Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader

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by  4th Edition

Fourth Edition
^Ed ited by
RALPH D. WINTER
STEVEN C. HAWTHORNE
PERSPECTIVES
O N T H E W O R L D C H R I S T I A N M O V E M E N T
A Reader
Fourth Edition
Contributing Editors
David J. Hesselgrave
Professor Emeritus, School of World Mission and Evangelism
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Paul G. Hiebert
Professor of Mission and Anthropology, School of World Mission and Evangelism
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Stephen T. Hoke
Vice-President of Staff Development and Training, Church Resource Ministries
Adjunct Professor, School of World Mission and Institute of Church Growth
Fuller Theological Seminary
J. Herbert Kane
Professor Emeritus, School of World Mission and Evangelism
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Lloyd E. Kwast
Chairman, Department of Missions
Talbot Theological Seminary
Donald A. McGavran
Dean Emeritus, School of World Mission and Institute of Church Growth
Fuller Theological Seminary
Kenneth B. Mulholland
Dean and Professor of Missions
Columbia Biblical Seminary and School of Missions
PERSPECTIVES
O N T H E W O R L D C H R I S T I A N M O V E M E N T
A Reader
Fourth Edition
Editors:
Ralph D. Winter
Founder
U.S. Center for World Mission
Steven C. Hawthorne
Curriculum Development
Institute of International Studies
Associate Editors:
Darrell R. Dorr
D. Bruce Graham
Bruce A. Koch
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Perspectives on the world Christian movement: a reader / editors: Ralph D.
Winter, Steven C. Hawthorne ; associate editors: Darrell R. Dorr, D. Bruce
Graham, Bruce A. Koch. — 4th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-87808-390-9
1. Missions. 2. Evangelistic work. I. Winter, Ralph D. II. Hawthorne,
Steven C., 1953- III. Dorr, Darrell R. IV. Graham, D. Bruce. V. Koch, Bruce A.
BV2070.P46 2009
266—dc22
2008046331
4th Edition published 2009.
Third Printing 2009.
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
Forewords ................................................................................................................................................xiii
Leighton Ford and S. Douglas Birdsall
Introduction................................................................................................................................................xv
Ralph D. Winter
The Biblical Perspective
1. The Living God is a Missionary God...................................................................3
John R. W. Stott
2. Israel’s Missionary Call.......................................................................................10
Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
3. Everyone’s Question: What is God Trying to Do?...........................................17
Stanley A. Ellisen
4. The Bible in World Evangelization.....................................................................21
John R. W. Stott
5. Mission and God’s Earth....................................................................................27
Christopher J. H. Wright
6. Blessing as Transformation.................................................................................34
Sarita D. Gallagher and Steven C. Hawthorne
The Story of Blessing Prevailing Over Curse...................................................38
Richard Bauckham
7. The Biblical Foundation for the Worldwide Missions Mandate......................42
Johannes Verkuyl
8. The Story of His Glory.......................................................................................49
Steven C. Hawthorne
9. Let the Nations Be Glad!.....................................................................................64
John Piper
10. Beyond Duty........................................................................................................70
Tim Dearborn
11. On Mission With God........................................................................................74
Henry T. Blackaby and Avery T. Willis, Jr.
12. Witness to the World..........................................................................................78
David J. Bosch
Two Forces..........................................................................................................80
Jonathan Lewis
13. The Gospel of the Kingdom...............................................................................83
George Eldon Ladd
D-Day before V-E Day.........................................................................................90
Ken Blue
14. Building for the Kingdom...................................................................................96
N.T. Wright
CONTENTS
The Kingdom of God in the Life of the World.............. .98
Lesslie Newbigin
God at War....................................................................... 100
Gregory A. Boyd
To Inaugurate His Kingdom........................................... 105
N.T. Wright
Jesus and the Gentiles..................................................... 112
H. Cornell Goerner
A Man for All Peoples..................................................... 118
Don Richardson
A Violent Reaction to Mercy........................................... 120
Patrick Johnstone
The Master’s Plan............................................................. 122
Robert E. Coleman
Mandate on the Mountain............................................. 126
Steven C. Hawthorne
Discipling All the Peoples............................................... 132
John Piper
Acts of Obedience........................................................... 137
Steven C. Hawthorne
The Wall and the Canyon............................................... 140
Steven C. Hawthorne
The Turning Point: Setting the Gospel Free.................... 143
M. R. Thomas
Become Like, Remain Like............................................. 146
Harley Talman
A New Creation............................................................... 148
David Anthony
The Apostle Paul and the Missionary Task...................... 149
Arthur F. Glasser
The Church in God’s Plan............................................... 154
Howard A. Snyder
Prayer: Rebelling Against the Status Quo...................... 159
David Wells
Strategic Prayer............................................................... 163
John D. Robb
Lost.................................................................................. 170
Robertson McQuilkin
The Uniqueness of Christ............................................... 176
Charles Van Engen
The Supremacy of Christ................................................. 183
Ajith Fernando
If I Perish........................................................................... 193
Brother Andrew
Suffering and Martyrdom: God’s Strategy in the World 195
Josef Tson
The Hope of a Coming World Revival........................... 199
Robert E. Coleman
Apostolic Passion............................................................. 204
Floyd McClung
CONTENTS vii
The Historical Perspective
The Expansion of the World Christian Movement
36. The Kingdom Strikes Back: Ten Epochs of Redemptive History....................209
Ralph D. Winter
37. The History of Mission Strategy.......................................................................228
R. Pierce Beaver
38. Asian Christianity: Facing the Rising Sun.......................................................239
Scott W. Sunquist
39. The Two Structures of God’s Redemptive Mission.........................................244
Ralph D. Winter
40. Missionary Societies and the Fortunate Subversion of the Church..............254
Andrew F. Walls
