Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (Reader, 4th Ed)
Table of Contents
Part 1: The Biblical Perspective
- 1. The Living God is a Missionary God by John R. W. Stott
- 2. Israel’s Missionary Call by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
- 3. Everyone’s Question: What is God Trying to Do? by Stanley A. Ellisen
- 4. The Bible in World Evangelization by John R. W. Stott
- 5. Mission and God’s Earth by Christopher J. H. Wright
- 6. Blessing as Transformation by Sarita D. Gallagher and Steven C. Hawthorne and The Story of Blessing Prevailing Over Curse by Richard Bauckham
- 7. The Biblical Foundation for the Worldwide Missions Mandate by Johannes Verkuyl
- 8. The Story of His Glory by Steven C. Hawthorne
- 9. Let the Nations Be Glad! by John Piper
- 10. Beyond Duty by Tim Dearborn
- 11. On Mission With God by Henry T. Blackaby and Avery T. Willis, Jr.
- 12. Witness to The World by David J. Bosch and Two Forces by Jonathan Lewis
- 13. The Gospel of the Kingdom by George Eldon Ladd and D-Day before V-E Day by Ken Blue
- 14. Building for the Kingdom by N.T. Wright
- 15. The Kingdom of God in the Life of the World by Lesslie Newbigin
- 16. God at War by Gregory A. Boyd and To Inaugurate His Kingdom by N.T. Wright
- 17. Jesus and the Gentiles by H. Cornell Goerner
- 18. A Man for All Peoples by Don Richardson and A Violent Reaction to Mercy by Patrick Johnstone
- 19. The Master’s Plan by Robert E. Coleman
- 20. Mandate on the Mountain by Steven C. Hawthorne
- 21.Discipling All the Peoples by John Piper
- 22. Acts of Obedience by Steven C. Hawthorne and The Wall and the Canyon by Steven C. Hawthorne
- 23. The Turning Point: Setting the Gospel Free by M. R. Thomas
- 24. Become Like, Remain Like by Harley Talman and A New Creation by David Anthony
- 25. The Apostle Paul and the Missionary Task by Arthur F. Glasser
- 26. The Church in God’s Plan by Howard A. Snyder
- 27. Prayer: Rebelling Against the Status Quo by David Wells
- 28. Strategic Prayer by John D. Robb
- 29. Lost by Robertson McQuilkin
- 30. The Uniqueness of Christ by Charles Van Engen
- 31. The Supremacy of Christ by Ajith Fernando
- 32. If I Perish by Brother Andrew
- 33. Suffering and Martyrdom: God’s Strategy in the World by Josef Tson
- 34. The Hope of a Coming World Revival by Robert E. Coleman
- 35. Apostolic Passion by Floyd McClung
Part 2: The Historical Perspective
The Expansion of the World Christian Movement
- 36. The Kingdom Strikes Back: Ten Epochs of Redemptive History by Ralph D. Winter
- 37. The History of Mission Strategy by R. Pierce Beaver
- 38. Asian Christianity: Facing the Rising Sun by Scott W. Sunquist
- 39. The Two Structures of God’s Redemptive Mission by Ralph D. Winter
- 40. Missionary Societies and the Fortunate Subversion of the Church by Andrew F. Walls
- 41. Three Mission Eras: And the Loss and Recovery of Mission Kingdom by Ralph D. Winter
- 42. A History of Transformation by Paul Pierson
- 43. The Social Impact of Christian Missions by Robert D. Woodberry
- 44. Europe’s Moravians: A Pioneer Missionary Church by Colin A. Grant
- 45. Women in Mission by Marguerite Kraft and Meg Crossman
- 46. A Historical Survey of African Americans in World Missions by David Cornelius
- 47. Student Power in World Missions by David M. Howard
Pioneers of the World Christian Movement
- 48. An Enquiry into the Obligation of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens by William Carey
- 49. The Call to Service by J. Hudson Taylor
- 50. China’s Spiritual Need and Claims by J. Hudson Taylor
- 51. Tribes, Tongues and Translators by William Cameron Townsend
- 52. The Glory of the Impossible by Samuel Zwemer
