Missions

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Foreword / Monte Cox -- The biblical narrative of mission : entering God's story -- Spiritual awakenings for mission : reflecting God's glory -- Theological foundations of missions : developing a theology of mission -- The church : God's embodiment of mission -- Motives for missions : reasons for participating in God's mission -- Types of missionaries : the many faces of missionary ministry -- The missionary cycle : predeparture through reentry -- Epochs of the world Christian movement : the survival and growth of authentic Christianity through mission -- Becoming incarnational : illustrations of incarnational ministry -- Entering a new culture : learning to be learners where worldviews and customs are different -- Becoming multicultural : overcoming feelings of superiority -- The nature of cross-cultural communication : encoding and decoding God's eternal message -- The missional helix : developing practices for God's mission -- Creative strategies for planting, nurturing, and training : practical ways of implementing God's purposes -- Planting, nurturing, and training : an incarnational model for tribal Africa -- Planting, nurturing, and training : an incarnational model for North Africa -- Using money in missions : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- The benefits and challenges of short-term missions : how short-term ministry can have long-term impact -- Selecting areas for cross-cultural mission : intertwining factors -- Epilogue : Who are Jim and Julie?