Publications by Members

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Godly Servants: Discipleship and Spiritual Formation for Missionaries

David P. Teague (Mission Imprints, 2012) The purpose of Godly Servants is to help evangelical missionaries to deepen their Christian spirituality.  While many books are now available about spiritual formation, little has been written specifically for missionaries. Missionary life presents its own unique challenges that require a specialized treatment. GODLY SERVANTS explains spiritual formation clearly

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The Early Religious History of France: An Introduction for Church Planters and Missionaries

David Dunaetz (Martel , 2012) Church planters and missionaries in France may not have any idea how important the early religious history of the country is to modern day residents. This survey of France’s religious history up to the year 1000 A.D. demonstrates that many of the beliefs that developed during this time are still

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Discovering the Mission of God: Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century

Mike Barnett, ed., and Robin Martin, associate ed. (IVP, 2012) What is God’s mission in the world? For anyone passionate about discovering God’s heart for the nations, Discovering the Mission of God will reveal his plans for you. Written by 21st-century field workers, scholars and church leaders, this book weaves together the basic components of

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Christianity and Animism in Melanesia. Four Approaches to Gospel and Culture

Kenneth Nehrbass (William Carey Library, 2012) In this book, Kenneth Nehrbass examines the interaction between traditional or animistic religion (called kastom) and Christianity in Vanuatu. First, he briefly outlines major anthropological theories of animism, then he examines eight aspects of animism on Tanna Island and shows how they present a challenge to Christianity. He traces the

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Brazilian Evangelical Missions in the Arab World: History, Culture, Practice, and Theology

Edward Lee Smither (Pickwick, 2012) “From a mission field to a missions sender.”  These words capture the story of the Brazilian evangelical church, which has gone from receiving missionaries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to becoming a movement that presently sends out more global laborers than the churches of England or Canada do. After

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Biblical Multicultural Teams: Applying Biblical Truth in Cultural Differences

Sheryl Silzer (William Carey International University Press, 2011) Biblical Multicultural Teams speaks to the heart of cultural misunderstanding- our childhood upbringing. Sheryl Takagi Silzer is able in this work to provide both an honest look at her own cross-cultural experience and an astute academic understanding of cross-cultural communication. We all work and function in a

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