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"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" -Romans
10:15 Sometimes women feel like we're not cut out for evangelism.
We may worry that our female bodies get in the way of our witness,
or that we will seem awkward or pushy. We can feel insecure, like
what we do won't make a difference in leading people to Jesus.
Evangelist Jessica Leep Fick believes that God has created women to
go to amazing and ordinary places to share his love. We have
aptitudes and abilities that God can use in his mission, like gifts
of collaboration, empathy and the ability to share vulnerably.
Women throughout Scripture were heralds of the gospel, and we can
be too. Get ready to join Jessica and women across the globe on
this adventure of sharing Jesus with confidence and love. This
upbeat, motivating guide will unleash what God has created in you
to boldly and lovingly share Jesus. Discover how you too have
beautiful feet.
In this absorbing history, Henry Warner Bowden chronicles the
encounters between native Americans and the evangelizing whites
from the period of exploration and colonization to the present. He
writes with a balanced perspective that pleads no special case for
native separatism or Christian uniqueness. Ultimately, he broadens
our understanding of both intercultural exchanges and the
continuing strength of American Indian spirituality, expressed
today in Christian forms as well as in revitalized folkways.
Bowden makes a radical departure from the traditional approach.
Drawing on the theories and findings of anthropologists,
archaeologists, and historians, he presents Indian-missionary
relations as a series of cultural encounters, the outcomes of which
were determined by the content of native beliefs, the structure of
native religious institutions, and external factors such as
epidemic diseases and military conflicts, as well as by the
missionaries' own resources and abilities. The result is a
provocative, insightful historical essay that liberates a complex
subject from the narrow perimeters of past discussions and accords
it an appropriate richness and complexity. . . . For anyone with an
interest in Indian-missionary relations, from the most casual to
the most specialized, this book is the place to begin.--Neal
Salisbury, Theology Today
If one wishes to read a concise, thought-provoking ethnohistory of
Indian missions, 1540-1980, this is it. Henry Warner Bowden's
history, perhaps for the first time, places the sweep of Christian
evangelism fully in the context of vigorous, believable, native
religions.--Robert H. Keller, Jr., American Historical Review
So you're on fire, you want to make a difference, you want to
change the world...but how? Signing up for a service project or
mission trip is a great first step. But you probably have a lot of
questions. Are you ready for the different cultures you may
encounter? How are you going to really connect with the people you
serve? And what about when you come home-how do you make sense of
all the things you've experienced? Will any of it make a lasting
difference for anyone? It turns out that if you really want to
change the world, you have to change too. The only way that's going
to happen is if you spend time before, during, and after your trip
preparing for and processing your work. This Journal will help you
think about: * Why you're going * The people you're serving * Your
relationship with your teammates * How God factors into your
service project * The impact your experience has had on you * How
you can keep making a difference back at home If you think you're
fired up to serve now, just wait! This hands-on Journal will equip
you to serve in a way that sticks-both for you and those you serve.
* How you can keep making a difference back at home If you think
you're fired up to serve now, just wait! This hands-on Journal will
equip you to serve in a way that sticks-both for you and those you
serve.
This book, in two volumes, contains an annotated English
translation of the Historia da Ethiopia by the Spanish Jesuit
missionary priest Pedro Paez (Pero Pais in Portuguese), 1564-1622,
who worked in the Portuguese padroado missions, first in India and
then in Ethiopia, long thought to be the kingdom of the legendary
Prester John. His history of Ethiopia was written in Portuguese in
the last ten years of his life and survives in only two
manuscripts. The translation, by Christopher J. Tribe, is based on
the new critical edition of the Portuguese text by Isabel Boavida,
Herve Pennec and Manuel Joao Ramos, which was published in Lisbon
in 2008. They are also the editors of this English version. The
History of Ethiopia is an essential source for several areas of
study - from the history of the Catholic missions in that country
and the relations between the European religious orders, to the
history of art and religions; from the history of geographical
exploration to the ideological contextualization of the Ethiopian
kingdom; from material culture to Abyssinian political and
territorial administration; and from an analysis of local
circumstances to changes in human ecology in the Horn of Africa and
the Indian Ocean. It is a repository of empirical knowledge on the
political geography, religion, customs, flora and fauna of
Ethiopia. It combines travel narrative with a
historico-ethnographic monograph, and is a chronicle of the
activities of Jesuit missionaries in their Ethiopian mission. It
also reworks a wide variety of documents, including the first
translations into a European language of a number of Ethiopian
literary texts, from royal chronicles to hagiographies. It
complements other early accounts of Ethiopia by Ludovico de
Varthema, Francisco Alvares, Castanhoso, Bermudez, Arnold von
Harff, Manoel de Almeida, Bahrey, Alessandro Zorzi, Jeronimo Lobo
and Vaclav Prutky, all published by The Hakluyt Society.