- 53. The Bridges of God by Donald A. McGavran
- 54. The New Macedonia: A Revolutionary New Era in Mission Begins by Ralph D. Winter
The Status and Future of the World Christian Movement
- 55. The State of the Gospel by Jason Mandryk
- 56. No Longer Emerging by Beram Kumar and The Surging Non-Western Mission Force by Bruce A. Koch
- 57. African Sending by Timothy Olonade; Brazilian Sending by Bertil Ekström; Korean Sending by Chul Ho Han; Indian Sending by K. Rajendran; Chinese Sending by Enoch Wan; Filipino Sending by Berting Fernando; and Latin American Sending by Carlos Scott
- 58. Now is the Time by Bill Taylor and Old Ways for a New Day by David Ruiz
- 59. New Pioneers Leading the Way in the Final Era by Yvonne Wood Huneycutt
- 60. Expecting a Harvest by Patrick Johnstone
- 61. From Western Christendom to Global Christianity by Todd Johnson and Sandi S. K. Lee and The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity by Philip Jenkins
- 62. Are We Ready for Tomorrow’s Kingdom? by Ralph D. Winter
Part 3: The Cultural Perspective
Understanding Culture
- 63. Understanding Culture by Lloyd E. Kwast
- 64. Culture, Worldview and Contextualization by Charles H. Kraft
- 65. The Flaw of the Excluded Middle by Paul G. Hiebert
- 66. Is God Colorblind or Colorful? The Gospel, Globalization and Ethnicity by Miriam Adeney and Created to Create Culture by Erich Sauer
- 67. Clean and Dirty: Cross-Cultural Misunderstandings in India by Paul G. Hiebert
Culture and Communication
- 68. The Role of Culture in Communication by David J. Hesselgrave
- 69. Redemptive Analogy by Don Richardson
- 70. Making Disciples of Oral Learners by International Orality Network
- 71. Why Communicate the Gospel through Stories? by Tom A. Steffen and Transforming Worldviews through the Biblical Story by D. Bruce Graham
- 72. Three Encounters in Christian Witness by Charles H. Kraft
- 73. Finding a Place and Serving Movements Within Society by Paul G. Hiebert; Culture Shock: Starting Over by Paul G. Hiebert; and Closing the Gap by Donald N. Larson
- 74. Communication and Social Structure by Eugene A. Nida
Identity in Culture
- 75. The Difference Bonding Makes by Elizabeth S. and E. Thomas Brewster
- 76. Identification in the Missionary Task by William D. Reyburn
- 77. Identity With Integrity: Apostolic Ministry in the 21st Century by Rick Love; Google-Proof Transparency by L. Mak; and As Unknown, Yet Well-Known: Commending Ourselves as Servants by Bob Blincoe
- 78. Missions and Money by Phil Parshall; Different Views Concerning Relationships and Money by Joseph Cumming; and The Role of the Righteous Rich by Jonathan J. Bonk
Gospel and Culture Change
- 79. Do Missionaries Destroy Cultures? by Don Richardson
- 80. Discovering the Holy Spirit’s Work in a Community by T. Wayne Dye
- 81. Cultural Implications of an Indigenous Church by William A. Smalley
- 82. The Missionary’s Role in Culture Change by Dale W. Kietzman and William A. Smalley
- 83. The Willowbank Report by The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization
Part 4: The Strategic Perspective
Strategy for World Evangelization
- 84. Finishing the Task: The Unreached Peoples Challenge by Ralph D. Winter and Bruce A. Koch
- 85. Covering the Globe by Patrick Johnstone and God’s Symphony of Effort by Bruce A. Koch and Krikor Markarian
- 86. The Challenge of the Cities by Roger S. Greenway
- 87. From Every Language by Barbara F. Grimes
- 88. Who (Really) Was William Carey? by Vishal and Ruth Mangalwadi
- 89. The Mission of the Kingdom by Ralph D. Winter
- 90. On the Cutting Edge of Mission Strategy by C. Peter Wagner
- 91. Christian Witness to the Chinese People by Thomas Wang and Sharon Chan
