Author Archives: relationalrealism

Diaspora Missions to International Students

Co-authored-by Drs. Enoch Wan and Dennis Bradford. The distinctive approach for international student ministry is integrative of two paradigms, i.e. diaspora missiological paradigm and relational paradigm.

Relational Missionary Training: Theology, Theory & Practice

Co-authored-by: Drs. Enoch Wan and Mark Hedinger. Reality is based on relationships between created beings and Creator Beings. Mission work is about human beings who are in relationship with God introducing yet other human beings to Him. God’s purpose is relational. Our calling in mission is relational and training for mission also needs to beContinue reading “Relational Missionary Training: Theology, Theory & Practice”

Moving to Reach the People on the Move

Dr. Enoch Wan gave a presentation at Cape Town 2010 to discuss the variety of “diaspora missions” approaches that have been created to effectively reach peoples on the move. https://www.lausanne.org/content/moving-reach-people-move?_sft_post_tag=diasporas&_sfm_wpcf-groupings=Session+Videos

Missions Dilemma–Imagine Their Point of View by Steve Saint

“How have we, as North Americans, done missions in the past and how we can improve going forward? Will we be going in to ‘fix’ people or going in with the aim to partner with the National believers in an interdependent relationship?”-Steve Saint. https://youtu.be/QTfeQwKOy6k