Encountering missionary life and work : preparing for intercultural ministry /
Steffen, Tom A., 1947-
Encountering missionary life and work : preparing for intercultural ministry / Tom Steffen and Lois McKinney Douglas. - Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, c2008. - xxi, 390 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Encountering mission . - Encountering mission. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-378) and indexes.
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?
9780801026591 (pbk.) 0801026598 (pbk.)
2007045046
Missions.
Missionaries.
Christianity and culture.
BV 2061.3 / .S75 2008
Encountering missionary life and work : preparing for intercultural ministry / Tom Steffen and Lois McKinney Douglas. - Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, c2008. - xxi, 390 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Encountering mission . - Encountering mission. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-378) and indexes.
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?
9780801026591 (pbk.) 0801026598 (pbk.)
2007045046
Missions.
Missionaries.
Christianity and culture.
BV 2061.3 / .S75 2008