Making Disciples in a World Parish

by Chilcote, Paul W.; Palmer, Gregory V.

• ISBN13: 9781608998807
• ISBN10: 1608998800
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-01
• Publisher: Pickwick Pubns

Summary

In This Collection of Inspirational and Challenging Essays, Methodists from around the globe reflect on the practice of disciple-making in their own contexts. From their own perspectives, they address questions like: What are the challenges you face? What biblical images shape your missional practice? What examples of Christian authenticity inspire your communities? What gifts related to mission and evangelism do you offer the global community of faith?

Author Biography

Paul W. Chilcote is Professor of Historical Theology Wesleyan Studies and Director of the Center for Applied Wesleyan Studies at Ashland Theological Society in Ohio.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xix
Preface	p. xxi
Introduction: ôLove, that never, never failsö	p. 1
Further Reading on Wesleyan Disciple-making	p. 13
Africa: Riding the Flood Tide
Introduction to Part One	p. 17
Being a Disciple of Christ in the African Great Lakes Region	p. 19
Making Disciples in Kenya	p. 28
Evangelism, Mission, and Discipleship in Southern Africa: How Hope is Overcoming Tragedy!	p. 39
Local Church-An Arena for Making Disciples: A Case Study of Sherukuru United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe	p. 48
Disciple-Making in a Zimbabwean Church	p. 58
Further Reading on African Contexts	p. 68
Asia & Oceania: Navigating Cross-Currents
Introduction to Part Two	p. 73
Making Disciples in China: ôWhen Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.ô	p. 177
Multi-Lingual Disciples	p. 84
Making Disciples in a Philippine Context	p. 193
Making Disciples in Singapore: Challenges and Opportunities	p. 103
The Spread of Missionary Congregations in Korea	p. 112
Making Disciples in the Tongan Diaspora	p. 123
Further Reading on Asian and Oceanic Contexts	p. 131
Europe-Persevering through Ebb Tide
Introduction to Part Three	p. 135
Making Disciples in Estonia	p. 137
Making Disciples in a Eurasian Parish	p. 147
Enabling People to Believe and Live: Mission and Evangelism in the German-speaking Context	p. 155
Making Disciples in Britain	p. 165
Making Disciples in Eastern Europe	p. 175
Further Reading on European Contexts	p. 185
Latin America & Caribbean-Tacking into the Wind
Introduction to Part Four	p. 189
Caribbean Perspectives on Mission/Evangelism	p. 191
The Mission of God and the Mission of the Church in Latin America	p. 200
Disciple-Making Systems and Models for Mexico	p. 209
Further Reading on Latin American Contexts	p. 217
North America-Exploring a New Ocean
Introduction to Part Five	p. 221
Making Disciples in a Canadian Context	p. 223
Making Disciples in a Post-Christendom USA	p. 233
Graceful Articulation	p. 242
Discipleship and Empire	p. 251
Further Reading on North American Contexts	p. 260
Cross-Continental Witness-Valuing the Confluence of Streams
Introduction to Part Six	p. 265
Holistic Mission and Evangelism	p. 267
A Permeable Church of New Disciples	p. 276
Baptism of Water and Spirit: A Women's Discipleship	p. 285
Becoming, Being, and Making Disciples in Cross-Cultural Appointments	p. 293
Christian Vitality in Cuba: An Apparent Contradiction in a Land of Paradoxes	p. 301
Further Reading on Global Witness	p. 310
Conclusion: Lessons from the World Parish-Some Concluding Observations	p. 312
Bibliography	p. 319
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