From Seed to Fruit (Revised and Enlarged Second Edition)

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The revised and enlarged second edition of J. Dudley Woodberry’s From Seed to Fruit expands on the next stage of the ongoing collaborative research and reflections of many people from many organizations desiring to bless Muslims. Seven additional chapters survey major trends in global Islam today and explore themes that prove to have considerable influence on fruitfulness, including a new chapter on building Christlike relationships with Muslims.
The Global Trends Research Group has continued to update the demographic materials on Muslim people groups, their access to Christian witness, and when and how Christian groups covenant to provide meaningful access.
From Seed to Fruit presents the most recent worldwide research on witness to Christ among Muslim peoples, using biblical images from nature to show the interaction between God's activity and human responsibility in blessing these peoples.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Philosophie et théologie
• Growth
• Christian Church

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• Publié par: William Carey Publishing
• Date de parution: 01 juin 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781645081371
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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REVISED AND ENLARGED SECOND EDITION




Global Trends, Fruitful Practices, and Emerging Issues among Muslims

EDITED BY J. DUDLEY WOODBERRY
From Seed to Fruit: Global Trends, Fruitful Practices, and Emerging Issues among Muslims
(Revised and enlarged second edition)

Copyright © 2011 by J. Dudley Woodberry. All rights reserved.

Published 2008.
Second printing 2009.
Second edition revised and enlarged 2011.
Printed in the United States of America
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Copyediting: Jennifer Orona

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

From seed to fruit : global trends, fruitful practices, and emerging issues among Muslims / edited by J. Dudley Woodberry. -- 2nd ed., rev. and enlarged.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-87808-036-6
eBook ISBN 978087808035-9

