Accountability in Missions

by Bonk, Jonathan J.; Hahn, Geoffrey W.; Moon, Sang-Cheol; Moreau, A. Scott; Park, Yong Kyu

• ISBN13: 9781610976183
• ISBN10: 1610976185
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-21
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

The growth and dynamism of non-Western mission in the twenty-first century typified by cutting-edge Korean missions, frequently results in situations unanticipated by existing policies and procedures. The case studies and responses in this book, prepared by many of today's leading Korean and Western mission administrators, identify and tackle the resulting challenges head on. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Jonathan Bonk is the Executive Director of the Overseas Ministries Study Center, and editor of the International Bulletin of Missionary Research. He is the author of Missions and Money: Affluence as a Western Missionary Problem (1991, 2006), and editor of the Encyclopedia of Mission and Missionaries (2007).

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Historical Overview of Korean Missions	p. 1
Samuel, an Old Testament Model of Accountability and Integrity	p. 19
Paul, a New Testament Model: His Collection for the Poor in Jerusalem	p. 37
The Big Picture: Accountability Issues from a Korean Missiologist's Perspective	p. 53
Response to Kiho (Timothy) Park, "The Big Picture"	p. 66
Mission, Missionary, and Church Accountability That Counts: Implications for Integrity, Strategy, and Dynamic Continuity	p. 71
Response to Stanley W. Green, "Mission, Missionary, and Church Accountability That Counts"	p. 83
Accountability in a Local Church's Ministry of World Mission: SaRang Community Church as a Case Study	p. 88
Response to Seung Kwan (David) Yoo, "Accountability in SaRang Community Church"	p. 140
Accountability in Mission: Black Rock Congregational Church as a Case Study	p. 149
Response to Larry Fullerton, "Accountability in Mission"	p. 177
Accountability Issues Among Korean Missions Organizations	p. 181
Response to Bahn Seok (Peter) Lee, "Accountability Issues Among Korean Missions Organizations"	p. 201
Broken Trust: Sexual Abuse in the Mission Community; A Case Study in Mission Accountability	p. 206
Response to B. Hunter Farrell, "Broken Trust"	p. 216
Accountability in Mission: A Case Study of Korea Presbyterian Mission (Kosin)	p. 222
Response to Shin Chul Lee, "Accountability in Mission"	p. 240
Administrative Accountability in Mission: An American Case Study	p. 245
Response to Jerry A. Rankin, "Administrative Accountability in Mission"	p. 256
Strategic Accountability: God's Mission in God's Way	p. 267
Response to Min Young Jung, "Strategic Accountability"	p. 280
Accountability in Mission Partnerships: Case Studies from Wycliffe Global Alliance	p. 283
Response to Kirk Franklin, "Accountability in Mission Partnerships"	p. 294
Bringing the Insights of Semantic Analysis to Bear on Missionary Accountability	p. 299
Highlights of the Korean Global Mission Leadership Forum	p. 314
Appendixes
Participants	p. 323
Sponsors	p. 329
Contributors	p. 330
Bibliography	p. 339
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