This book, in two volumes, contains an annotated English
translation of the Historia da Ethiopia by the Spanish Jesuit
missionary priest Pedro Paez (Pero Pais in Portuguese), 1564-1622,
who worked in the Portuguese padroado missions, first in India and
then in Ethiopia, long thought to be the kingdom of the legendary
Prester John. His history of Ethiopia was written in Portuguese in
the last ten years of his life and survives in only two
manuscripts. The translation, by Christopher J. Tribe, is based on
the new critical edition of the Portuguese text by Isabel Boavida,
Herve Pennec and Manuel Joao Ramos, which was published in Lisbon
in 2008. They are also the editors of this English version. The
History of Ethiopia is an essential source for several areas of
study - from the history of the Catholic missions in that country
and the relations between the European religious orders, to the
history of art and religions; from the history of geographical
exploration to the ideological contextualization of the Ethiopian
kingdom; from material culture to Abyssinian political and
territorial administration; and from an analysis of local
circumstances to changes in human ecology in the Horn of Africa and
the Indian Ocean. It is a repository of empirical knowledge on the
political geography, religion, customs, flora and fauna of
Ethiopia. It combines travel narrative with a
historico-ethnographic monograph, and is a chronicle of the
activities of Jesuit missionaries in their Ethiopian mission. It
also reworks a wide variety of documents, including the first
translations into a European language of a number of Ethiopian
literary texts, from royal chronicles to hagiographies. It
complements other early accounts of Ethiopia by Ludovico de
Varthema, Francisco Alvares, Castanhoso, Bermudez, Arnold von
Harff, Manoel de Almeida, Bahrey, Alessandro Zorzi, Jeronimo Lobo
and Vaclav Prutky, all published by The Hakluyt Society.
The average length of Jesus' conversations as recorded in the Gospels was 42 seconds long. This is good news for all of us. It frees us up to talk about the most important part of our lives in a way that's natural, meaningful, and helpful instead of clumsy, awkward, and irrelevant.
Anyone who has spent countless uncomfortable hours walking from house to house with a clipboard or flash cards that talk about four spiritual laws understands.
Jesus' conversations were remarkably simple. Contemporary Christian lingo has set up a dichotomy between what we call "discipleship" and "evangelism," but the Bible doesn't do that. Jesus had conversations all the time with those who thought they were close to God, as well as with those who deemed themselves lost and without hope. He invited all of them to come and learn from Him.
42 Seconds is a simple book that uses the ordinary moments of our lives the way Jesus used the same moments in his own. The premise is straightforward: If we can learn from Jesus how to have great conversations, it will change our lives and the lives of those around us. Its four-part structure, including five short chapters per section, is for churches and small groups to engage with the practical ideas together. 42 Seconds includes discussion questions to help groups and individuals implement Jesus' natural rhythm of interaction in their own lives.
Essays exploring different facets of the life and influence of
Edmund Campion, the sixteenth-century Jesuit and martyr. This
volume forms the first modern study of Edmund Campion, the Jesuit
priest executed at Tyburn in 1581, and through him focuses on a
theme that has been attracting growing interest among
sixteenth-century historians: the passagefrom a Catholic to an
Anglican England, and the resistance to this move. The essays
collected here investigate the historical context of Campion's
mission; different aspects of his writing and work; the network of
colleagues withwhom he was in contact; his relationship with
contemporaries such as Sir Philip Sidney; the effect of his English
mission; and the legacy he left. THOMAS M. MCCOOG, S.J. is the
Archivist of the British province of theSociety of Jesus and a
member of the Jesuit Historical Institute at Rome. Contributors:
FRANCISCO DE BORJA MEDINA, JOHN BOSSY, NANCY POLLARD BROWN,
KATHERINE DUNCAN-JONES, DENNIS FLYNN, VICTOR HOULISTON, JOHN J.
