Theory to Practice in Vulnerable Mission

by Jim Harries

Book Overview

Missionaries from the West like to hit the ground running to solve as many of other people's problems as possible in the increasingly short term they have available for service. Hang on, says Jim Harries After twenty-four years in Africa, observing how poverty, traditional practices, dependency, and misunderstandings continue, Harries asks, what is the point of bringing solutions that local people cannot reproduce? Harries challenges missionaries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610979443
• ISBN13: 9781610979443
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.9"