Darrell Whiteman considers the biblical and missiological imperatives in a world of refugees and dislocated peoples.
Allan Effa explores a contemporary application of the missional mandate to help people find reconciliation toward themselves, with special focus on Canada's Aboriginal population and LGBTQ people.
I’ve been asked to share with you about my choice of this year’s ASM topic, Interfaith Friendship as Incarnational Mission Practice. Although I’ve been teaching mission history and practice for over twenty years now a...
I have an attitude about this film. That’s because I can’t view Scorsese’s faithful and haunting cinematic rendering of Endo’s 1966 novel apart from my twenty years in Japan...
Those in touch with the debates in the last century over the nature of the Christian mission know that the language of “whole†has indeed been used at various times to recover the truly comprehensive scope of mission.
Did you know that Christianity became a majority-global-South faith in 1981?
King was speaking about the problem of racism in America in the 1960s, but his observations apply to a myriad of contexts in our world today.
November 11, 2018 will mark the hundredth anniversary of the end of World War I. The end of that war brought peace to some, but the refugee crisis it spawned and the ensuing famine in Russia that affected millions made life a nightmare for years after the trench warfare ceas...
My research focuses on the contribution of music and the performing arts to sustainable peacebuilding...
Lifestyles of the Rich and Faithful – The American Society of Missiology
Believing Without Belonging: An Indigenous Movement Toward Christ Among His Hindu Followers
The global pandemic has shaken our standardized methods and practices of transmitting the faith of our Christian traditions, leading us to revalue the essence of the gospel.
Hamilton and Telling the Story of Christian Mission: A Thought Experiment
Creating Healthy Partnerships by Naming and Addressing our Ugly Truths
Turning Constraints to Assets: Women in Christian History
In this day of frequent jeremiads blasted out in tweets of 140 characters or less, sincere conversation is endangered.
Looking forward to "Interfaith Friendship as Incarnational Mission Practice"
<p><span style="line-height: 1.333em;"><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/437/Arthur-Williams-Family%2BMedicine" target="_blank">Arthur Williams, D.O.</a>, is a family practice physician at &l...
<p><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/465/Scott-Lieberman-Internal%2BMedicine" target="_blank">Scott Lieberman, M.D.</a>, is an internal medicine physician at <a href="http://www.williamsonmedicalgrou...
<p><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/624/Alexander-Brunner-Internal%2BMedicine%252FPediatrics" target="_blank">Alexander Brunner, M.D.</a>, is a board-certified pediatrician and chief medical officer at Mercy Communi...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--></p> <p>Melonee Hurt is the Public Info...
<p><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/735/Daniel-McGinley-Internal%2BMedicine%252FPediatrics" target="_blank">Daniel McGinley, M.D.</a>, is an internist/pediatrician with Heritage Medical Associates in Grassland and i...
<p><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/232/John-Klekamp-Orthopaedic%2BSurgery%252C%2BSpinal%2BSurgery" target="_blank">John Klekamp, M.D.</a>, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with Vanderbilt Bone and Joint Cli...
<p><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/264/John-Maloof-Cardiology" target="_blank">John Maloof, M.D.</a>, is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine with Saint Thomas Heart in Spring Hill, Tenne...
<p><em>Tom Talbot, M.D., M.P.H., F.S.H.E.A., F.I.D.S.A., is Associate Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Chief Hospital Epidemiologist for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Hospital Epid...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><em>Sarah Neil Pilkinton, R.D., L.D.N., </em><em><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NO...
<p>Amanda Daniel, R.N., is Clinical Coordinator for the Joint and Spine Center at <a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/" target="_blank">Williamson Medical Center</a>. </p>
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/389/Christopher-Stark-Orthopaedic%2BSurgery%252C%2BRobotic-Assisted%2BProcedures" target="_blan...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--><strong>Joel Phares, M.D., FACC, is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. He is ...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em>Starling C. Evins, M.D., is the Chief Medical Officer at <a href="http://williamsonm...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><strong><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/128/William-Edmondson-Int...
