__Practical Guidance for a New Generation of Twenty-First-Century Missionaries__ "This book is a wonderful introduction to missionary life and work, addressing most of the questions that a person might ask about a possible career in Christian missions. Steffen and McKinney Douglas emphasize that preparation for missionary effectiveness begins first and foremost in one's relationship to God and then in one's relationships to God's people. They also address most of the practical questions--support, agency, culture, language, family, schooling--related to the daily life and work of a missionary. This is an excellent resource for introductory missions classes in any training context."--__Sherwood Lingenfelter__, provost and senior vice president, Fuller Theological Seminary  
  
"Tom Steffen and Lois McKinney Douglas have produced a work that is sure to become a classic text for those who anticipate ministry in another culture. Encountering Missionary Life and Work goes beyond any merely academic approach to cross-cultural ministry. It focuses on the lifetime development of deeper spirituality, self-understanding, and relationships essential for effective ministry that honors God in a global context. Tom and Lois write from a rich background in effective cross-cultural ministry and years of preparing others for such ministry. I anticipate using their text in my own classes. Others have written effectively on missionary life and work, but this text is for today's missionary and suits the dynamic world situation that confronts us."--__Michael Pocock__, senior professor and chairman of world missions and intercultural studies, Dallas Theological Seminary  
  
"Blending their own rich experience in missions, a strong biblical foundation, insights from the hundreds of students they have taught, and in-depth awareness of key research studies and literature, Steffen and McKinney Douglas comprehensively explore the broad range of issues that affect missionary training and life. Encountering Missionary Life and Work will give aspiring missionaries a solid start in their preparation for the field and will help missionary veterans navigate the rocky waters of cross-cultural service."--__Steve Strauss__, director, SIM USA

__Tom Steffen__ (DMiss, Biola University) is professor of intercultural studies at Biola University and director of the doctor of missiology program. He served as a missionary for twenty years in Southeast Asia. __Lois McKinney Douglas__ (PhD, Michigan State University) is professor emerita of mission at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She served as a missionary for twenty-three years with the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society.

This new volume in the award-winning Encountering Mission series is for current and future missionaries. It provides practical guidance regarding getting ready for the mission field and the realities of life on the field. The authors are well qualified to write such a manual, each having served as a missionary for more than twenty years and each having taught missions in seminary.  
  
The authors begin by examining the contemporary context for missions, including the recognition that the world's mission fields are in constant and often rapid change. They then discuss aspects of preparing oneself for the mission field, beginning with home-front preparations and moving to on-the-field preparations. The final section deals with practical issues and challenges of missionary life.

Seasoned missionaries offer practical guidance on life and work on the mission field in an attractive, engaging, classroom-friendly format.

Preface   
Introduction   
Part 1: The Changing Scene  
1\. Remember the Past  
2\. Understanding Key Ideas and Terms  
Part 2: Home-Front Preparations  
3\. Decision Making and the Will of God  
4\. Spiritual Formation  
5\. Personal Readiness  
6\. Ministry Readiness  
7\. Avenues to Cross-Cultural Ministries  
8\. Finding Your Niche  
9\. Getting Going  
Part 3: On-Field Preparations  
10\. What Is Culture?   
11\. At Home in the Culture  
12\. Culture and Language Acquisition  
Part 4: Missionaries and Their Lives  
13\. Women in Missions  
14\. Missionary Families  
15\. Crises in Missions  
16\. Reentry  
17\. What's Next?  
Appendix

Steffen, Tom ;Douglas, Lois McKinney

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Preface

Introduction

Part 1: The Changing Scene

1. Remembering the Past

2. Understanding Key Ideas and Terms

Part 2: Home-Front Preparations

3. Decision Making and the Will of God

4. Spiritual Formation

5. Personal Readiness

6. Ministry Readiness

7. Avenues to Cross-Cultural Ministries

8. Finding Your Niche

9. Getting Going

Part 3: On-Field Preparations

10. What Is Culture?

11. At Home in the Culture

12. Culture and Language Acquisition

Part 4: Missionaries and Their Lives

13. Women in Missions

14. Missionary Families

15. Crises in Missions

16. Reentry

17. What's Next?

Appendix: Helpful Web Sites

Reference List

Scripture Index

Subject Index

Back Cover

Prepares readers for inter cultural ministry by examining the contemporary context for mission, home-front preparations, adjustment to cultures, and common challenges of missionary life.

This new volume in the award-winning Encountering Mission series is for current and future missionaries. It provides practical guidance regarding getting ready for the mission field and the realities of life on the field. The authors are well qualified to write such a manual, each having served as a missionary for more than twenty years and each having taught missions in seminary. The authors begin by examining the contemporary context for missions, including the recognition that the world's mission fields are in constant and often rapid change. They then discuss aspects of preparing oneself for the mission field, beginning with home-front preparations and moving to on-the-field preparations. The final section deals with practical issues and challenges of missionary life.

Tom Steffen (DMiss, Biola University) is professor of intercultural studies at Biola University and director of the doctor of missiology program. He served as a missionary for twenty years in Southeast Asia. Lois McKinney Douglas (PhD, Michigan State University) is professor emerita of mission at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She served as a missionary for twenty-three years with the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society.

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