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With input from more than 50 church and mission leaders from 36 nations, The Journey Concept encourages leaders within church and mission movements to move beyond the popular and highly influential strategy models founded in military, industrial-age, and competitive thinking.
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Many years of cross-cultural work in Angola have led Analzira Nascimento, to deeply, rethink mission, especially in countries marked by western colonialization. As you read, be sure to 'recognise' the Spirit who moves people to participate in God's mission in a world marred by suffering and injustice. Imagine Christian mission without the dichotomies of 'us' and 'them', mission which is relational and dialogical. These are some of the questions this...
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Then Jesus came to them and said: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... Matthew 28:18-19a.As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we face the challenge of the unfinished task of the evangelisation of all nations. There are still many people groups that are yet to be reached with the gospel of salvation. And as members of the body of Christ, we, the people of Christian Missionary...
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Are you passionate about sharing the gospel, but struggle with the practicalities of effective soul-winning?Victorious Soul-Winning by Prof Z.T. Fomum is a practical guide to evangelism that will help you to overcome the obstacles and reach the lost for Christ. Backed with the experience of one who has been in the art of soul-winning, Prof Fomum shows you how to prioritize evangelism, develop a personal relationship with Christ, and overcome spiritual...
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How can we embody the values of love, grace, and justice? As faith communities, how can our collective embodiment of these values shine even brighter? The answers to these questions must always unfold right here, right now, exactly where God has planted us. Neighborhood Churchacts as a resource to inspire churches to become a vibrant and engaging community partner with the families and neighborhoods living around them. The need for transformation...
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This book is strange because it speaks of the divine transactions of Professor Zacharias Tanee Fomum with the various persons of the Godhead or Deity-the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This book is strange, but true, in that it talks about the author's encounters with the triune God and the angels, and his reactions and actions in response to these encounters.His giving to God, its divine connotations, his obedience to God, his goals in giving,...
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What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? How can believers experience the transformative power of the Spirit in their lives?This book, In the Power of Another, is a treasure trove of divine wisdom and insight, birthed out of the author's intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit. Although Z.T. Fomum often acknowledged his human frailty, his life and ministry were transformed by the mighty power of the Holy Spirit.Through his personal...
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You Have a Purpose. God Has a Part for You to Play in Something Big.
You were created by God, called to follow Christ, and commissioned to make disciples. When Jesus gave this commission, it wasn't a last-minute thought before he ascended into heaven. It was a mandate for all his followers to participate in a movement of God already in motion.
What is God's will for my life?
Where does my life fit into God's purpose?
If the idea that you have...
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My own people, the Jewish nation will not recognize and accept Jesus Christ as their Messiah.And yet, there is so much evidence in the Bible proving that Jesus, the One who died on the cross for our sins truly is the soon-coming Messiah.So, why then don't the Jews accept and believe in Jesus?Let me explain…
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In 1943, nineteen-year-old Arlene Schuiteman began keeping a journal, which she continued her whole life, including thirty-four years of nursing and teaching in three African countries: South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Zambia.
During a particularly trying time, she recorded ninety "whispers from the Lord" in her personal journals. The four years during which Arlene recorded these messages (1975-1979) were among the most difficult years in the history of...
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The churches from the whole world are joined in the effort to reach the whole world. Although it has been documented that Western missionaries serving outside their countries still comprise the majority of world missions workers, the growth rate of majority world missionaries far outpaces that of the West. In recent years, while Western missionary forces are shrinking in numbers and possibly in influence, missions from the majority world have proliferated,...
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Effective Engagement in Short-term Missions represents the single most ambitious effort to date to understand and improve upon patterns of ministry in STM. In six sections, the authors explore topics such as the links between STM and older patterns of long-term missions; engagement with people of other cultures; international partnerships; specialized ministries such as medical missions; legal and financial liabilities; and last but not least, the...
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In 'No Wastelands: How to grow seedbeds of Shalom in your neighbourhood,' Ash Barker shares his personal odyssey of serving on the front line of urban poverty on three continents. Through stories, scriptures, and insights, Ash challenges readers to release the unique potential of their local communities and see lasting change happen. This book is for those who deeply love their neighbourhoods but feel stuck, as well as those just beginning their local...
14) Beyond All This
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A compelling and often humorous saga that spans more than three decades to chronicle hurt and leanness, struggle and triumph.
How a fifty-nine year-old woman cast her lot with the mountain people of Haiti and suffered through drought and flood, hurricane and want, to help them find a better way.
The mission Bertha "Granny" Holdeman helped start at Fermathe in Haiti began on a plot blighted by voodoo curse. Today, it ministers to countless people,...
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Born into humble circumstances in nineteenth century Scotland, Mary Slessor's path seemed determined as she began work as a child laborer in a textile mill. Short of stature, blue-eyed, red-haired, and with a fiery personality to match, Mary was made of tough stuff. Even though she worked twelve hours per day, she faithfully attended night school, even bringing books to work, stealing glances as she could. Her homelife was full of conflict and want...
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During his time at Oxford, a friend asked Paget Wilkes one day, "I say, Paget, do you tackle everyone who comes into your rooms about his soul?" "Yes,' answered Paget, "if he comes in alone." Wilkes was convinced that even the humblest Christian is responsible for bringing men to Christ. "If we have been forgiven and know it, if we have been made new creatures in Christ Jesus, then we…are commissioned to minister this same salvation unto men and...
17) No Matter What
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No Matter What is the story of how God called a fearful, shy girl from the South Island of New Zealand and equipped her to plant cross-cultural churches and devote twenty-three years of her life to raising up a new generation of Thai believers.In this riveting book, you will journey with Ginette as she overcomes her natural limitations to bring light to the darkness, and minister freedom and healing in the Kingdom of Thailand. Along the way, Ginette...
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This classic textbook brings together the meanings, proposals, and tasks involved in contextualization. Hesselgrave and Rommen explore the history of contextualization in the Bible and the Church while examining the proposals of prominent thinkers on this subject. They conclude with their own definition and approach to contextualization.
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Why pray for a nation?Jesus gave us an assignment to go and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18-20)The Bible instructs us to pray for all people (1 Timothy 2:1-4)We are Christ's ambassadors to the people of all nations (2 Corinthians 5:20) When you read this short ebook, you will:Become a prayer ambassador for a nation and let God guide your choice for a specific prayer nationEnlarge your vision of what God is doing in the worldDiscover hands-on...
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A balanced, accessible, and thorough history of Jingjiao, the first Christian church in China
Many people assume that the first introduction of Christianity to the Chinese was part of nineteenth-century Western imperialism. In fact, Syriac-speaking Christians brought the gospel along the Silk Road into China in the seventh century. Glen L. Thompson introduces readers to the fascinating history of this early Eastern church, referred to as Jingjiao,...
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