1. Missions to Muslims. I. Woodberry, John Dudley, 1934- II. Title: Global trends, fruitful practices, and emerging issues among Muslims.
BV2625.F75 2010
266.0088’297--dc22
2010033494
Contents
Foreword: The Vision Rick Love
Acknowledgments: Laborers United by a Vision
Acknowledgments for the Second Edition
Introduction: From Seed to Fruit
Introduction to the Second Edition: Pruing Fruitful Branches
PART 1 GLOBAL TRENDS: SOILS, SEED, SOWERS, AND FIRST FRUITS
1. Look at the Fields: Survey of the Task Patrick Johnstone
2. Unplowed Ground: Engaging the Unreached Jeff Liverman
3. The Imperishable Seed: Toward Effective Sharing of Scripture Andrea and Leith Gray
4. Laborers from the Global South: Partnering in the Task Greg Livingstone
5. Sister Laborers: Partnering in the Task Sue Eenigenburg
6. First Fruits and Future Harvests Jim Haney
7. Grain and Weeds: Trends in the Fields Jim Haney
PART 2 FRUITFUL PRACTICES: SOWING, WATERING, GATHERING, AND REPRODUCTING
8. Eyes to See, Ears to Hear Don Allen
9. The Sowing of Witnessing David Greenlee and Pam Wilson
10. The Watering of Discipling John Becker and Erik Simuyu
11. The Gathering of Reproducing Fellowships Eric and Laura Adams
12. The Equipping of Leaders Debora Viveza and Dwight Samuel
13. The Gathering of Teams of Laborers Andrew and Rachel Chard
14. Descriptive List from Plowing to Harvest Don Allen, Rebecca Harrison, Eric and Laura Adams, Bob Fish, and E. J. Martin
15. Seven Fruitful Branches Eric Adams, Don Allen, and Bob Fish
PART 3 EMERGING ISSUES IN FRUITFUL PRACTICES: BIRDS, ROCKS, SUN, AND SOIL
16. Factors Affecting the Identity That Jesus-followers Choose John and Anna Travis, with contributions by Phil Parshall
17. F actors That Facilitate Fellowships Becoming Movements David Garrison and Seneca Garrison
18. Bible Storying and Oral Use of the Scriptures Jack Colgate
19. Expatriates Empowering Indigenous Leaders Abraham Durán, Michael Schuler, and Moses Sy
20. Are We Nourishing or Choking Young Plants with Funds? J. R. Meydan and Ramsay Harris
21. Relevant Responses to Popular Muslim Piety Caleb Chul-So Kim and John & Anna Travis
22. Pre-Field Preparation to Sow Don Allen and Abraham Durán
23. The Effects of Language and Communication Choice s Bob Fish and Richard Prinz
24. Transforming Social Networs by Planting the Gospel Andrea and Leith Gray
25. Attractional and Transofrmational Models of Planting Andrea and Leith Gray
PART 4 MERGING ISSUES IN GLOBAL TRENDS: MORE BIRDS, ROCKS, SUN, AND SOIL
26. Islamism and Receptivity to Jesus Moussa Bongoyok
27. Toward Respectful Witness Transcribed from a talk by Joseph Cumming
28. Peacemaking and Church Formation David Shenk and Ahmed Haile
29. An Integrated Identity in a Globalized World Patrick Lai and Rick Love
30. Recapturing the Role of Suffering Nik Ripken
31. Grace and Truth: Toward Christlike Relationships A Global Network of Christians Who Love Muslims
Conclusion: Gathering Around the Lord of the Harvest
Bibliography
About the Authors and Editors
Footnotes
Appendix
Editor’s Note: The complete appendix of this book can be accessed in a CD-ROM that comes with the printed edition of the book. Selected resources from that CD-ROM have been added to this eBook Edition to resource your ministry. To access the full appendix, which includes a wide variety of helpful content, please visit www.missionbooks.org to purchase the physical product which includes the CD-ROM.
Modelling the relationship between contextual factors and fruitfulness in church planting
The Knowledge Stewardship Team
Post 9/11 Annotated Bibliography on Islam, Christian-Muslim Relations, and Christian Witness
J. Dudley Woodberry and Joseph Daniels
That You May Discern What is Best: Discovering Fruitful Practices for Reaching Out to Followers of Other Faiths
Don Allen
Servants in the Crucible
Prakesh Gupta
Proximate Sending: A Strategic Sending Strategy for the Global South
Jeff Liverman
Making Your Partnerships Work: A Guide for Ministry Leaders
Daniel Rickett
The Glory of Impossible
Samuel Zwemer
Fruitful Practice: An Assessment Tool for Teams
Grace and Truth: Toward Christlike Relationships with Muslims: An Affirmation
A Global Network of Christians Who Love Muslims and many who live and serve among them
Foreword: The Vision
Rick Love
Revelation 5:9 provided the inspiration for the Global Trends and Fruitful Practices Consultation. In this heavenly scene, the Lamb of God is worshipped:
You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God members of every tribe and language and people and nation ( tniv ).
During our gathering in Southeast Asia, we experienced a foretaste of the multi-ethnic diversity of this harvest. What a privilege it was to gather with almost 500 brothers and sisters from around the globe. We analyzed Global Trends, discerned Fruitful Practices, enjoyed stimulating fellowship, and celebrated what God is doing around the world.
Revelation 5:9 not only inspires us but also guides us into the future. The Lamb of God has purchased people from every tribe and language and people and nation. Because of this, we know that there will be followers of Jesus from every Muslim ethnic group worshipping around the throne of God. The cross of Christ secures this future harvest. We do not know when this vision will be fulfilled, but we have a cross-centered certainty that it will be!
This rock-solid certainty of the harvest is based on the cross of Christ. Because of this, there should be no place for triumphalism or superiority in our lives. We are saved by the cross, and our service should be marked by the cross. If we follow the Lamb who was slain, our lives should reflect his meekness and gentleness. Our cross-centered certainty should be matched by a cross-centered humility .
The cross also guarantees the rich diversity of the future harvest: the Lamb of God has purchased men and women from every language, tribe, people, and nation. Revelation 5:9 specifically describes cultural diversity as part of God’s plan. This Consultation previewed the diversity of the future. As followers of Jesus from many cultures and countries, we gathered together to learn from one another. Our goal was to become more fruitful in offering the Gospel of peace to Muslims.
Our time of celebration on the last night of the Consultation was one of the highlights for me. The joyful multi-colored throng of culturally diverse people leading us in worship on stage was a foretaste of heaven. This is where Revelation 5:9 leads us—to worship. Back at the heavenly scene, the worship of the Lamb continues (Revelation 5:10) by saying that we are a kingdom of priests. The ultimate goal of our gathering and laboring is doxology !
Acknowledgments: Laborers United by a Vision
“We are laborers together with God.” 1 Corinthians 3:9, kjv
The present volume was far more of a team project than possibly anything on this topic before. First there was the vision by emerging leaders shortly after the turn of the millennium to see, by the grace of God, effective efforts to plant Jesus-fellowships among all Muslim people groups. Most of the people are unnamed, leaving the glory to God and not wanting to cause difficulties for their callings around the world.
The thousands who became involved in the subsequent surveys, discussions, case studies, and testimonies again are unnamed, but this book would not have been possible without them. The same can be said of the many involved in the analysis since the Consultation in Southeast Asia in the spring of 2007.
However, there are some behind the scenes whom we must mention. Jennifer Orona served as the administrator and copyeditor of the entire book with competence and grace, despite other pressing duties and severe sickness in her family. I offer special thanks to Darrell and Linda Dorr, who, through the editorial process, offered wise counsel and helpful proofreading. Sherry Charis served well as the copyeditor of the Fruitful Practices section, which involved mountains of information following the Consultation.
Additionally, a number of people pitched in at difficult times, such as Chris and Jaime Hantla, Minh Ha Nguyen, the Knowledge Stewardship Team, and ot