Serving God Globally Finding Your Place in International Development

Name: Serving God Globally Finding Your Place in International Development
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ISBN: 9780801039843

ISBN-10: 0801039843

ISBN-13: 9780801039843

Edition: 2012

Authors: Roland Hoksbergen

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Dominating the daily news cycle today are the grim realities of grinding poverty, sex trafficking, gender discrimination, child soldiering, HIV/AIDS, failed states, corruption, and environmental breakdown. In the midst of such pain and brokenness, the followers of Christ cannot stand idly by, for God calls them into the mission of reconciling all things, first by easing suffering and then by building flourishing communities through the process of transformational human development. This practical handbook explains what development is, what development workers actually do, and how young people can prepare for mission careers in this field, both in North America and abroad. In addition to…

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List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Baker Academic
Publication date: 6/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface: Servants at Work in International Development


Acknowledgments


Introduction: God, Yon, and the "World Out There



What to Do and Why: Four Contemporary Views on Development



For God So Loved the World: Insights on International Development from Tour Christian Traditions



Common Ground: Basic Principles for "Working in Development



How Many Niches Are There? An Overview of the International Development Field … and "Where North Americans Fit In



Becoming an Effective Foreigner: "What Kinds of People Are Needed in Development "Work?



Finding Your Way: The College Years



The Early Years after College: Getting from Here to There



Into the Future



Resources for the Road


Notes


Index