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Mission in motion : speaking frankly of mobilization / Jay Matenga, Malcolm Gold ; forewards by Paul Borthwick and Patrick Fung. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Globalization of mission seriesPublication details: Pasadena, California : William Carey Library, (c)2016.Description: xxxiii, 255 pages ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780878080557
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV2061.G618.M577 2016
  • BV2061
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Contents:
The Decline in Western Christianity -- Increased Pluralism -- Western Guilt -- The Increasing Divide Between the Rich and the Poor -- The Emergence of Majority World Theologies and Uncertainty of the Missionary Endeavor.
Plural Theologies -- Global Shifts in Christianity.
The Current Study.
Mission as Personal Salvation -- Mission as Social Action.
Same Culture-Cross Culture -- Eastern Europe Voices -- South American Voices -- Oceania Voices -- United Kingdom Voices -- North American Voices -- East African Voices -- Indian Voices -- East Asian Voices.
Short-Term Mission: Mere Tourism? -- Short-Term Mission: Accessibility -- Short-Term Mission: Taste and See -- Short-Term Mission: Effectiveness.
Mission Mobilization Definition -- Mission Mobilization Dispersed -- Mission Mobilization Diversified.
Four Mobilization Ideal-Types.
Family Hindering -- Spouses.
Missionaries -- Ministers -- Networks -- Organizations.
Church Education -- Courses and Conferences -- Literatuere -- Hardship.
Calling-Overview -- Calling-Sustaining -- Calling-Youth -- Calling-Interconnected -- The Holy Spirit.
Giving Education -- By Faith Alone? -- Found Wanting -- Organization Complications -- Jehovah Jireh.
Practices -- Personnel -- Props -- Pitches.
Gender Dynamics -- Leadership and Gender.
Secularism -- Individualism -- Prosperity -- Time.
Educating -- Energizing.
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Includes bibliographical references.

Part One: Context

1. Crisis

The Prominence of Scientific Rationale -- The Decline in Western Christianity -- Increased Pluralism -- Western Guilt -- The Increasing Divide Between the Rich and the Poor -- The Emergence of Majority World Theologies and Uncertainty of the Missionary Endeavor.

2. Paradigms

3. Missional Anomie

Hermeneutic Liberty -- Plural Theologies -- Global Shifts in Christianity.

4. Research Methodology

Quantitative or Qualitative? -- The Current Study.

Part Two: Mission Perceptions

5. The What: Mission's Focus

Personal Salvation-Social Action -- Mission as Personal Salvation -- Mission as Social Action.

6. The Where: Mission's Locus

Local-Global Same Culture-Cross Culture -- Eastern Europe Voices -- South American Voices -- Oceania Voices -- United Kingdom Voices -- North American Voices -- East African Voices -- Indian Voices -- East Asian Voices.

7. The When: Mission's Length

Short Term-Long Term -- Short-Term Mission: Mere Tourism? -- Short-Term Mission: Accessibility -- Short-Term Mission: Taste and See -- Short-Term Mission: Effectiveness.

Part Three: Mobilization

8. Creating Mission Momentum

Mission Mobilization Develpoment -- Mission Mobilization Definition -- Mission Mobilization Dispersed -- Mission Mobilization Diversified.

9. Mobilization Ideal-Types

The Ideal-Type -- Four Mobilization Ideal-Types.

10. Mobilization Ideal-Type 1: Educational

11. Mobilization Ideal-Type 2: Relational

12. Mobilization Ideal-Type 3: Formulaic

13. Mobilization Ideal-Type 4: Pragmatic

Part Four: Accelerants

14. Familial Relationships

Family Helping -- Family Hindering -- Spouses.

15. Influential Relationships

Individuals -- Missionaries -- Ministers -- Networks -- Organizations.

16. Education

Academic Institutions -- Church Education -- Courses and Conferences -- Literatuere -- Hardship.

17. Vocation

Calling-Everyone, Wherever? -- Calling-Overview -- Calling-Sustaining -- Calling-Youth -- Calling-Interconnected -- The Holy Spirit.

Part Five: Retardants

18. Funding

Churches -- Giving Education -- By Faith Alone? -- Found Wanting -- Organization Complications -- Jehovah Jireh.

19. Mission Organization

Prerequisites -- Practices -- Personnel -- Props -- Pitches.

20. Gender

Women as Ancillary -- Gender Dynamics -- Leadership and Gender.

21. Sending Context

Church Discouragement -- Secularism -- Individualism -- Prosperity -- Time.

22. Spiritual Oppositions

Part Six: Moving On

23. Fanning the Flame

Engaging -- Educating -- Energizing.

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