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Freeing Congregational Mission : A Practical Vision for Companionship, Cultural Humility, and Co-Development.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Westmont : InterVarsity Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (345 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781514000694
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Freeing Congregational MissionOnline resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Section One: The Three Stones -- 1 The Crisis We Face -- 2 Unchecked Baggage -- 3 The First Stone: A Theology of Companionship -- Tool 1: What's in a Picture? Guidelines for Representing Others Through Photography -- 4 The Second Stone: An Invitation to Cultural Humility -- Tool 2: Seeing into Our Blind Spots: Anticipating and Addressing Cultural Differences -- 5 The Third Stone: The Power of Co-development -- Tool 3: Co-development Evaluation Tool: A Self-Check to Help Leaders Evaluate the Implications of Their Actions in Development Projects -- Section Two: Using the Three Stones -- 6 Redeeming Short-Term Mission -- Tool 4: Preparing for the Journey: Short-Term Mission Orientation Curriculum -- Tool 5: Short-Term Mission Daily Reflection Guide -- 7 Caring for Vulnerable Children and Families -- 8 Unbinding Mission Leadership -- Tool 6: Checklist for Healthy Parish Twinning Relationships -- Tool 7: Aligning Hearts and Hands: Connecting Mission Funding Allocations to Congregational Values -- General Index -- Scripture Index -- Notes -- Praise for Freeing Congregational Mission -- About the Authors -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press -- Copyright.
Summary: North American congregations face a deepening crisis of consumer-oriented "selfie missions" and practices based on colonial-era assumptions. Seeking to free congregational mission from harmful cultural forces, this book helps churches better partner with God's work in the world, offering the latest research and practical, step-by-step tools for churches.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Section One: The Three Stones -- 1 The Crisis We Face -- 2 Unchecked Baggage -- 3 The First Stone: A Theology of Companionship -- Tool 1: What's in a Picture? Guidelines for Representing Others Through Photography -- 4 The Second Stone: An Invitation to Cultural Humility -- Tool 2: Seeing into Our Blind Spots: Anticipating and Addressing Cultural Differences -- 5 The Third Stone: The Power of Co-development -- Tool 3: Co-development Evaluation Tool: A Self-Check to Help Leaders Evaluate the Implications of Their Actions in Development Projects -- Section Two: Using the Three Stones -- 6 Redeeming Short-Term Mission -- Tool 4: Preparing for the Journey: Short-Term Mission Orientation Curriculum -- Tool 5: Short-Term Mission Daily Reflection Guide -- 7 Caring for Vulnerable Children and Families -- 8 Unbinding Mission Leadership -- Tool 6: Checklist for Healthy Parish Twinning Relationships -- Tool 7: Aligning Hearts and Hands: Connecting Mission Funding Allocations to Congregational Values -- General Index -- Scripture Index -- Notes -- Praise for Freeing Congregational Mission -- About the Authors -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press -- Copyright.

North American congregations face a deepening crisis of consumer-oriented "selfie missions" and practices based on colonial-era assumptions. Seeking to free congregational mission from harmful cultural forces, this book helps churches better partner with God's work in the world, offering the latest research and practical, step-by-step tools for churches.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2025. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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