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| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Introduction: "Love, that never, never fails" |
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| Further Reading on Wesleyan Disciple-making |
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13 | (4) |
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PART ONE Africa: Riding the Flood Tide |
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17 | (2) |
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1 Being a Disciple of Christ in the African Great Lakes Region |
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19 | (9) |
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2 Making Disciples in Kenya |
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28 | (11) |
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3 Evangelism, Mission, and Discipleship in Southern Africa: How Hope is Overcoming Tragedy! |
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39 | (9) |
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4 Local Church---An Arena for Making Disciples: A Case Study of Sherukuru United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe |
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48 | (10) |
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John Wesley Zvomunondiita Kurewa |
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5 Disciple-Making in a Zimbabwean Church |
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58 | (15) |
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Further Reading on African Contexts |
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68 | (5) |
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PART TWO Asia & Oceania: Navigating Cross-Currents |
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73 | (4) |
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6 Making Disciples in China: "When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die." |
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77 | (7) |
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7 Multi-Lingual Disciples |
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84 | (9) |
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8 Making Disciples in a Philippine Context |
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93 | (10) |
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9 Making Disciples in Singapore: Challenges and Opportunities |
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103 | (9) |
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10 The Spread of Missionary Congregations in Korea |
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112 | (11) |
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11 Making Disciples in the Tongan Diaspora |
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123 | (12) |
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Further Reading on Asian and Oceanic Contexts |
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131 | (4) |
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PART THREE Europe---Persevering through Ebb Tide |
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Introduction to Part Three |
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135 | (2) |
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12 Making Disciples in Estonia |
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137 | (10) |
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13 Making Disciples in a Eurasian Parish |
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147 | (8) |
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14 Enabling People to Believe and Live: Mission and Evangelism in the German-speaking Context |
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155 | (10) |
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15 Making Disciples in Britain |
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165 | (10) |
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16 Making Disciples in Eastern Europe |
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175 | (14) |
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Further Reading on European Contexts |
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185 | (4) |
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PART FOUR Latin America & Caribbean---Tacking into the Wind |
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Introduction to Part Four |
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189 | (2) |
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17 Caribbean Perspectives on Mission/Evangelism |
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191 | (9) |
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18 The Mission of God and the Mission of the Church in Latin America |
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200 | (9) |
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19 Disciple-Making Systems and Models for Mexico |
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209 | (12) |
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Further Reading on Latin American Contexts |
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217 | (4) |
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PART FIVE North America---Exploring a New Ocean |
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Introduction to Part Five |
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221 | (2) |
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20 Making Disciples in a Canadian Context |
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223 | (10) |
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21 Making Disciples in a Post-Christendom USA |
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233 | (9) |
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242 | (9) |
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23 Discipleship and Empire |
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251 | (14) |
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Further Reading on North American Contexts |
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260 | (5) |
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PART SIX Cross-Continental Witness---Valuing the Confluence of Streams |
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265 | (2) |
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24 Holistic Mission and Evangelism |
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267 | (9) |
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25 A Permeable Church of New Disciples |
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276 | (9) |
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26 Baptism of Water and Spirit: A Women's Discipleship |
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285 | (8) |
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27 Becoming, Being, and Making Disciples in Cross-Cultural Appointments |
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293 | (8) |
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28 Christian Vitality in Cuba: An Apparent Contradiction in a Land of Paradoxes |
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301 | (11) |
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Further Reading on Global Witness |
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310 | (2) |
| Conclusion: Lessons from the World Parish---Some Concluding Observations |
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312 | (7) |
| Bibliography |
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