preparing for intercultural ministry Steffen, Tom A. 1947- creator Douglas, Lois McKinney 1931- text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, MI Baker Academic �2008 2008 monographic eng

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xxi, 390 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. This new volume in the award-winning Encountering Mission series is for current and future missionaries. It provides practical guidance regarding getting ready for the mission field and the realities of life on the field. The authors are well qualified to write such a manual, each having served as a missionary for more than twenty years and each having taught missions in seminary. The changing scene -- Remembering the past -- Understanding key ideas and terms -- Home-front preparations -- Decision making and the will of God -- Spiritual formation -- Personal readiness -- Ministry readiness -- Avenues to cross-cultural ministries -- Finding your niche -- Getting going -- On-field preparations -- What is culture? -- At home in the culture -- Culture and language acquisition -- Missionaries and their lives -- Women in missions -- Missionary families -- Crises in missions -- Reentry -- What's next? Tom Steffen and Lois McKinney Douglas. Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-378) and indexes. Missions Missionaries Christianity and culture Christianity and culture Missionaries Missions Missiologie Zendelingen Voorbereiding Contextuele theologie BV2061.3 .S75 2008 266 11.78 9780801026591 0801026598 2007045046 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip084/2007045046.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip084/2007045046.html DLC 071102 20190128093056.0 ocn181424040 eng