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Christianity in the East and the West. Theological Contributions of Sino-theology to the Global Christian Community (Part One).

Enoch Wan. Historically speaking, China has contributed culturally to the global community by the introduction of the compass, gun powder, tea (from Swato “der”), porcelain (or “china”), silk, etc. Similarly, Sino-theology can also contribute theologically to the global community. The purpose of this article is to show that Chinese Christians by their efforts in formulatingContinue reading “Christianity in the East and the West. Theological Contributions of Sino-theology to the Global Christian Community (Part One).”

Christian Witness in Pluralistic Contexts in the 21st Century

Enoch Wan. “This volume is not a set of textbook answers on how to witness to Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and people with other religions based on simple formulas. It is the wrestlings, affirmations, and testimonies of those who have been deeply involved in ministries to people of other religious faiths and have thought deeply aboutContinue reading “Christian Witness in Pluralistic Contexts in the 21st Century”

“Mission” and Missio Dei: Response to Charles Van Engen’s “‘Mission’ Defined and Described”

Enoch Wan. Background : Ed Stetzer and David J. Hesselgrave co-edited the 2010 book MissionShift: Global Mission Issues in the Third Millennium . They invited a total of fifteen missiologists, theologians, and practitioners to engage in conversation on the confusion that has arisen over the meaning and concepts of the terms “missional” and “contextualization” inContinue reading ““Mission” and Missio Dei: Response to Charles Van Engen’s “‘Mission’ Defined and Described””

Global People and Diaspora Missiology, From Edinburgh 2010 to Tokyo 2010

Enoch Wan. On the occasion of Tokyo 2010 being a centennial celebration of Edinburgh 1910, it is fitting to propose “diaspora missiology” and “relational realism” as new paradigms to supplement “traditional missiology” to cope with the new reality of “global people” (i.e. people moving on a global scale orglobal demographic trends) in the 21st Century.Continue reading “Global People and Diaspora Missiology, From Edinburgh 2010 to Tokyo 2010”

The Phenomenon of the Diaspora: Missiological Implications for Christian Missions

Enoch Wan. Diaspora in a large scale is a recent phenomenon of short history, of several decades; yet with strong socio-cultural impact on many countries and people groups. It is important to provide definition of some key-terms and state the assumptions of this paper at the outset. Etymologically, “diaspora” (from Greek) means scattering and theContinue reading “The Phenomenon of the Diaspora: Missiological Implications for Christian Missions”

Missions from the Majority World: Progress, Challenges, and Case Studies

Enoch Wan and Michael Pocock, eds. The churches from the whole world are joined in the effort to reach the whole world. Although it has been documented that Western missionaries serving outside their countries still comprise the majority of world missions workers, the growth rate of majority world missionaries far out paces that of theContinue reading “Missions from the Majority World: Progress, Challenges, and Case Studies”

Scattered Africans Keep Coming

Yaw Attah Edu-Bekoe and Enoch Wan. The purpose of this book is to provide an ethnographic description of Ghanaian Diaspora and Protestant congregations in the USA. This book on African diaspora is a “case study” of diaspora missiology in action. Two African diaspora congregations in Europe and five Ghanaian Presbyterian congregations in the USA areContinue reading “Scattered Africans Keep Coming”

Diversity of Ghanaian Diaspora in the U.S.A.: Ministering to the Diverse Ghanaian Communities through Ghanaian Congregation

Enoch Wan and Yaw Attah Edu-Bekoe. Ghanaian community in the United States is culturally and generationally diverse, which creates both opportunities and challenges. Ministry challenges require confronting cultural, linguistic, and generational diversity in the midst of multicultural society. Ministry opportunities also exist, as Ghanaian congregations are founded, motivated, and mobilized for mission. In the end,Continue reading “Diversity of Ghanaian Diaspora in the U.S.A.: Ministering to the Diverse Ghanaian Communities through Ghanaian Congregation”

Quincentennial celebrating: the paradigm-shift of Martin Luther then ours now

Enoch Wan. Based on significant global trends that affect the mission of thekingdom of God, the Lutheran Church is encouraged, first, to be engaged in a shift from traditional missiology to a multilinear, multidirectional missiology and multiethnic ecclesiology. Further, in light of diaspora communities literally “at our doorstep,” a “diaspora missiology” understands not only missionsContinue reading “Quincentennial celebrating: the paradigm-shift of Martin Luther then ours now”