What is it about?

Many within the organised cross-cultural mission movement recognise that the world of mission has changed and that new ways of thinking about and doing mission are needed. Perhaps fewer are prepared to reflect on the underlying assumptions that have shaped mission and how those need to be re-evaluated in the light of today's context.

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Why is it important?

The church has grown in contexts where either it has not existed before or not for many centuries. Often this church is fragile in various ways. The cross-cultural mission movement needs to act wisely and, in places, if it is to facilitate this growth rather than ignore or unhelpfully affect it.

Perspectives

The article is an attempt to contribute to a bigger conversation and will hopefully raise more questions than answers.

Paul Bendor-Samuel
Oxford Centre for Mission Studies

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This page is a summary of: Challenge and Realignment in the Protestant Cross-cultural Mission Movement, Transformation An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies, August 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0265378817724394.
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