Dewey Decimal266.001
Table Of ContentContents 1. God's Metaphor for Ministry: Jesus, the Incarnate Son of God 2. A Model of Basic Values3. Tensions about Time4. Tensions regarding Judgment5. Tensions Associated with Handling Crises6. Tensions over Goals7. Tensions about Self-Worth8. Tensions regarding Vulnerability9. Ministering Cross-CulturallyAppendix: Basic Values QuestionnaireReferencesIndex
SynopsisWith more than 125,000 copies in print, this model for effective personal relationships in a multicultural and multiethnic world has proven successful for many. On the occasion of its thirtieth anniversary, this contemporary classic has been thoroughly updated to reflect Sherwood Lingenfelter's mature thinking on the topic and to communicate with modern readers, helping them minister more effectively to people of different cultural and social backgrounds. It is accessible, practical, and applicable to many ministry situations. An accompanying interactive questionnaire, designed to help students reflect on their own cultural values, is available online through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources., This contemporary classic has been thoroughly updated to communicate with modern readers, helping them minister more effectively to people of different cultural and social backgrounds.
LC Classification NumberBV2063.L434 2016