jpg?v=1707925369"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/5615\/1158\/collections\/Screenshot_2025-01-13_at_4.29.01_PM_a3fb5b2c-6a32-4d6c-9f62-ba8f6f74e4e8.png?v=1736959324","url":"https:\/\/missionbooks.org\/collections\/sam-voorhies.oembed","provider":"MissionBooks.org","version":"1.0","type":"link"}