Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (Reader, 4th 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.
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement presents a multi-faceted collection of readings exploring the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of world evangelization.
Writings 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.
The Fourth Edition contains over 60 articles and sidebars that are new to this edition. Many articles have been updated and revised.
Forewords
Introduction
The Biblical Perspective
1. The Living God is a Missionary God
2. Israel’s Missionary Call
3. Everyone’s Question: What is God Trying to Do?
4. The Bible in World Evangelization
5. Mission and God’s Earth
6. Blessing as Transformation
7. The Biblical Foundation for the Worldwide Missions Mandate
8. The Story of His Glory
9. Let the Nations Be Glad!
10. Beyond Duty
11. On Mission With God
12. Witness to the World
13. The Gospel of the Kingdom
14. Building for the Kingdom
15. The Kingdom of God in the Life of the World
16. God at War
17. Jesus and the Gentiles
18. A Man for All Peoples
19. The Master’s Plan
20. Mandate on the Mountain
21. Discipling All the Peoples
22. Acts of Obedience
23. The Turning Point: Setting the Gospel Free
24. Become Like, Remain Like
25. The Apostle Paul and the Missionary Task
26. The Church in God’s Plan
27. Prayer: Rebelling Against the Status Quo
28. Strategic Prayer
29. Lost
30. The Uniqueness of Christ
31. The Supremacy of Christ
32. If I Perish
33. Suffering and Martyrdom: God’s Strategy in the World
34. The Hope of a Coming World Revival
35. Apostolic Passion
The Historical Perspective
36. The Kingdom Strikes Back: Ten Epochs of Redemptive History
37. The History of Mission Strategy
38. Asian Christianity: Facing the Rising Sun
39. The Two Structures of God’s Redemptive Mission
40. Missionary Societies and the Fortunate Subversion of the Church
41. Three Mission Eras: And the Loss and Recovery of Kingdom Mission
42. A History of Transformation
43. The Social Impact of Christian Missions
44. Europe’s Moravians: A Pioneer Missionary Church
45. Women in Mission
46. A Historical Survey of African Americans in World Missions
47. Student Power in World Missions
48. An Enquiry into the Obligation of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens
49. The Call to Service
50. China’s Spiritual Need and Claims
51. Tribes, Tongues and Translators
52. The Glory of the Impossible
53. The Bridges of God
54. The New Macedonia: A Revolutionary New Era in Mission Begins
55. The State of the Gospel
56. No Longer Emerging
57. African Sending
Brazilian Sending
Korean Sending
Indian Sending
Chinese Sending
Filipino Sending
Latin American Sending
58. Now is the Time
Old Ways for a New Day
59. New Pioneers Leading the Way in the Final Era
60. Expecting a Harvest
61. From Western Christendom to Global Christianity
The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
62. Are We Ready for Tomorrow’s Kingdom?
The Cultural Perspective
63. Understanding Culture
64. Culture, Worldview and Contextualization
65. The Flaw of the Excluded Middle
66. Is God Colorblind or Colorful? The Gospel, Globalization and Ethnicity
Created to Create Culture
67. Clean and Dirty: Cross-Cultural Misunderstandings in India
68. The Role of Culture in Communication
69. Redemptive Analogy
70. Making Disciples of Oral Learners
71. Why Communicate the Gospel through Stories?
Transforming Worldviews through the Biblical Story
72. Three Encounters in Christian Witness
73. Finding a Place and Serving Movements Within Society
Culture Shock: Starting Over
Closing the Gap
74. Communication and Social Structure
75. The Difference Bonding Makes
76. Identification in the Missionary Task
77. Identity With Integrity: Apostolic Ministry in the 21st Century
Google-Proof Transparency
As Unknown, Yet Well-Known: Commending Ourselves as Servants
78. Missions and Money
Different Views Concerning Relationships and Money
The Role of the Righteous Rich
79. Do Missionaries Destroy Cultures?
80. Discovering the Holy Spirit’s Work in a Community
81. Cultural Implications of an Indigenous Church
82. The Missionary’s Role in Culture Change
83. The Willowbank Report
The Strategic Perspective
84. Finishing the Task: The Unreached Peoples Challenge
85. Covering the Globe
God’s Symphony of Effort
86. The Challenge of the Cities
87. From Every Language
88. Who (Really) Was William Carey?
89. The Mission of the Kingdom
90. On the Cutting Edge of Mission Strategy
91. Christian Witness to the Chinese People
92. Christ Movements in the Hindu World
93. State of World Need
94. Evangelism: The Leading Partner
95. Transformational Development: God at Work Changing People and Their Communities
96. What is Poverty Anyway?
97. The Urban Poor: Who Are We?
98. Cities and Salt: Counter-Cultures for the Common Good
99. Wiping Out HIV
The Church—The Greatest Force on Earth
100. Healing the Wounds of the World
101. A Church in Every People: Plain Talk About a Difficult Subject
102. The Spontaneous Multiplication of Churches
103. Organic Church
104. Church Planting Movements
105. Mission Comes Home
106. Evangelization of Whole Families
107. Dependency
108. His Glory Made Visible: Saturation Church Planting
The Shopping Window of God
109. Going Too Far?
The C-Spectrum
110. Must All Muslims Leave “Islam” to Follow Jesus?
Going Far Enough?
111. Insider Movements: Retaining Identity and Preserving Community
Three Types of Christward Movements
Case Studies
112. A Pioneer Team in Zambia, Africa
113. Distant Thunder: Mongols Follow the Khan of Khans
114. The Zaraban Breakthrough
115. Planting Churches: Learning the Hard Way
116. Pigs, Ponds and the Gospel
117. A Movement of God Among the Bhojpuri of North India
118. Ourselves as Servants: Latin American Workers in the Middle East
119. A Movement of Christ Worshipers in India
120. A Movement to Jesus Among Muslims
121. An Upper Class People Movement
122. The Impact of Missionary Radio on Church Planting
123. The Awakening of the Persian Church
124. South Asia: Vegetables, Fish and Messianic Mosques
125. Beyond Loving the World: Serving the Son for His Surpassing Glory
126. Reconsecration: To a Wartime, Not a Peacetime, Lifestyle
127. Life on Purpose
128. Join the World Christian Movement
129. Live with Intentionality
130. Just Willing
All or Nothing?
131. Your Journey to the Nations: Ten Steps to Help Get You There
132. The Awesome Potential for Mission Found in Local Churches
Be a Church Whisperer
133. Welcoming the World at Your Door
134. Missio Dei or “Missio Me”? Short-Term Missions and God's Global Purpose
135. Restoring the Role of Business in Mission
Blessing Berabistan: Doing Mission Differently
Tentmakers: Integrating Work and Witness
136. The Lausanne Covenant
Subject Index
Scripture Index
About the Editors
Acknowledgements
Photo Credits
Editors
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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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- Publisher:
William Carey Publishing
William Carey Publishing
- Binding: Paperback
- Publish Year: 2009
- Vendor: William Carey Library
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