From Land to Lands, from Eden to the Renewed Earth: A Christ-Centred Biblical Theology of the Promised Land

The land is an important theme in the Bible through which the whole biblical history in the Old and New Testaments can be studied and analyzed. Looking at the land in the Bible right from its beginnings in the garden of Eden this book approaches the theme from three distinct perspectives - holiness, the convenant, and the kingdom. Through careful analysis the author recognizes that the land has been universalized in Christ, as anticipated in the Old Testament, and as a result promotes a missional theology of the land that underlines the social and territorial dimensions of redemption.

Religion & Spirituality

Isaac, Munther

Christian Books & Bibles

Langham Academic

Mission through Diaspora: The Case of the Chinese Church in the USA

The Chinese diaspora is well known for transnational economic activity, but less so for the impact of the diasporic Chinese church in the USA and elsewhere in the world. Surveying 652 US Chinese churches about their mission activities, along with interviews of a sub-set of respondents, Dr Wu provides analysis and explanation of mission activities using diaspora theories. The trend for Chinese diaspora church mission to take a "Chinese first" approach capitalizes on shared language, culture and transnational networks to advance the gospel. In this era of globalization, diaspora mission has never been so prescient. With special emphasis on the context of short-term missions, this book presents fascinating insight to a significant element of the ministry of the global church. This case of the Chinese church in the USA has many applications in the consideration of global missions outside of the Chinese diaspora.

Wu, Jeanne

The patriarchal approach to leadership in the African context is indeed an enigma, judging from the unpredictable outcomes and the quest for effective leadership. In many ways, the secularized big-man in the public square is no different from the sacralised great-man of God in the church. The Lord Jesus Christ calls his followers to servant leadership. The secular world has also established the efficacy of the servant leadership approach for cutting-edge leadership. This book looks at the nature of evangelical associations in their diversity and what it takes for leaders to build unity and harmony for effectiveness, especially in the African context.

Competencies for Leading in Diversity: A Case Study of National Evangelical Associations in Africa

Foday-Khabenje, Aiah Dorkuh

Business & Money

<p>In the Bible, storytelling is an important means to pass on the revelation of God. God repeatedly commanded the people of Israel to tell his mighty acts to the next generation. Invariably churches follow this mandate and use biblical narratives as a means to transmit God's self-revelation to enable transformation. The author, Dr Annie George, listens to the voices of children in order to understand their perceptions of how storytelling of biblical narratives help them in their spiritual formation. Dr George's research highlights the importance of evaluating the impact of biblical narratives from a child's perspective as well as emphasising the need to give the same priority to the spiritual transformation of children as with other areas of study and ministry.</p>

Children's Perceptions of the Role of Biblical Narratives in Their Spiritual Formation (Studies in Education)

George, Annie

The social and religious phenomenon popularly known as the "prosperity gospel" should not be considered merely as a practical issue that needs addressed in churches, but also a matter that requires academic investigation and engagement. Dr Habarurema applies biblical scholarship, historical enquiry and contemporaneous analysis to generosity and financial reward in 2 Corinthians 8-9 and to the prosperity gospel movement.Focusing on the concepts of divine charis and autarkeia, this study provides insight into the apostle Paul's exhortations to care for the poor and vulnerable in society as a manifestation by the church, of God's compassion and grace. This book provides detailed exegesis of the chapters in question, an overview of Pentecostalism within Protestant and Roman Catholic churches in sub-Saharan Africa, comparison of the themes with their treatment by theologians throughout the history of the church and investigation of the prosperity gospel movement. The author concludes with a series of hermeneutical and theological recommendations to promote a reading which is faithful to Paul's thoughts in 2 Corinthians 8-9, fully integrated in his overall theology, and remains open to insights provided by Pentecostal hermeneutics.

