TransforMission Making Disciples through Short-Term Missions

by Wilder, Michael S.; Parker, Shane W.

• ISBN13: 9780805447743
• ISBN10: 0805447741
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: B&H Academic

Summary

Remarkably, thirty percent of North American teenagersmillions of people between the ages of 13 and 17have engaged in religious missions or service projects. Building on this statistic, the authors ofTransforMissionbelieve that short-term mission is one way God is taking the gospel to the nations and, concurrently, transforming the lives of these student participants. Writing to youth ministers, missiologists, church leaders, adult volunteers, and post-high school students, they assess strategies for further promoting this kind of involvement by exploring several questions: What mechanisms is God employing to achieve this advance in mission? What is taking place in the lives of believers who are obediently participating in the fulfillment of the Great Commision? What are the theological and theoretical foundations for the life transformation that is occurring? What is the most effective means of conducting short-term mission experiences?

Author Biography

MICHAEL S. WILDER, Ph.D., is associate dean of doctoral studies in the School of Church Ministries at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
SHANE W. PARKER, Ph.D., is associate dean of graduate education at Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Calling Them to Greatness: Short-Term Mission for Life Transformation	p. 1
Short-Term Mission in Perspective: Exploring the Bigger Picture
Holding the View-Master: The Where, What, and Who of Global Mission	p. 9
What Students Are Doing: The Yesterday and Today of Student Missions	p. 18
What People Are Saying: The Two Sides of Short-Term Mission	p. 35
What Researchers Are Finding: Rose-Colored Glasses, Blinders, or Bifocals?	p. 51
Transformation in Perspective: Examining the Process and Principles
Overcoming Inconsistencies for a Change: The Promise	p. 85
Overcoming Inconsistencies for a Change: The Power	p. 99
Overcoming Inconsistencies for a Change: The Premise	p. 124
Overcoming Inconsistencies for a Change: The Practice	p. 140
Overcoming Inconsistencies for a Change: The People	p. 161
The Transformissional Dimensions of Short-Term Mission: Getting the I.D.E.A.
Influence: Surround Them with Relationships	p. 175
Develop: Shape Them Through Process	p. 189
Engage: Mobilize Them for Challenge	p. 209
Assess: Evaluate Them for Change	p. 222
Conclusion: Challenging Them to Death: The Gravity of Mission and the Weight of Student Ministry	p. 234
Name Index	p. 241
Scripture Index	p. 245
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