MI102 Current Issues in Missions
Sign in to rateIn Current Issues in Missions (MI102), Tim Sisk discusses the changing world situation since the beginning of the Modern Missions Movement in the mid-nineteenth century, and introduces the new mission opportunities and approaches these changes have created. He explores the impact and implications of globalization and the shift of the “Christian center” from Europe and European derivative cultures to the southern hemisphere. Sisk also introduces contemporary debates regarding appropriate contextualization, the relationship between evangelism and humanitarian relief, and issues of justice.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
2m
Transforming and Transitioning World Missions
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The Changing World
2m
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Tent Making and Business as Mission
Introduction to Business as Mission (BAM)
4m
National Missionaries and Short-Term Missions
National Missionaries from Indigenous Churches
1m
Ethics in Missions
Run, Walk, Limp, Fall, or Finish Well
4m
Theological Issues in Missions
Theological Drift?
4m
Spiritual Conflict and Missions
Models for Spiritual Conflict
4m
Dreams and Missions
The Underappreciated Importance of Dreams
5m
Contextualization
Contextualized Mission to Muslims
3m
Words and Deeds
Finding the Balance
2m
The Local Church in Mission
Can “Small” Succeed Where “Big” Fails?
3m
Appendix: Screencasts
Previewing Global Theology Resources
5m
