Alan R. Johnson 
Apostolic Function [EPUB ebook] 
In 21st Century Missions

The Paradigm of Missionary Identity

In the past we have focused on the “why” of missions in terms of motives, the “what” of missions in terms of the content of the message, and the “how” of missions in terms of methodologies and strategies, but the “where” question, in terms of where we send cross-cultural workers, has simply been assumed; it has meant crossing a geographic boundary. 

In Apostolic Function in 21st Century Missions, Alan R. Johnson introduces the idea of apostolic function as the paradigm of missionary self-identity that reminds us to focus our efforts on where Christ is not named. He then examines in detail the “where” paradigm in missions, frontier mission missiology, with a sympathetic critique and a review of the major contributions of unreached people group thinking. Johnson concludes by illustrating his notion of seeking to integrate missions paradigms and discussing of issues that relate specifically to the “where” questions of missions today.

Tabella dei contenuti

About the Author J. Philip Hogan

World Missions Series Introduction Preface

Introduction

The Growing Lack of Clarity About Missions

The Notion of Paradigms and Missions

Apostolic Function: The Paradigm of Missionary Identity

Insights from Frontier Mission Missiology

Problems and Contributions from Frontier Mission Missiology

The power of integrating paradigms

Issues

Works Cited

Index

Circa l’autore

Alan R. Johnson (Ph D) has served in Thailand with Assemblies of God World Missions since 1986. He is an adjunct professor in the Intercultural Studies doctoral program at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, Missouri.