Serving with Eyes Wide Open : Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence

by Livermore, David A.

• ISBN13: 9780801066160
• ISBN10: 0801066166
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Baker Books

Summary

Short-term mission trips are a great way to impact the kingdom. Yet they can lack effectiveness because of mistakes or naivete on the part of participants. In this insightful and timely book, David A. Livermore calls us to serve with our eyes open to global and cultural realities so we can become more effective crosscultural ministers. Serving with Eyes Wide Open is a must-have book for anyone doing a short-term mission or service project, whether domestic or overseas. Book jacket.

Author Biography

David A. Livermore, (Ph.D., Michigan State University), is executive director of the Global Learning Center at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and is cofounder of Intersect, a ministry that provides leadership training and consulting to emerging leaders in ministries around the world. Through these and other ministries he has served with national leaders in over fifty countries worldwide. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Looking through a Wide-Angle Lens: Globalization and the Church
One World: Snapshots of the Globe	p. 19
One Church: The Changing Face of Christianity	p. 31
Conflicting Images: Americans' vs. Nationals' Perspectives 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)
Seek to Understand: Knowledge CQ	p. 113
On Second Thought: Interpretive CQ	p. 129
Try, Try Again: Perseverance CQ	p. 141
Actions Speak Louder than Words: Behavioral CQ	p. 153
The Heart of the Matter: Shema	p. 163
Recommended Resources	p. 177
Notes	p. 181
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