Compendium IV

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ii
LIST OF TABLES viii
LIST OF FIGURES viii
REFLECTIONS: EMERGING STREAMS OF MISSION (Bush, Luis) IV-1
Introduction IV-1
Emerging Streams of Mission IV-2
Characteristics of a Renewal Movement as Questions IV-4
Characteristics of Emerging Christian Movements IV-4
The Relationship between Renewal Movements and Emerging Christian Movements IV-5
The Categories of Emergence of Fresh Streams of Mission IV-6
A Concluding Question: Tracking Emerging Streams IV-8
Acknowledgements IV-8
UNITY IN MISSION AND EVANGELISM: RENEWING THE VISION FOR MISSION AND EVANGELISM (Askildsen, Tore) IV-9
A New Vision for Mission IV-9
New Structures IV-9
Networks an Important Element IV-10
Renewal for Cooperation IV-10
MISSION MOVEMENT IN MONGOLIAN CHURCHES (Baldandorj, Mojic) IV-11
Church and Mission Shaped by a Nomadic Mind IV-11
Mobilizing Local Churches for a Mission IV-11
Training Local Churches for a Mission IV-12
Sending of Mongolian Missionaries IV-12
Supporting the Mission Work IV-12
DISPENSATIONAL THEOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY (Bock, Darrell L.) IV-13
Background IV-13
What Is New Here IV-13
THE RADICAL PROJECT: A REVOLUTIONARY LATIN AMERICAN MODEL FOR MISSION MOBILIZATION (Botelho, David) IV-15
Radical Commitment IV-15
Radical Community IV-15
Radical Partnership IV-15
Radically Multi-cultural IV-16
Radically Accessible IV-16
Radically Focused IV-16
MOVEMENT FOR AFRICAN NATIONAL INITIATIVES (MANI) (Campbell, Ross) IV-18
MANI’s Purpose IV-18
MANI’s Dreams Include IV-18
Basic Assumptions Underlying MANI IV-19
MANI Leadership and Operational Mode IV-19
THE LIGHTHOUSE MOVEMENT IN THE USA (Cedar, Paul) IV-20
Three-Part Strategy IV-20
Lighthouse Impact IV-20
Spreading The Vision IV-21
CHURCH IN THE MARKETPLACE: THE CHURCH OF THE XXI CENTURY? (Cepeda, Enrique R.) IV-22
Background IV-22
Observations of Marketplace Believers IV-22
Biblical Principles IV-23
EMPOWERING WOMEN FOR CHURCH PLANTING (Choudhrie, Bindu India) IV-24
The Paradigm Shift IV-24
Biblical Basis IV-24
The Concept IV-24
Selection and Skills are Key to Success IV-24
Church-Planting Steps IV-25
Harvest is Plentiful but the Women Laborers are Few IV-25
New Wineskins for the New Wine IV-25
THE LAUSANNE COMMITTEE FOR WORLD EVANGELIZATION (Claydon, David) IV-26
Lausanne 1974: A New Cutting Edge IV-26
A New Forum IV-26
THE MESSIANIC RENEWAL IN LATIN AMERICA (Dalton, Mercedes E.) IV-28
Impacting Jews and Gentiles IV-28
Not Without Controversy IV-28
Alliances and Networks IV-29
Renewal Traits IV-29
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND EVANGELISM (Dantas, Elias) IV-30
Jesus The Model IV-30
The Need for a New Model IV-30
A Two-Sided Model IV-31
Conclusions IV-31
REACHING CHILDREN AT RISK IN SOUTH EAST ASIA (de Villiers. Ian) IV-32
The Largest Human Problem? IV-32
Credible Outreach, Maximizing Impact IV-32
Understanding God’s Heart for Children IV-32
Diversity in Leadership IV-33
Coming to Christ IV-33
Are the Walls Down? IV-33
TWO-THIRDS WORLD MISSIONS (Ezemadu, Reuben and Keyes, Larry) IV-34
Key Issues IV-34
One Response: Global MissionThrust21 IV-35
DEVELOPING LEADERS TO DISCIPLE A NATION (Gupta, Paul R.) IV-36
A New Paradigm IV-36
Responding to the Leadership Development Challenge IV-37
AN EMERGING STREAM IN THE PERSIAN WORLD (Johnson, Ron) IV-38
The 1979 Revolution IV-38
The Iran-Iraq War IV-38
Overview of Iranian Society Today IV-38
Foreign Mission Work IV-39
Conclusion IV-39
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OVERSEAS CHINESE CHURCH (Kao, John) IV-40
Four Transitional Points IV-40
Spreading the Gospel With One Accord IV-41
A CHURCH RENEWAL MOVEMENT IN THE TURKIC WORLD (Seong-Kim, Sam) IV-42
Evangelism Stage IV-42