LAROCCA, COLM LENNON, DAVID LOADES, JAMES MCCONICA, THOMAS M.
MCCOOG, THOMAS MAYER, MICHAEL QUESTIER, ALISON SHELL, MICHAEL E.
WILLIAMS
Do you shy away from sharing the true gospel message with others,
unsure of what to say, afraid of rejection and ridicule?
That's not what Jesus did.
Jesus was not afraid to shake people up. He spoke openly of
their sinful nature and the righteousness of God. He forced people
to confront their sin head-on, and he brought them face-to-face
with their need for salvation.
"The Way of the Master will teach you how to share the message
of the gospel simply, biblically, and without fear--the way Jesus
did! You will become equipped to confidently lead anyone--friend,
family member, coworker, neighbor, or stranger on the street--to a
clear understanding of repentance and what it means to be a true
and active follower of Jesus Christ.
The inspiring and entertaining biography of a very unconventional
missionary who spent more than thirty years in Zaire building
schools, hospitals, churches, and roads and who championed the
transfer of authority over missionaries to native religious
leaders.
Unthinkable only decades ago, America is now raising up
generations of people who are "radically unchurched"-those who have
had little contact with a Christ-centered church and have no clear
understanding of the gospel message. This state of affairs isn't
likely to change unless Christians can communicate the significance
of their message to a culture that regards the church as irrelevant
and outmoded.
Calling for a passionate overhaul of how Christians see and
interact with individuals outside the church, Alvin Reid
demonstrates a clear understanding of the distinction between the
changeless basics of the faith and negotiable traditions, programs,
and artifacts. He examines the causes behind the loss of America's
Christian identity and the resulting failure of the American church
to understand and utilize the New Testament pattern of penetrating
an indifferent culture with the gospel. Reid offers proven
strategies for touching people who desperately need to be
confronted with life-changing Christianity.
2016 IVP Readers' Choice Award Many people have given up on the
church. But that doesn't mean that they've given up on God or
Christianity. In many cases, it was merely that local church
congregations were not the best context for missional people to
live out their sense of God's call. The good news is that God is
raising up vibrant movements of Christians in a vast array of
vocations around the world: disciple-making ministries, missions,
relief and development, social activism, advocacy and much more.
These are all strategic ways to live for the kingdom-in venues
beyond the local church. Wherever movements of the gospel have
occurred, visionary people and apostolic structures have been
essential. Mission leader Sam Metcalf shows how God has always
worked through entrepreneurial individuals and organizations that
launched out in fresh ways. He gives biblical and missiological
foundations for missional movements, showing that what has often
been called "parachurch" is an equally valid manifestation of the
church. Affirming the strengths of apostolic personalities, Metcalf
shows how they can be deployed to cross cultural barriers, renew
secular societies and transform the nations with the power of the
gospel. God may be inviting you to join what he is doing around the
world. Answer the call and discover how God can use you beyond your
imagination.
A True-Life Thriller That Will Leave You Breathless! In the
anniversary edition of this electrifying real-life story, readers
are gripped from the first page by the harrowing account of a young
man who risked his life to smuggle Bibles through the borders of
closed nations. Now, sixty years after Brother Andrew first prayed
for God's miracle protection, this expanded edition of a classic
work encourages new readers to meet this remarkable man and his
mission for the first time. Working undercover for God, a mission
that continues to this day, has made Brother Andrew one of the
all-time heroes of the faith. His narrow escapes from danger to
share the love of Jesus will encourage and embolden believers in
their own walks of faith.
This is history at its best. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is
readable, informative, gripping, and above all honest. From
Jerusalem to Irian Jaya helps readers understand the life and role
of a missionary through real life examples of missionaries
throughout history. We see these men and women as fallible and
human in their failures as well as their successes. These great
leaders of missions are presented as real people, and not
super-saints. This second edition covers all 2,000 years of mission
history with a special emphasis on the modern era, including
chapters focused on the Muslim world, Third World missions, and a
comparison of missions in Korea and Japan. It also contains both a
general and an illustration index where readers can easily locate
particular missionaries, stories, or incidents. New design
graphics, photographs, and maps help make this a compelling book.
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is as informative and intriguing as it
is inspiring---an invaluable resource for missionaries, mission
agencies, students, and all who are concerned about the spreading
of the gospel throughout the world."
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