02275cam a2200277 i 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000170007302000300009002000270012004000280014704200080017505000220018308200160020510000320022124501090025325000170036226000430037930000280042250400690045050514060051965000220192565000300194770000200197718083469AUA.120180523214215.0140327t20142014miua     b    001 0 eng    a  2014001162  a9780310252375 (hardcover)  a0310252377 (hardcover)  aDLCbengcDLCerdadDLC  apcc00aBV2063b.V35 201400a266.0012231 aVan Rheenen, Gailyn,d1946-10aMissions :bbiblical foundations and contemporary strategies /cGailyn Van Rheenen, with Anthony Parker.  a2nd edition.  aGrand Rapids, MI :bZondervan,cc2014.  a514 p. :bill.,c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 482-498) and indexes.0 aThe biblical narrative of mission: entering God's story -- Spiritual awakenings for mission: reflecting God's glory -- Theological foundations of missions: developing a theology of mission -- The church: God's embodiment of mission -- Motives for missions: reasons for participating in God's mission -- Types of missionaries: the many faces of missionary ministry -- The missionary cycle: predeparture through reentry -- Epochs of the world Christian movement: the survival and growth of authentic Christianity through mission -- Becoming incarnational: illustrations of incarnational ministry -- Entering a new culture: learning to be learners where worldviews and customs are different -- Becoming multicultural: overcoming feelings of superiority -- The nature of cross-cultural communication: encoding and decoding God's eternal message -- The missional helix: developing practices for God's mission -- Creative strategies for planting, nurturing, and training: practical ways of implementing God's purposes -- Planting, nurturing, and training: an incarnational model for tribal Africa -- Planting, nurturing, and training: an incarnational model for North Africa -- Using money in missions: the good, the bad, and the ugly -- The benefits and challenges of short-term missions: how short-term ministry can have long-term impact -- Selecting areas for cross-cultural mission: intertwining factors 0aMissionsxTheory. 0aChristianity and culture.  aParker, Anthony