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Serving with Eyes Wide Open Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence

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ISBN-10: 0801015197

ISBN-13: 9780801015199

Edition: 2013 (Revised)

Authors: David A. Livermore, Paul Borthwick

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Short-term mission trips are great ways to impact the kingdom. Yet they can lack effectiveness because of mistakes or naiveté on the part of participants. In this insightful and timely book, David A. Livermore calls us to serve with our eyes open to global and cultural realities so we can become more effective cross-cultural ministers. Serving with Eyes Wide Open is a must-have book for anyone doing a short-term mission or service project, whether domestic or overseas. Foreword by Paul Borthwick.
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Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Baker Books
Publication date: 12/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Paul Borthwick (DMin, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is senior consultant for Development Associates International and teaches missions at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. Through his speaking, writing and resource ministry, Borthwick works to mobilize others to participate in world missions. Borthwick is an active speaker and teacher, holding adjunct positions at Gordon College, Alliance Theological Seminary (Manila) and Lanka Bible College (Sri Lanka)--plus a guest faculty position at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Previously he served for more than twenty years on the staff of Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts--first as youth pastor and then as minister of…    

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Looking through a Wide-Angle Lens: Globalization and the Church
One World: Snapshots of the Globe
One Church: The Changing Face of Christianity
Conflicting Images: The North American Perspective versus the Majority World Church Perspective on Short-Term Missions
Motivation: "Missions Should Be Fun!"
Urgency: "Just Do It!"
Common Ground: "They Don't Fly Planes in India When It Rains"
The Bible: "Just Stick to the Bible and You Can't Go Wrong!"
Money: "They're So Happy"
Simplicity: "You're Either for Us or against Us!"
Sharpening Our Focus and Service with Cultural Intelligence (CQ)
Try, Try Again: CQ Drive
Seek to Understand: CQ Knowledge
On Second Thought: CQ Strategy
Actions Speak Louder than Words: CQ Action
The Heart of the Matter: Shema
Appendix: Recommended Resources
Notes