Discipleship Stage IV-42
Motivational Level IV-43
ACCOUNTABILITY AND WORLD EVANGELIZATION: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FOR CHURCH AND MISSION AGENCIES IN AFRICA (Lawanson, Remi) IV-44
Biblical Basis IV-44
The Need for Accountability IV-44
Accountability Principles IV-44
Benefits IV-45
Conclusion IV-45
THE BACK TO JERUSALEM MOVEMENT IV-46
Awakened Generals IV-46
Historical Roots IV-46
Missiological Myths Reinforced IV-47
Two Questions IV-47
ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS IN AFRICA (AEA) (Li Hing, Mario) IV-48
Where Are We? IV-48
Some Potential Benefits and Problems IV-49
AN AFRICAN TRAINING MODEL (Mesghina, Medhin) IV-50
A Credible Witness IV-50
My Personal Call IV-50
A Special Claim on the Church IV-50
Hope For the Future IV-51
RWANDA: LESSONS FROM THE MINISTRY AND LIFE OF THE CHURCH IN THE LAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS (Musekura, Rev. Célestin) IV-52
Introduction and Background IV-52
Questions and Struggles IV-52
God at Work through ALARM, Inc. IV-52
Dreams and Key Issues IV-53
Benefits and Problems IV-53
What is God Saying To His Church? IV-53
THE DALIT BAHUJAN MOVEMENT FOR SOCIO-SPIRITUAL FREEDOM IV-55
Historical Background IV-55
Recent Moves IV-55
Three Dimensions and the Full Gospel IV-55
Key Features of the Movement IV-56
Avoiding Blunders of the Past IV-56
THE THIRD WAY CHINESE CHRISTIAN REVIVAL FELLOWSHIP IV-58
Vision IV-58
Identity IV-58
Mission IV-58
Motto IV-58
Values IV-58
Actions IV-58
Facts IV-59
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE THIRD WORLD MISSIONS ASSOCIATION (Okuyama, Minoru) IV-60
The Birth of TWMA IV-60
Objectives and Organization IV-60
Congresses, Cooperation and Future Plans IV-61
EMERGING MISSION IN THE HIMALAYAS (Perry, Cindy) IV-62
Birth of a Movement IV-62
A Progression of Emphases and Cooperation IV-62
Key Features IV-63
THE ANTIOCH EFFECT IN SINGAPORE (Pousson, Ed) IV-65
A Dream to Relive a Biblical Legacy IV-65
A Beginning on the Periphery IV-66
A Timely Transition to a Missions Focus IV-66
A Church-Based Missions Effort IV-66
An Effort to Unite Sending Churches and Sending Agencies IV-66
A FACILITATING MINISTRY FOR THE MOVEMENTS OF GOD WITHIN SOCIETY: A CASE STUDY OF INDONESIA (Santoso, Iman) IV-68
Background and Biblical Basis IV-68
Conceptual Issues IV-68
Some of the Surprising Ways God is at Work IV-69
Potential Benefits and Problems IV-69
What God is Saying To His Church IV-69
THE MISSION OF TRANSFORMATION IN A POST-MODERN WORLD – CASE STUDY OF THE UK (Smith, John) IV-70
A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO PERSECUTION: AFFIRM AND FULFILL WORLDVIEW (Sterk, Vern) IV-72
Background IV-72
Principles of the Affirm and Fulfill Model IV-72
THE KAIROS COMMUNITY (Voth, Esteban) IV-74
Integral Mission in the Workplace and the Family IV-74
Training Churches in Integral Mission IV-74
Kairos Publications IV-75
Integral Mission, a Work in Progress IV-75
BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL NETWORK (Warton, John) IV-76
A Global Strategy IV-76
Holistic, Self-Sustaining, and Leading to Transformation IV-76
Growing Involvement IV-77
MISSION WORK THROUGH CHINA’S FRONT DOOR (Yu, Danny) IV-78
TRANSFORMATION: MISSION IN A GLOBAL WORLD (Zwick, Rolf) IV-80
Background IV-80
International Fellowship of Mission Theologians IV-80
Toward a Trinitarian Theology IV-80
Meeting Twenty-First Century Challenges IV-81
Jesus, Lord Over All IV-81
TECHNOLOGY: BOTH AN OLD AND EMERGING STRATEGIC STREAM IN MISSIONS (Aoun, Henri & Rohland, Ray) IV-82
Life Agape’s Communication Center Strategy IV-82
Technologically-informed Seekers IV-82
Merging Old and New for Personal Contact IV-83
Ongoing Innovation IV-83
APPENDIX IV-A GUIDELINES FOR REPORT OF AN EMERGING STREAM IV-84