Incarnational Agents

Moves beyond the divide of evangelism and social ministry as an either/or proposition and presents a holistic approach to ministry.

Foreword

xiii

Preface

xvii

Introduction

xix

Biblical Foundations... For a Holistic Approach in Missions

1

(23)

The Old Testament Worldview-The Genesis of Holism

1

(2)

An Intrinsic Interrelationship

3

(1)

The Poor and the Law-The Land and the People

3

(1)

Worship-Its Relationship to Justice and Judgment

4

(1)

The Great Commission and the Great Commandment-Where Do They Meet?

5

(1)

The Ministry and Message of Reconciliation

6

(1)

Some Honest Concerns and Differences

7

(1)

The Mission of the Church

8

(2)

An Evangelical Theology of Liberation

10

(2)

Contextualizing Missions-Toward a People-Centered Approach

12

(3)

Dichotomy in Ministry-A Type of Spiritual Apartheid!

15

(2)

Program-Centered Approaches-Spiritual Fragmentation

17

(2)

Contextualizing-A Holistic Approach!

19

(1)

Characteristics of a Holistic Approach

19

(1)

Holistic or Whole(istic)

20

(4)

Needs and Satisfiers...Classifying and Considering Values

24

(18)

Classifying Ministry Approaches

24

(2)

From Relief to Transformation-Classifying Concepts

26

(1)

Defining Some Terms

27

(1)

Some Principles in Determining the Classification of Human Need Responses

28

(1)

Beyond Apparent Needs to Potential Opportunities

29

(3)

Self-Reliance Must Be at the Center of Developmental or Transformational Ministries

32

(1)

Top Down or Bottom Up?

33

(1)

Reconciling External Promotion with Internal Initiatives

33

(2)

Quality of Life and Human Values

35

(7)

Cross-Cultural Ministries...Communicating Concepts Through Words and Actions

42

(13)

Cross-Cultural Communications in the Context of Transformational Ministries

42

(8)

Concepts for Cross-Cultural Communication

50

(4)

How Communication Networks Multiply to Create Problems

54

(1)

The Ministering Church...Problems and Possibilities

55

(37)

The Bottom Line!

55

(1)

Preparing for the Future

56

(1)

Some Facts to Be Faced as Churches Move Beyond A.D. 2000

56

(2)

The Scope of Ministry

58

(1)

Some Areas of Essential Need and Primary Opportunity for Ministry

59

(3)

Other Issues to Be Considered

62

(5)

Defining the Role for Churches Relating to Human Need Ministries

67

(3)

Defining the Role of Incarnational Agents

70

(3)

The Local Church Ministering

73

(3)

Developing a Church Ministry Assessment

76

(2)

Resource Assessment

78

(2)

Personnel-Skills and Gifts Inventory

80

(3)

A Cooperative Local Church Project Model-SOWETO

83

(5)

The Southwest Township (SOWETO)

88

(4)

Local Facts and Feasibility...Surveying and Appraising the Possibilities

92

(22)

Essential Research and Fact-Finding for Project Planning

92

(1)

Background

92

(1)

Sources of Information

92

(1)

General Objectives of the Project Researchers

93

(1)

Specific Objectives of the Project Researchers

93

(1)

Community Field Surveys

94

(6)

Methodologies and Procedure

100

(1)

The Feasibility Study

101

(1)

Elements of the Feasibility Study

102

(7)

Questions That Need to Be Raised

109

(2)

The Constraints to Be Considered

111

(3)

The Project Planning Process...Ideas for Action

114

(45)

First Thoughts

114

(3)

Ideas for Action

117

(1)

Managing Transformational Projects

118

(1)

Rules of Thumb for Transformational Projects

119

(2)

Transformational Project-Preplanning

121

(1)

Strategic Planning-The Bottom Line in Problem-Solving

121

(11)

Problem Solving-Discovering the Cause Behind the Symptoms

132

(1)

Perception of Need

132

(11)

Problem-Solving-The Process

143

(2)

The Remote Mountain Village

145

(6)

The Action Planning Model

151

(1)

Gather Data

152

(1)

Analyze Data

153

(1)

Get the Objectives, Goals, and Write the Action Plans

153

(6)

Implementing and Monitoring...Tracking the Indicators and Keeping on Track

159

(10)

Performance Monitoring

159

(2)

Process Monitoring

161

(1)

The Importance of Determining the Key Issues to Be Monitored

162

(6)

Framework for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Project Implementation Process

168

(1)

Evaluation...Process and Impact

169

(21)

The What, Why, Who, and How of Evaluation

169

(9)

Three Key Words in Effective Evaluations

178

(1)

Uses of Evaluation

178

(1)

The Control Group

179

(1)

Evaluation Guidelines and Instruments

179

(7)

General Project Evaluation Guide

186

(4)

Primary Health Care...A New Day, a New Challenge

190

(19)

Introduction

190

(1)

Some Patterns of the Past

190

(3)

Value for Money

193

(1)

The Challenge for the Future of Mission/Church-Based Health Care

194

(5)

Health Care Guidelines

199

(1)

Factors to Be Considered in Identifying the Target Area

199

(1)

Planning Community Health Activities

199

(2)

Deciding How to Carry Out Priority Activities

201

(1)

A Training Curriculum for Community Health Care Workers

201

(8)

The Unfinished Task...Bearers of Fruit

209

(4)

Conclusion

209

(2)

A New World Order Must Be a Transformed World Order

211

(2)

Appendix

213

(36)

Rank Order Listing of World's 73 Largest Urban Agglomerations

213

(2)

Percentage of Urban Population Living in Slums and Squatter Settlements

215

(1)

The Wheaton '83 Statement

216

(17)

Christian Social Involvement

217

(2)

Not Only Development but Transformation

219

(2)

The Stewardship of Creation

221

(2)

Culture and Transformation

223

(1)

Social Justice and Mercy

224

(2)

The Local Church and Transformation

226

(3)

Christian Aid Agencies and Transformation

229

(2)

The Coming of the Kingdom and the Church's Mission

231

(2)

Community Survey

233

(11)

A Model Evaluation Instrument

244

(5)

Bibliography

249

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