- 92. Christ Movements in the Hindu World by H. L. Richard
Strategies for Transforming Communities
- 93. State of World Need by World Relief
- 94. Evangelism: The Leading Partner by Samuel Hugh Moffett
- 95. Transformational Development: God at Work Changing People and Their Communities by Samuel J. Voorhies
- 96. What is Poverty Anyway? by Bryant L. Myers
- 97. The Urban Poor: Who Are We? by Viv Grigg
- 98. Cities and Salt: Counter-Cultures for the Common Good by Tim Keller
- 99. Wiping Out HIV by Kay Warren and The Church—The Greatest Force on Earth by Rick Warren
- 100. Healing the Wounds of the World by John Dawson
Strategies for Church Movements
- 101. A Church in Every People: Plain Talk About a Difficult Subject by Donald A. McGavran
- 102. The Spontaneous Multiplication of Churches by George Patterson
- 103. Organic Church by Neil Cole
- 104. Church Planting Movements by David Garrison
- 105. Mission Comes Home by Andrew Jones
- 106. Evangelization of Whole Families by Wee Hian Chua
- 107. Dependency by Glenn Schwartz
- 108. His Glory Made Visible: Saturation Church Planting by Jim Montgomery and The Shopping Window of God by Wolfgang Simson
- 109. Going Too Far? by Phil Parshall and The C-Spectrum by John J. Travis
- 110. Must All Muslims Leave “Islam” to Follow Jesus? by John J. Travis and Going Far Enough? by Ralph D. Winter
- 111. Insider Movements: Retaining Identity and Preserving Community by Rebecca Lewis adn Three Types of Christward Movements by Rick Brown and Steven C. Hawthorne
Case Studies
- 112. A Pioneer Team in Zambia, Africa by Phillip Elkins
- 113. Distant Thunder: Mongols Follow the Khan of Khans by Brian Hogan
- 114. The Zaraban Breakthrough by Ken Harkin and Ted Moore
- 115. Planting Churches: Learning the Hard Way by Tim and Rebecca Lewis
- 116. Pigs, Ponds and the Gospel by James W. Gustafson
- 117. A Movement of God Among the Bhojpuri of North India by David L. Watson and Paul D. Watson
- 118. Ourselves as Servants: Latin American Workers in the Middle East by Andres and Angelica Guzman
- 119. A Movement of Christ Worshipers in India by Dean Hubbard
- 120. A Movement to Jesus Among Muslims by Rick Brown
- 121. An Upper Class People Movement by Clyde W. Taylor
- 122. The Impact of Missionary Radio on Church Planting by William Mial
- 123. The Awakening of the Persian Church by Gilbert Hovsepian and Krikor Markarian
- 124. South Asia: Vegetables, Fish and Messianic Mosques by Shah Ali with J. Dudley Woodberry
World Christian Discipleship
- 125. Beyond Loving the World: Serving the Son for His Surpassing Glory by David Bryant
- 126. Reconsecration: To a Wartime, Not a Peacetime, Lifestyle by Ralph D. Winter
- 127. Life on Purpose by Claude Hickman, Steven C. Hawthorne and Todd Ahrend
Strategic Pursuit of God’s Purpose
- 128. Join the World Christian Movement by Ralph D. Winter
- 129. Live with Intentionality by Caroline D. Bower and Lynne Ellis
- 130. Just Willing by Casey Morgan and All or Nothing? by Greg Livingstone
- 131. Your Journey to the Nations: Ten Steps to Help Get You There by Steve Hoke and Bill Taylor
- 132. The Awesome Potential for Mission Found in Local Churches by George Miley and Be a Church Whisperer by Larry Walker
- 133. Welcoming the World at Your Door by Douglas Shaw and Bob Norsworthy
- 134. Missio Dei or “Missio Me”? Short-Term Missions and God’s Global Purpose by Roger Peterson
- 135. Restoring the Role of Business in Mission by Steve Rundle; Blessing Berabistan: Doing Mission Differently by Nicole Forcier; and Tentmakers: Integrating Work and Witness by Ruth E. Siemens
- 136. The Lausanne Covenant
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