{"product_id":"practicing-hope-ems-28","title":"Practicing Hope (EMS 28)","description":"\u003cp\u003e[DESCRIPTION]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f80707;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Greatest Crisis is Being Separated From Christ.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eIn the constant swirl of human \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003esuff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e, the church has long wrestled with appropriate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eresponses. As crises come and go, the need for the church’s theological, missiological, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003epractical readiness remains, so that people not only survive but thrive in the context of a crisis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ePracticing Hope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e brings together global scholars and practitioners who share and think\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ebroadly about the church’s mission in a world rife with crises. Rather than harmonizing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ethe voices of the contributors to provide general guidelines for generic crisis response,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ePracticing Hope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e allows the reader to hear multiple perspectives on complex issues such as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003esustainability, empowerment, human rights, biblical principles, and \u003cem\u003emissio Dei\u003c\/em\u003e (mission of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eGod). These essays highlight that being separated from Christ is the focus that will keep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ethe church from losing its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eraison d’être\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e—its reason for being.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eThis book provides a potent reminder that crises are not the end; sometimes they are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ethe beginning of something better. In these chapters, you will find stories of hope amid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eunimaginable darkness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ePracticing Hope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e describes what it really means (not just in theory,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ebut in practice) to be the salt of the earth and light of the world (Matt 5:14–15). We hope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ethat you will be inspired, as Jesus said in the pArable of the Good Samaritan, to “go and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003edo likewise.\"\u003c\/span\u003e[\/DESCRIPTION] [SUBTITLE]Missions and Global Crises[\/SUBTITLE][CREDIT] Jerry M. Ireland and Michelle L. K. Raven, Editors [\/CREDIT] [PAGES] 216 [\/PAGES] [BINDING] paperback [\/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Publishing [\/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2020 [\/PUBLISHYEAR] \u003cspan\u003e[ISBN]  \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW222568422\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW222568422\"\u003e978-1-64508-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW222568422\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW222568422\"\u003e293-4 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e[\/ISBN] [ENDORSEMENT]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eThe voices in these excellent articles remind us that persecution (both in the New Testament era\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eand throughout all history) is the context for the most poignant proclamation of the gospel and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ethat praise resounds loudest when mixed with tears. Our blessed hope remains the return of Jesus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eChrist as suffering must for us, as for Him, precede glory. All other hopes pale in comparison to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ethat glorious day, and towards that day we must press and practice, singing through our pain,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003ehoping in our hurt, demonstrating to the world that Jesus is both worthy and worth it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eDick Brogden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eco-founder of the Live Dead Movement, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\/ENDORSEMENT] \u003c\/span\u003e[TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"color: #5e9ca0;\"\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSadiri “Joy” Tira \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJerry Michael Ireland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1-Singing about Suffering: A Vernacular Theology of the Cross in Nigeria’s Middle Belt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZachariah Chinne and Kenneth Nehrbass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 2-The Church as a Refuge and Christ’s Healing Work in the Middle East\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaniel W. O’Neill\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 3-From the Classroom to the Disaster: Developing DREM Missionaries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichelle Raven \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 4-Straddling the (Razor-wire Topped) Wall: How Women’s Prison Informs Mission to Tijuana in a Time of Crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinda Barkman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 5-Mission Amid the Crisis of Persecution: Challenges and Guidelines for Research and Training\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ. D. Payne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 6-A Firebird Rises: Ukrainian Christian Unity Forged from a Modern Crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc T. Canner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 7-Dying to Witness: Early Franciscan Missions to the Muslim World\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert L. Gallagher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 8-Contextual African Concepts for Peacebuilding in Contexts of Violence: A Panoramic Overview\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUchenna D. Anyanwu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 9-Mission Amid Sixth-century Crises: Reflections on Gregory the Great, the Mission to England, and Thoughts for Today\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward L. Smither\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 10-Grace, Suffering, and the City in the Theology of a Chinese House Church Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHannah Nation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 11-Contextualization of the Gospel for North Korean Ideology: Engaging with North Korean Refugees\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Holmes and Eunice Hong\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 12-Terror Management Theory: Missiological Applications in Times of Crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDave Dunaetz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TOC]","brand":"William Carey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44713265037354,"sku":"twy1787299804867","price":11.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook (ePub)","offer_id":44713265070122,"sku":"tag1787299804868","price":9.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Foreword--Preview","offer_id":44713265102890,"sku":"vby1787299804869","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/practicing-hope-ems-28_1.jpg?v=1787299810","url":"https:\/\/streetstylestore.shop\/products\/practicing-hope-ems-28","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}