Mission in motion : speaking frankly of mobilization / [print]
Jay Matenga, Malcolm Gold ; forewards by Paul Borthwick and Patrick Fung.
- Pasadena, California : William Carey Library, (c)2016.
- xxxiii, 255 pages ; 26 cm.
- Globalization of mission series .
- Globalization of mission series. .
Part One: Context 1. Crisis 2. Paradigms 3. Missional Anomie 4. Research Methodology Part Two: Mission Perceptions 5. The What: Mission's Focus 6. The Where: Mission's Locus 7. The When: Mission's Length Part Three: Mobilization 8. Creating Mission Momentum 9. 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 15. Influential Relationships 16. Education 17. Vocation Part Five: Retardants 18. Funding 19. Mission Organization 20. Gender 21. Sending Context 22. Spiritual Oppositions Part Six: Moving On 23. Fanning the Flame
Includes bibliographical references.
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. Hermeneutic Liberty -- Plural Theologies -- Global Shifts in Christianity. Quantitative or Qualitative? -- The Current Study. Personal Salvation-Social Action -- Mission as Personal Salvation -- Mission as Social Action. Local-Global Eastern Europe Voices -- South American Voices -- Oceania Voices -- United Kingdom Voices -- North American Voices -- East African Voices -- Indian Voices -- East Asian Voices. Same Culture-Cross Culture -- Short Term-Long Term -- Short-Term Mission: Mere Tourism? -- Short-Term Mission: Accessibility -- Short-Term Mission: Taste and See -- Short-Term Mission: Effectiveness. Mission Mobilization Develpoment -- Mission Mobilization Definition -- Mission Mobilization Dispersed -- Mission Mobilization Diversified. The Ideal-Type -- Four Mobilization Ideal-Types. Family Helping -- Family Hindering -- Spouses. Individuals -- Missionaries -- Ministers -- Networks -- Organizations. Academic Institutions -- Church Education -- Courses and Conferences -- Literatuere -- Hardship. Calling-Everyone, Wherever? -- Calling-Overview -- Calling-Sustaining -- Calling-Youth -- Calling-Interconnected -- The Holy Spirit. Churches -- Giving Education -- By Faith Alone? -- Found Wanting -- Organization Complications -- Jehovah Jireh. Prerequisites -- Practices -- Personnel -- Props -- Pitches. Women as Ancillary -- Gender Dynamics -- Leadership and Gender. Church Discouragement -- Secularism -- Individualism -- Prosperity -- Time. Engaging -- Educating -- Energizing.