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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Church Partnerships in Asia: A Singapore Conversation

CSCA Christianity in Southeast Asia Series, No. 3
Church Partnerships in Asia: A Singapore Conversation (Singapore: Genesis Books, 2010)

Edited by Michael Nai Chiu Poon

This collection of essays introduces readers to what is important to the character and forms of church partnership at the beginning of the twenty-first century, as viewed by major Asian Protestant church leaders. The essays are based on the papers presented in a conference on ‘Cooperation and Partnership in the Mission of Church in the 21st Century’ held in Singapore in 2009.

The Singapore conversation took place amid huge volatility in the first decade of the new millennium: the 9/11 attacks, SARS outbreak, Indian Ocean tsunami, the Nargis cyclone, Mumbai terrorist attack, the H1N1 pandemic, and the still evolving global financial crisis. Perhaps for the first time since 1945, Asian churches can no longer rely on their Western counterparts to provide intellectual leadership and material support. This book offers a missiological reading on the fresh directions that Asian churches take amid radical social and ecclesial reconfigurations in the globalising age.

Table of Contents

Introduction — Michael Poon

Part One: Biblical and Historical Reflections
Chapter One Bible Readings
The Liturgical Context of Mission (Romans 15:14-19) — Simon Chan
A Minister’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) — Mark Chan
Conflict and Co-operation (Joshua 22) — Gordon Wong
A Cup of Water: Mission for Transformation (1 Kings 17:8-16) — Yu Chin Cheak

Chapter Two On Volatile Grounds: A History of Church Partnerships in Asia — Michael Poon

Part Two: Present-day Asian Churches: Realities and Challenges
Chapter Three Co-operation and Partnership in the Mission of the Church in China — Gao Feng
Responses
— Iman Santoso, Indonesia
— Masaki Makito, Japan

Chapter Four The Life and Witness of the Church in Myanmar: Past, Present and Future — Stephen Than Myint Oo
Responses
— Surakit Kamonrat, Thailand
— Bolly Lapok, Sarawak, Malaysia

Chapter Five Mizoram Presbyterian Church: Practice of Co-operation and Partnership — Zosangliana Colney
Responses
— Khamphone Kounthapanya, Laos
— Wee Boon Hup, Singapore

Part Three: Case Studies on Partnership
Chapter Six Short-Term Mission Trips
The School of Biblical Teaching and Short-Term Missions in India — Paul Swarup
A Case Study of the Lutheran Church in Singapore — Terry Kee
The Best Practices Document: A Guide for Foreigners to Vietnam — Pham Dinh Nhan Daniel

Chapter Seven Sharing of Resources
Forms of Partnership in Myanmar — Mar Gay Gyi
Compilation of the Khmer Indigenous Hymnal and Khmer Discipleship Manuals — Barnabas Mam
The Korea Research Institute for Missions — Steven Moon

Chapter Eight Leadership Formation and Training
Leadership Formation and Training in Malaysia — Tan Kong Beng
Partnership of Asian Churches in the Twenty-first Century: Theological Education and Asian Culture — Kan Baoping

Chapter Nine Migrant Workers
Chen Li Presbyterian Church Local Thai Mission: Reaching Out to the Thai Migrant Workers in Singapore — Phua Chee Seng

Chapter Ten Bible Translation
The Bontoc Scripture Society — Daphne Marie Falag-ey
The Bible Society of India: Partnership in Scripture Translation — G. D. V. Prasad

Part Four: Concluding Reflections
Chapter Eleven Forging Friendships for the Witness of the Church — Kimhong Hazra
Chapter Twelve Into Deeper Levels of Communion: Apostles’ Passion, Martyrs’ Depth — Michael Poon

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