Missions from the Majority World

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“Reaching To” and “Reaching Through” People on the Move

Missions from the Majority World showcases the growing involvement of non-Western churches and missionaries in global missions. While Western missionaries still constitute a significant portion of the missions workforce, the rate of growth of missionaries from the majority world far surpasses that of the West. It highlights the contributions, progress, and challenges faced by majority world missionaries. The chapters draw insights from 14 majority world mission scholars and 10 Westerners with extensive experience in missions, providing a comprehensive view of the changing landscape of global missions. While Western missionary forces are declining, missions from the majority world are proliferating, bringing about remarkable advances and some challenges in the missionary enterprise.

The book is divided into six parts. Part one features four chapters that cover broad aspects of missions from the majority world. Parts 2-4 consist of seven chapters focusing on Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Part five features three chapters covering topics such as the use of narrative in missions movements from the majority world. The final section includes three case studies that demonstrate the progress and challenges of missions from the majority world.

The book is an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the current state of missionary work in majority world countries. The case studies provide valuable insights into the challenges faced by Christian missionaries in these contexts and the innovative ways in which they are engaging the mission task.

Evangelical Missiological Society- Book 17 [/DESCRIPTION] [SUBTITLE]Progress, Challenges and Case Studies[/SUBTITLE][CREDIT] Enoch Wanand Michael Pocock [/CREDIT] [PAGES] 434 [/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Publishing [/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2009 [/PUBLISHYEAR] [TOC]

INTRODUCTION by Enoch Wan

CONTRIBUTORS 

PART 1: GLOBAL OVERVIEW

1. A NEWER MISSIONS PARADIGM AND THE GROWTH OF MISSIONS FROM THE MAJORITY WORLD by Steve (Heung Chan) Kim

2. SEVEN ESSENTIALS OF MAJORITY WORLD EMERGING MISSION MOVEMENTS by Howard Brant

3. GLOBAL MISSION PARTNERSHIP: MISSIOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS AFTER TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE by Douglas L. Rutt

4. IN THROUGH THE BACK DOOR: REACHING THE MAJORITY WORLD IN NORTH AMERICA by J. D. Payne

PART 2: REGIONAL ISSUES-ASIA

5. KOREAN CHRISTIAN WORLD MISSION: THE MISSIONARY MOVEMENT OF THE KOREAN CHURCH by Timothy Kiho Park

6. UNIVERSITY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MISSIONARIES FROM KOREA DESCEND ON NORTH AMERICAN COLLEGE CAMPUSES? by Joseph L. Schafer, Mark Yoon and A. Scott Moreau

7. MAJORITY WORLD HARVEST AMONG TIBETAN BUDDHISTS: HISTORICAL REVIEW, ETHNOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW, AND DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT by David Oleson and Enoch Wan

PART 3: REGIONAL ISSUES-AFRICA

8. STAKES OF MISSION ENGAGEMENT: REFLECTION ON REMODELING MISSION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REGION by Fohle Lygunda li-M

9. THE UNIQUENESS OF AFRICAN INITIATED CHURCHES: A CAMEROONIAN VIEW by Andre Talla

PART 4: REGIONAL ISSUES-LATIN AMERICA

10. COMIBAM: CALLING LATIN AMERICANS TO THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE by Julio Guarneri

11. HISPANIC/LATINO OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR SHARING THE LOVE OF JESUS WITH MUSLIMS by Sergio A. Ramos

PART 5: ISSUES OF CONCERN

12. MINORITY GROUPS IN CHINA: CAN HAN CHRISTIANS REACH THEM? by Meg Crossman

13. CAN EVANGELICALS IMAGINE AN ALTERNATIVE FUTURE? OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS OF AN INDIGENOUS AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE SHADOW OF THE WEST by Joel Matthews

14. IN WHAT WAY SHOULD THE MISSION MOVEMENTS OF THE MAJORITY WORLD USE NARRATIVE? by Robert Strauss

PART 6: CASE STUDIES

15. CALVARY MINISTRIES (CAPRO): A CASE STUDY ON A MODEL OF MAJORITY WORLD INITIATIVES IN CHRISTIAN MISSION by Tesilimi Aderemi (Remi) Lawanson

16. MIGRANT WORKERS’ CHURCHES AS WELCOMING, SENDING AND RECRUITING ENTITIES: A CASE STUDY OF MONGOLIAN MIGRANT WORKERS’ CHURCHES IN KOREA by Myunghee Lee

17. THE FILIPINO EXPERIENCE IN DIASPORA MISSIONS: A CASE STUDY OF MISSION INITIATIVES FROM THE MAJORITY WORLD CHURCHES by Enoch Wan and Sadiri Joy Tira

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