Christian Generosity according to 2 Corinthians 8-9: Its Exegesis, Reception, and Interpretation Today in Dialogue with the Prosperity Gospel in Sub-Saharan Africa

Habarurema, Viateur

Dr Jean Uayan comprehensively weaves the story of six Protestant Chinese churches in the Philippines into the local history of their individual settings in this important study. Uncovering new insight and historical information from extensive primary and secondary sources, Uayan presents a rich and previously unacknowledged heritage and support from four American mission organisations during the US occupation from 1898-1946. The seeds sown amongst Chinese communities across the Philippines resulted in indigenous churches that took differing journeys to full independence and now are also bearing fruit in missionary activity in South Fujian, China. This book is an important contribution towards a global church history acknowledging the work of the Holy Spirit establishing and building up the church of Jesus Christ among the nations.

A Study of the Emergence and Early Development of Selected Protestant Chinese Churches in the Philippines (Studies in Christian History)

Uayan, Jean Uy

Depuis les années 1970, l'évaluation formalisée s'est progressivement affirmée comme un axe stratégique de la gestion du facteur humain en entreprise; elle est le gage de l'évolution de l'employé persuadé du fait qu'il n'y a pas de progrès individuel sans évaluation.Au sein des Églises en Afrique, l'auteur constate une absence de procédure pour apprécier les aptitudes des pasteurs, leurs forces et leurs faiblesses, leurs progrès à la tâche et l'origine des difficultés qu'ils rencontrent dans leur ministère. À travers l'exégèse de certaines péricopes dans les Épîtres pastorales traitant des recommandations pour le ministère, il élabore des critères d'évaluation du ministère pastoral et les applique au contexte de l'Église Protestante Évangélique CMA de Côte d'Ivoire. Cette étude fait ainsi de l'Écriture la référence normative pour le ministère pastoral afin d'amener à une croissance et à un renouvellement de l'exercice du ministère.

L'évaluation du ministère pastoral: Une étude à la lumière des Épîtres pastorales (French Edition)

N'Guessan, Noël K

In this book, Yohannes Sahile tackles the problem of Judges' prologue, proposing that it is a single introduction with a narrative trajectory that begins with the death of Joshua. The prologue captures how, during the period of testing, the generation after Joshua's death failed in their commission to take possession of the land allocated to them. Instead they lived with and made a covenant with the pre-existing inhabitants of the land promised to Israel. Judges 1:1-3:6 is often understood as a double introduction to the book, but here Dr Sahile presents a well-argued alternative. He thoroughly dissects the passage in question, adding to ongoing scholarship of Judges and bringing new insight to our understanding of the development of the nation of Israel in the Promised Land.

The Structure and Function of the Prologue of Judges: A Literary-Rhetorical Study of Judges 1:1-3:6

Sahile, Yohannes Tesfaye

Dr Fohle Lygunda li-M provides a thorough analysis of missiological teaching in theological institutions in Africa, with special reference to ten Christian universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His detailed examination of current teaching of mission theory and practice builds a solid foundation for the articulation of a new paradigm of missiological education. In this book, Dr Lygunda presents the case for a transformed approach to raising up seminarians who are equipped to lead indigenous missional churches that will fulfil the Great Commission in their own communities and beyond their national borders.

Transforming Missiology: An Alternative Approach to Missiological Education

Lygunda Li-M, Fohle

Jesus's Identification with the Marginalized and the Liminal: The Messianic Identity in Mark

The first-century Judaic understanding of the identity and nature of the Messiah has been a much-debated topic among biblical scholars and preachers alike. So too has the messianic identity and nature of Jesus himself. Bekele Deboch informs these debates with fresh evidence outside the traditional scriptural references to miracles, and supernatural identifications by demons and God himself, as well as earthly identification by human beings. With thorough narrative criticism and analysis of contemporaneous literature, this book brings insightful new conclusions that transform our understanding of the biblical messianic identity revealed in the person of Jesus.Jesus not only self-identified with the marginalized and liminal but also experienced extreme marginality himself, to the point of shameful death on a tree. Jesus' church around the world has the responsibility to herald his messianic identity and salvation to the marginalized of today. Bekele Deboch has followed Christ's example of walking with the marginalized and makes here a powerful case for the church to do the same.

Deboch Anshiso, Bekele

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