Author Archives: relationalrealism

Polycentrism as the New Leadership Paradigm: Six Common Themes for a Trinitarian Approach to Leading Missions

Joseph W. Handley. As the world becomes increasingly complex and societies become increasingly polarized, the more imperative it is for us to come together. Polycentric Mission Leadership will help us to model Jesus’ prayer: ‘that we might be one’. As we lean into these six themes, drawing from the full spectrum of our mission community,Continue reading “Polycentrism as the New Leadership Paradigm: Six Common Themes for a Trinitarian Approach to Leading Missions”

The Diversity of Muslim Women: Afghanistan and Beyond

Morya Dale. Muslim women today number almost a billion, 12 percent of the world’s population, spread across the globe. When we meet a Muslim woman, who are we meeting? What has been her experience of daily life and faith? Our role is not to make generalizations about those women we encounter and their backgrounds, history,Continue reading “The Diversity of Muslim Women: Afghanistan and Beyond”

加州矽谷多族裔外展: 一位華裔移民對多族裔散聚人口外展的經歷

王以愛. 分享我以一位華裔自 2008 年至 2019 年對多族裔散聚人口外展的歷程 · 讓讀者一瞥可以接受如何的裝備，並且是為了神的國度而去參與環球本地化宣教（具有環球漣漪反應的本地宣教） ·分享取自我在學術研究和外展經驗的反思和宣教含意中所獲得的異象和外展方法的內容、原因和方式

The Cross and the Kaleidoscope: Substitutionary Atonement and our Relationships (Relational)

Alex Early and Enoch Wan. The phenomenal and explosive proliferation of social media over the last decade is strong evidence that modern human beings are in desperate need for genuine relational connection between God, self, and others. In a digital age that is more connected than ever before, loneliness, anxiety, and a sense of estrangementContinue reading “The Cross and the Kaleidoscope: Substitutionary Atonement and our Relationships (Relational)”

The Open Doors 2021 Annual Data Release

On November 15th, 2021, representatives from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and the Institute of International Education released findings from the 2021 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Explore below key findings, fast facts, presentation, livestream event video and more.

Holistic Mission through Mission Partnership: An Instrumental Case Study in La Ceiba, Honduras

Enoch Wan and John Jay Flinn. This book is about mission partnership, between Total Health (US-based) with the La Ceiba GCLA church in Honduras that offers unique opportunities for transformation in both patients at the clinic and the mission workers at the same time. In this case study of holistic mission, through mutuality and reciprocity,Continue reading “Holistic Mission through Mission Partnership: An Instrumental Case Study in La Ceiba, Honduras”

Marketplace Transformation: Motivating and Mobilizing Chinese Churches in the Silicon Valley for Gospel Transformation

Enoch Wan and Howard Chen. In this book, you will find: (1) an ethnographic description of marketplace professionals in the Silicon Valley; (2) practical suggestions for motivating and mobilizing local Chinese churches in the Silicon Valley to engage marketplace professionals for marketplace transformation.

The Most Segregated Cities and Neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay Area: The 2020 Census Update

Stephen Menendian, Samir Gambhir, and Chih-Wei Hsu. From 2018 to 2020, we undertook a five-part investigation of racial residential segregation in the San Francisco Bay Area. We studied the nature and extent of racial residential segregation, demographic change, and harmful effects, using different measures of segregation. Our final brief of the series offered possible policy solutions.Continue reading “The Most Segregated Cities and Neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay Area: The 2020 Census Update”