Serving with Eyes Wide Open

by Livermore, David A.

• ISBN13: 9780801015199
• ISBN10: 0801015197
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-12-01
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group

Summary

Your passport to learning how short-term missions can best serve Christ's kingdom

Author Biography

David A. Livermore is a thought leader in short-term missions, cultural intelligence (CQ), and global leadership; president of the Cultural Intelligence Center; and author of Cultural Intelligence: Improving your CQ to Engage Our Multicultural World.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Preface	p. 9
Acknowledgments	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Looking through a Wide-Angle Lens: Globalization and the Church
One World: Snapshots of the Globe	p. 21
One Church: The Changing Face of Christianity	p. 33
Conflicting Images: The North American Perspective versus the Majority World Church Perspective on Short-Term Missions
Motivation: "Missions Should Be Fun!"	p. 47
Urgency: "Just Do It!"	p. 59
Common Ground: "They Don't Fly Planes in India When It Rains"	p. 67
The Bible: "Just Stick to the Bible and You Can't Go Wrong!"	p. 77
Money: "They're So Happy"	p. 89
Simplicity: "You're Either for Us or against Us!"	p. 99
Sharpening Our Focus and Service with Cultural Intelligence (CQ)
Try, Try Again: CQ Drive	p. 113
Seek to Understand: CQ Knowledge	p. 125
On Second Thought: CQ Strategy	p. 141
Actions Speak Louder than Words: CQ Action	p. 153
The Heart of the Matter: Shema	p. 163
Appendix: Recommended Resources	p. 179
Notes	p. 183
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