With an Eye on the Future. : Development and Mission in the 21st Century

by Duane Elmer (Editor), Lois McKinney (Editor), Ted Warren Ward (Contributor)

Cutting-edge mission thinkers address the challenges that Christians will face as they serve a needy world in the next century. This forward-looking volume spurs new thinking in global mission, international development, church leadership and theological education. Strategic planners in mission, development and theological education will find much to reflect on in these pages.

259 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Duane H. Elmer (Ph.D., Michigan State U.) is director of the Ph.D. program in educational studies and is the G. W. Aldeen Chair of International Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. In addition to traveling and teaching in over 75 countries, he has provided cross-cultural training to Fortune 500 companies, relief and development agencies, mission organizations, churches and educational institutions.

He has also conducted peace and reconciliation efforts in several countries. Recently, he led faculty development workshops at over 25 European and Middle Eastern schools on the theme of Teaching for Transformation. He has taught at Durban Bible College (Durban, South Africa), Michigan State University and Wheaton College and Graduate School.

His articles have been published in journals such as Moody Monthly, Evangelical Missions Quarterly, Christian Education Journal, Discernment, and Christianity Today. His books include An Analysis of Hebrews: A Programmed Instruction, Building Relationships, With an Eye on the Future: Church and Development in the Twenty-First Century, Cross-Cultural Conflict and Cross-Cultural Connections.

Reviews

[Paul, · Rating 2 out of 5]

I only read Robert Ferris article The Role of Theology in Theological Education, but it was a pretty decent article. Better is Farley's Theologia