<p>Steve Smith is the Executive Director for Williamson Medical Center's Office of Development. To learn more about opportunities to contribute to <a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/" target="_blank">Williamson Medical Center<...
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/533/Dustin-Smith-General%2BSurgery" target=...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em>Heather Leusink, M.S., is a clinical exercise physiologist at <a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/" target="_blank">Williamson Medical...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/739/Ian-Byram-Orthopaedic%2BSurgery" target="_blank">Ian Byram, M.D.</a>, is an o...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--></p> <p>Tracy Bruen, M.S., R.D., L.D.N....
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/772/Jennifer-Santana-Nephrology" target="_blank">Jennifer Santana, M.D.</a>, is b...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/410/William-Tissot-Urology%252C%2BRobotic-Assisted%2BProcedures" target="_blank">Willia...
<p>Nate Karlin is a senior writer with <a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/" target="_blank">Williamson Medical Center's</a> Marketing and Business Development Office. He can be reached at 615-435-5353 or <a href="ma...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/172/William-Halford-Family...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/684/Devin-Sherman-Pulmonary%2...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/323/Jeffrey-Poole-Podiatry%25...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/500/Aaron-Milstone-Pulmonary%2BDisease%252C%2BSlee...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/654/Nathan-Brought-Plastic%2BSurg...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/358/Jon-Russell-Emergency%2BMedicine" target="_blank">Andy Russell, M.D.</a>, is ...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em>Shannon Lankford, B.S., NREMT-P, is a training officer and certified paramedic with <a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/" target="_blank"...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/567/Merri-Collins-Pediatrics&...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--></p> <p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/803/Brian-Perkinson-Orthopaed...
<p><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 1.333em;"><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/64/Cory-Calendine-Orthopaedic%2BSurgery%252C%2BRobotic-Assisted%2BProcedures" target="_blank">Cory Calendine, M.D...
<p><span style="line-height: 1.333em;"><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/423/Laura-Hunt-Pulmonary%2BDisease" target="_blank">Laura Hunt, M.D.</a>, is a board-certified pulmonologist at <a...
<p><span style="line-height: 1.333em;"><em>Paloma Chastain, R.D., is a registered dietitian at <a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/" target="_blank">Williamson Medical Center</a>. She frequently speaks to ar...
<p><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 1.333em;"><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/592/Molly-Hood-Pediatrics" target="_blank">Molly Hood, M.D.</a>, is a board-certified pediatrician at&n...
<p><span style="line-height: 1.333em;"><em>Maggie Womble is a resident of Franklin, Tennessee. She moved to Williamson County in 2013.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.333em;"><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/32/Kelly-Bennie-Pediatrics" target="_blank">Kelly S. Bennie, M.D.</a>, is a board-certified pediatrician with Harpeth Pediatric...
<p>Lisa Mathews, R.D., L.D.N., c.P.T., is a registered dietitian at <a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/" target="_blank">Williamson Medical Center</a> in Franklin, Tennessee, and a certified fitness trainer. She frequen...
<p><span style="line-height: 1.333em;"><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/255/Joel-Locke-Urology%252C%2BRobotic-Assisted%2BProcedures" target="_blank">Joel Locke, M.D.</a>, is a board-certified urologi...
<p><span style="line-height: 1.333em;"><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/57/Bernard-Burgess-General%2BSurgery%252C%2BBreast%2BSpecialist" target="_blank">Bernie Burgess, M.D.</a>, is a breast health s...
<p><strong>Shaefer Spires</strong>, M.D., is an assistant professor in the division of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville and serves as hospital epidemiologist for <a href="http://willia...
<p>Deanna Dillon, R.D., is a registered dietitian at <a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/" target="_blank">Williamson Medical Center</a> in Franklin, Tennessee. </p>
<p><em><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/630/Brent-Anderson-Cardiology" target="_blank">Brent Anderson, M.D.</a>, is a cardiologist with Vanderbilt Heart at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee.<...
