{"product_id":"western-christians-in-global-mission-whats-the-role-of-the-north-american-church-9780830837809","title":"Western Christians in Global Mission: What's the Role of the North American Church?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award of Merit Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutreach\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Resource of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world has changed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA century ago, Christianity was still primarily centered in North America and Europe. By the dawn of the twenty-first century, Christianity had become a truly global faith, with Christians in Asia, Africa and Latin America outpacing those in the rest of the world. There are now more Christians in China than in all of Europe, more Pentecostals in Brazil than in the United States, and more Anglicans in Kenya than in Great Britain, Canada and the United States combined. Countries that were once destinations for western missionaries are now sending their own missionaries to North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven these changes, some think the day of the Western missionary is over. Some are wary that American mission efforts may perpetuate an imperialistic colonialism. Some say that global outreach is best left to indigenous leaders. Others simply feel that resources should be focused on the home front. Is there an ongoing role for the North American church in global mission?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMissions specialist Paul Borthwick brings an urgent report on how the Western church can best continue in global mission. He provides a current analysis of the state of the world and how Majority World leaders perceive North American Christians' place. Borthwick offers concrete advice for how Western Christians can be involved without being paternalistic or creating dependency. Using their human and material resources with wise and strategic stewardship, North Americans can join forces with the Majority World in new, interdependent ways to answer God's call to global involvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this critical age, the global body of Christ needs one another more than ever. Discover how the Western church can contribute to a new era of mission marked by mutuality, reciprocity and humility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Borthwick\u003c\/b\u003e is senior consultant for Development Associates International and teaches missions at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. His books include \u003ci\u003eA Mind for Missions, How to Be a World-Class Christian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSix Dangerous Questions to Transform Your View of the World.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFemi B. Adeleye (M.Th., University of Edinburgh) is a Christian minister and ordained priest in the Anglican communion. He is associate general secretary for partnership and collaboration for the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES). He previously served as regional secretary for the IFES movement in English-speaking Africa. Adeleye has also been a featured speaker at the Urbana Student Missions Conference and spoke at the Cape Town 2010 Lausanne Congress. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePreachers of a Different Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e (Zondervan, 2011). He is currently pursuing a doctorate in African Christian history from the Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology in Ghana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556531310866,"sku":"9780830837809","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d8a64215-05b4-4eb3-b4e4-a0e607921bd7.jpg?v=1731755989","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/western-christians-in-global-mission-whats-the-role-of-the-north-american-church-9780830837809","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}