41. Three Mission Eras: And the Loss and Recovery of Kingdom Mission..........263
Ralph D. Winter
42. A History of Transformation............................................................................279
Paul Pierson
43. The Social Impact of Christian Missions.........................................................286
Robert D. Woodberry
44. Europe’s Moravians: A Pioneer Missionary Church.......................................291
Colin A. Grant
45. Women in Mission............................................................................................294
Marguerite Kraft and Meg Crossman
46. A Historical Survey of African Americans in World Missions.......................299
David Cornelius
47. Student Power in World Missions...................................................................305
David M. Howard
Pioneers of the World Christian Movement
48. An Enquiry into the Obligation of Christians to Use Means for
the Conversion of the Heathens.......................................................................312
William Carey
49. The Call to Service............................................................................................319
J. Hudson Taylor
50. China’s Spiritual Need and Claims...................................................................323
J. Hudson Taylor
51. Tribes, Tongues and Translators.......................................................................327
William Cameron Townsend
52. The Glory of the Impossible............................................................................329
Samuel Zwemer
53. The Bridges of God..........................................................................................335
Donald A. McGavran
54. The New Macedonia: A Revolutionary New Era in Mission Begins..............347
Ralph D. Winter
viii CONTENTS
The Status and Future of the World Christian Movement
55. The State of the Gospel....................................................................................361
Jason Mandryk
56. No Longer Emerging........................................................................................369
Beram Kumar
The Surging Non-Western Mission Force.......................................................370
Bruce A. Koch
57. African Sending................................................................................................371
Timothy Olonade
Brazilian Sending..............................................................................................371
Bertil Ekstrom
Korean Sending................................................................................................372
Chul Ho Han
Indian Sending..................................................................................................373
K. Rajendran
Chinese Sending................................................................................................374
Enoch Wan
Filipino Sending................................................................................................374
Berting Fernando
Latin American Sending..................................................................................375
Carlos Scott
58. Now is the Time................................................................................................376
Bill Taylor
Old Ways for a New Day................................................................................376
David Ruiz
59. New Pioneers Leading the Way in the Final Era.............................................377
Yvonne Wood Huneycutt
60. Expecting a Harvest..........................................................................................382
Patrick Johnstone
61. From Western Christendom to Global Christianity.......................................387
Todd Johnson and Sandi S. K. Lee
The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity..........................390
Philip Jenkins
62. Are We Ready for Tomorrow’s Kingdom?.......................................................393
Ralph D. Winter
The Cultural Perspective
Understanding Culture
63. Understanding Culture....................................................................................397
Lloyd E. Kwast
64. Culture, Worldview and Contextualization...................................................400
Charles H. Kraft
65. The Flaw of the Excluded Middle.....................................................................407
Paul G. Hiebert
66. Is God Colorblind or Colorful? The Gospel, Globalization
and Ethnicity....................................................................................................415
Miriam Adeney
Created to Create Culture..............................................................................417
Erich Sauer
67. Clean and Dirty: Cross-Cultural Misunderstandings in India........................423
Paul G. Hiebert
CONTENTS ix
Culture and Communication
68. The Role of Culture in Communication.........................................................425
David J. Hesselgrave
69. Redemptive Analogy........................................................................................430
Don Richardson
70. Making Disciples of Oral Learners.................................................................437
International Orality Network
71. Why Communicate the Gospel through Stories?...........................................440
Tom A. Steffen
Transforming Worldviews through the Biblical Story...................................442
D. Bruce Graham
72. Three Encounters in Christian Witness.........................................................445
Charles H. Kraft
73. Finding a Place and Serving Movements Within Society...............................451
Paul G. Hiebert
Culture Shock: Starting Over..........................................................................452
Paul G. Hiebert
Closing the Gap................................................................................................455
Donald N. Larson
74. Communication and Social Structure.............................................................460
Eugene A. Nida
Identity in Culture
75. The Difference Bonding Makes......................................................................465
Elizabeth S. and E. Thomas Brewster
76. Identification in the Missionary Task...............................................................470
William D. Reyburn
77. Identity With Integrity: Apostolic Ministry in the 21st Century....................477
Rick Love
Google-Proof Transparency............................................................................478
L. Mak
As Unknown, Yet Well-Known: Commending Ourselves as Servants..........479
Bob Blincoe
78. Missions and Money........................................................................................482
Phil Parshali
Different Views Concerning Relationships and Money.................................483
Joseph Cumming
The Role of the Righteous Rich......................................................................484
Jonathan J. Bonk
Gospel and Culture Change
79. Do Missionaries Destroy Cultures?.................................................................486
Don Richardson
80. Discovering the Holy Spirit’s Work in a Community.....................................493
T. Wayne Dye
81. Cultural Implications of an Indigenous Church.............................................497
William A. Smalley
82. The Missionary’s Role in Culture Change.......................................................503
Dale W. Kietzman and William A. Smalley
83. The Willowbank Report....................................................................................506
The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization