Western Seminary. In our increasingly post-Christian world, our churches need leaders who can communicate biblical truth with clarity and compassion. That’s why we’ve created Transform – a collection of gospel-centered resources from the faculty and friends of Western Seminary. We believe that the good news of Jesus Christ should impact every area of life andContinue reading “Transform: Gospel-Centered Resources for the Local Church”
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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)”
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”
Multi-ethnic Outreach in the Silicon Valley: A Chinese Diaspora Reaches Out to Multi-ethnic Diasporas
Juno Wang. The Purpose of This Book: Share my journey as a Chinese diaspora reaching out to multi-ethnic diasporas from 2008 to 2019 Share the what, why, and how of my vision and outreach approach that are derived from reflections and missiological implications of my research and experiences Give readers a glimpse of how theyContinue reading “Multi-ethnic Outreach in the Silicon Valley: A Chinese Diaspora Reaches Out to Multi-ethnic Diasporas”
Status of Global Christianity, 2021, in the Context of 1900-2050
Todd Johnson and Gina Zurlo. This one-page table provides a statistical overview of the world’s 2.5 billion Christians and their activities. Click to access Status-of-Global-Christianity-2021.pdf
Strangers in the Kingdom: Ministering to Refugees, Migrants and the Stateless
Rupen Das and Brent Hamoud. Today’s refugee crisis has engulfed public policy and politics in countries around the world, deeply dividing communities. With increased migration many fear terrorism, crime and a dilution of their perceived national identity, while others embrace it as an inevitable reality of the globalized world in which we live. But whatContinue reading “Strangers in the Kingdom: Ministering to Refugees, Migrants and the Stateless”
ethNYcity: The Nations, Tongues, and Faiths of Metropolitan New York
Chris Clayman. ethNYcity is an important resource for all people interested in cross-cultural missions in North America. The information, stories, and pictures provide fuel for Christians to pray strategically for the peoples of this world and for New York City in particular. For Metro New York church, mission, and denominational leaders, the book will proveContinue reading “ethNYcity: The Nations, Tongues, and Faiths of Metropolitan New York”