Essays in appreciation of Dr David Gunaratnam.
Contents
Introduction - Tan Kang-San
Words of Appreciation
1) David Gunaratnam: Quiet Leadership - Wong Fong Yang
2) Spirituality: Some Thoughts on Culture, Context and History - Rose Dowsett
Biblical Perspectives: Leadership, Spirituality and the Corinthian Correspondences
3) No Mission Without Holiness - Allan Webb
4) The Servant of the Lord and Mission Leadership: Reflections from Isaiah 49:1-7 - David Pickard
5) Mission and Spirituality: Lessons from 1 Corinthians - Jim Chew
6) Is There A Place For Suffering In Mission? - Perspectives from Paul's Sufferings in 2 Corinthians - Lim Kar Yong
7) Trying to Preach in Context: Some Reflections from 2 Corinthians - Matthew Grandage
Historical Perspectives: Past Models and Present Challenges
8) The Moravians: A Model of Spirituality and Mission for the Asian Church - Peter Rowan
9) Revitalization, Renewal and Missions: A Case Study on Sidang Injil Borneo - Gary Roosma
10) Mongolians: Their Journey of Faith - Kwai Lin Stephens
11) Robert Morrison – The Trailblazer and Beyond: Following One Trail of Christian Medical Service in China - James H. Taylor III
12) D. E. Hoste: The Spirituality of a Servant Leader - Patrick Fung
13) The Spirituality of Wang Mingdao - Paul Woods
Programmatic Proposals for the Future of East Asian Church and Mission
14) The Multicultural Congregation: A Critical Model for the Future of Asian Christianity - Bruce Milne
15) Leadership or Servanthood? - Hwa Yung
16) Transforming Conversion: From Conversion to Transformation of Culture - Tan Kang-San
17) Rethinking the Meaning of the Cross for Christian Discipleship - Tony Lim
Reviews
"Crafted by friends and colleagues, The Soul of Mission is a collection of essays in honour of a sterling Malaysian mission leader, Dr David Gunaratnam (a 'quiet leader'). It provides yet more evidence that the Christian (and secular?) worlds desperately need spirituality models to guide and reshape us. Too many of us in the global mission world have been misshapen by enthusiastic but misguided spirituality. We thank Tan Kang San for his careful work charging a balanced team of writers to grapple with issues of leadership, spirituality and Asian mission. The result challenges us all to understand a more robust spirituality of life and mission." (Dr William D. Taylor, WEA Global Ambassador)"Leadership and mission are both realities that take place within cultural contexts and both need to be deeply imbued with biblical values if they are not to be fatally compromised by subservience to the dominant culture. The Soul of Mission is a fine volume that offers a rich combination of cultural and biblical reflection from the growing churches of Asia, reflection which will have undoubted relevance to many other contexts in which God's people in mission need to lead and be led in ways that serve Christ." (Dr Christopher Wright, International Director, Langham Partnership International)
ISBN: 9789832762065 9832762065
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: MOORLEYS - published N/A
Format: Paperback