The Meeting of the Waters 7 Global Currents That Will Propel the Future Church (Audible Audio Edition) Fritz Kling Danny Campbell christianaudiocom Books
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A young Christian from Ireland moves to India - not to evangelize but to help girls escape prostitution. A retiring missionary in Brazil, who long ago left all remnants of home, encounters a 30-year-old, laptop-carrying family man who rarely stops texting friends in the States. A Kenyan pastor struggles to connect with a congregation that watches a mega-church pastor on the Internet every Sunday morning.
The community of Christians around the world, also known as the Global Church, is stunning in its scope and spiritual impact. But what is happening to the Church as technology, generational transitions, and cultural shifts make their mark? In The Meeting of the Waters, Fritz Kling identifies seven trends, such as migration, machines, and the growing Mercy Generation, having an impact on today's Global Church. Equal parts travelogue, character study, and global documentary, this breakthrough book is for anyone eager to make a difference in a changing world.
The Meeting of the Waters 7 Global Currents That Will Propel the Future Church (Audible Audio Edition) Fritz Kling Danny Campbell christianaudiocom Books
Kling does a good job of explaining why the old way (Mission Marm) of doing missions is dying. The church needs to wake up to how the world has changed in order to continue doing mission work that is effective.The chapter on Memory was especially telling. Many old school missionaries did not move to underdeveloped countries to work along side the native people. They evangelized the native people and turned them into their servants. Through the years, these cultures have developed complacency, servility, resentment and dependency. Kling describes how Memory stokes the dysfunction and manipulative relationships between Africans and foreign Christian workers. He states, "Several Ugandans discussed with me the open secret that every time Africans see Westerners, they think in terms of money and receiving." The bottom line is, they listen passively to the gospel while waiting for the foreigners to bestow money. After 100 years of this type of relationship, THAT is going to be difficult to undo.
I wish the conclusion of this book had a list of answers on how to fix all of this. But nothing is that easy. I suspect it will be years down the road when "Apple Guy" has had his turn at making changes that answers might be a little more clear. Kudos to this author for starting the conversation.
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The Meeting of the Waters 7 Global Currents That Will Propel the Future Church (Audible Audio Edition) Fritz Kling Danny Campbell christianaudiocom Books Reviews
Our world is changing, and the church must change with it. However, we often think of change in terms of right and wrong, rather than past and present. Kling does a wonderful job of appreciating the work of the past while making us aware of the needs of the future. May we have the courage to adapt in order to continue to win our world.
A fresh book of biographies and stories of current ministry practices. If you're looking for formulas (i.e. you want someone to do your thinking for you) this book isn't the one you want. If you want narrative that will guide your own insights, this book is very much what you want. You have to draw your own conclusions of what the narrative means and what believers should do. I appreciate that Kling avoids the tired talk of postmodernism. Have we not grown weary of that drumbeat yet, the haute critique of the obvious? I'm mindful that Jesus most often taught with stories - as his way of engaging heart and mind. He wasn't formulaic, which frustrates many Christians. Another benefit of this book is that its portrayal of believers and ministries around the world illustrates that missions is no longer the west to the rest nor a fragmented effort at trying to crack the code of the far away. Today, the world is increasingly like one big city with lots of different neighborhoods and this book helps us see that. That point in its own right accentuates the mode of partnership in missions rather than intrusion which is the older way in a less connected world. If you have a heart to see the gospel of Jesus Christ offered to as many as possible, and an open mind to some fresh pictures of this work - this will be a good read for you.
In the past decade, two books have been profoundly important to me when it comes to world evangelism Let the Nations Be Glad!, by John Piper, and Cities Missions New Frontier, by Roger S. Greenway and Timothy N. Monsma. The former provides a robust theology for why we do missions*, while the latter addresses the changing focus of missions from the middle of nowhere in the bush or outback to the world's cultural centers.
I now have a third book for my list of required missions reading The Meeting of the Waters 7 Global Currents That Will Propel the Future Church, by Fritz Kling, releasing March 1 (click here to pre-order your copy at a discounted price.)
When it comes to how the work of foreign missions is executed, the twenty-first century has brought with it an entirely new set of trends that missionaries-in-training would do well to heed. Kling, a world traveler many times over in his role as president of a philanthropic management firm, has spent years on the ground in "the field," interacting with leaders throughout global Christendom, asking questions and analyzing his findings into seven "global currents" presently at work in the river of world missions.
From my much more modest experience doing missionary work in Asia, Central America, Africa and North America, I found myself uttering enthusiastic "amen's" throughout my reading of The Meeting of the Waters. How I wish I had the perspective this book offers when I first delved into the world of foreign missions over a decade ago. Kling is careful to honor the old wineskins, which for centuries have broken ground and reaped fruitful returns in many unreached areas. However, he is unapologetic and unflinching in his honesty when he articulates the changing tide of world evangelism and the challenges those changes pose for Christians going forward. While I could never quite get comfortable with the title he gave old-school missionaries - "Mission Marm" - neither could I deny the accuracy of his conclusions that we - those of us committed to doing the work of world evangelism - must change our perspective.
I hope every missionary, pastor, and student of the Christian faith will read this book; its message is profoundly important, both philosophically and pragmatically. I also hope those who are non-vocational Christians will also read it, as the implication of these seven global currents is every bit as important for those not called to be in full time ministry as for those who are. In fact, one of the conclusions this book makes is that the work of world evangelism will be accomplished not by a few individuals with a vocational call to missions, but rather by the students, businessmen, artists, filmmakers, educators and political leaders who shape world culture.
Order your copy of The Meeting of the Waters now, and add this excellent book to your missions library. Besides the Bible, I cannot think of a more relevant, practical resource for those who plan to work on behalf of world evangelism in the twenty-first century.
("Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church; worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't." This is the opening line of John Piper's missiology book, Let the Nations Be Glad!)
I read this as part of one of my college courses. In this book, Fritz Kling discusses 7 things that are influencing Christian missions around the world today. This is a call to the church to not fall behind, to be on top of things and be ready to respond. Sure, some of the "Currents" are a little cheesy-sounding because they all start with the letter "M", but the substance behind those titles is what matters. Personally, I felt Kling was spot on in the assessment provided in this book. Not only was it full of good information, but it was very easy to read. Sometimes when one has reading homework, it is a bore and it never gets done. This was a book I didn't mind reading in the least. Good information paired up with storytelling and helpful anecdotes made this a great read. If you are a Christian who has interest in missions or is just interested in what is happening in the Global church, this could be a very helpful book for you..
Kling does a good job of explaining why the old way (Mission Marm) of doing missions is dying. The church needs to wake up to how the world has changed in order to continue doing mission work that is effective.
The chapter on Memory was especially telling. Many old school missionaries did not move to underdeveloped countries to work along side the native people. They evangelized the native people and turned them into their servants. Through the years, these cultures have developed complacency, servility, resentment and dependency. Kling describes how Memory stokes the dysfunction and manipulative relationships between Africans and foreign Christian workers. He states, "Several Ugandans discussed with me the open secret that every time Africans see Westerners, they think in terms of money and receiving." The bottom line is, they listen passively to the gospel while waiting for the foreigners to bestow money. After 100 years of this type of relationship, THAT is going to be difficult to undo.
I wish the conclusion of this book had a list of answers on how to fix all of this. But nothing is that easy. I suspect it will be years down the road when "Apple Guy" has had his turn at making changes that answers might be a little more clear. Kudos to this author for starting the conversation.
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