<p><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/147/Paul-Fleser-Vascular%2BSurgery%252C%2BGeneral%2BSurgery" target="_blank">Paul Fleser, M.D.</a>, is a board-certified vascular surgeon at Middle Tennessee Vasular in Franklin, ...
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/767/Mary-McBean-Family%2BMedicine" target="_blank">Mary McBean, M.D.</a>, is a board-certified family practitioner with Vanderbilt Medical Group in Spr...
<p><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/395/Jeffrey-Suppinger-Family%2BMedicine" target="_blank">Jeffrey Suppinger, M.D.</a>, is a family practice physician at <a href="http://www.williamsonmedicalgroup.com/&quo...
<p>Rand Hayes, M.D., R. Ph., is a family medicine physician with <a href="http://www.williamsonmedicalgroup.com/#!j-rand-hayes-ii-md-r-ph/c24dv" target="_blank">Williamson Medical Group</a> and is part of the <a href="http://will...
<p><a href="http://williamsonmedicalcenter.org/physicians/799/Allen-Peabody-Pediatrics" target="_blank">Allen M. Peabody</a>, M.D., is a board-certified pediatrician with Pediatric Associates of Franklin and is a credentialed physician w...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> 0 0 2015-10-16T19:39:00Z 1 61 350 Williamson Medical Center 2 1 410 14.0 </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA ...
<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Revision>0</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>17</o:Words> <o:Characters>98</o:Characters> <o:Com...
<p> </p> <p align="center"><strong></strong><em></em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span><span style=...
<p>Darrell Whiteman is a missiological anthropologist, passionate about helping people in diverse cultures connect the Gospel and biblical values to the deepest part of their worldview. His teaching on “Crossing Cultural Barriers with the Gospel” ha...
<p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p><strong></strong><em></em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span><...
<p>Benjamin L. Hartley</p> <p>Associate Professor of Christian Mission</p> <p>College of Christian Studies</p> <p>George Fox University</p> <p>Newberg, OR USA</p> <p><a href="emailto:bhartley@geor...
<p> </p> <p><strong></strong><em></em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span></p>
<p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><em>Dr. Al Tizon is Executive Minister of “Serve Globally,” the mission organization of the Evangelic...
<p> </p> <p><strong></strong><em></em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibr...
<p>Lamin Sanneh was born in The Gambia to an African royal family. He earned degrees at University of Birmingham and the Near East School of Theology in Beirut before completing his doctorate in Islamic History at the University of London. Sanneh taught at the Universi...
<p>Charles Taber served as a missionary in the Central African Republic from 1953-1961. After completing his doctoral work in linguistics and anthropology at the Kennedy School of Missions at Hartford Theological Seminary, he worked for the American Bible Society for f...
<p>Andrew Kirk has taught adults all over the world, including in Argentina, Africa, Melanesia, and Australasia. He has taught at The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, IBTSC, The University of Bucharest, London School of Theology, and the University of Birmingham. He ...
<p>Lesslie Newbigin began his career as a missionary to Madras, India, with the Church of Scotland in 1933, where, as an evangelist, he worked to bring about unity among the various church and mission organizations. At the age of 37, he became one of the first bishops ...
<p>Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Clarke University, Dubuque, Iowa</p> <p><strong></strong><em></em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: line-through...
<p>Kenneth Scott Latourette began his career in 1909 as a traveling secretary for the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions. The following year he joined the faculty of Yale in China's Yali School at Changsha in Hunan Province. Forced to return to the Un...
<p>Stephen Neill’s parents served as medical missionaries to India. He joined the Church Missionary Society in 1928 and was ordained to the priesthood in the Church of England. A strong advocate of church unity, he was elected the bishop at Tirunelveli in 193...
<p>Mercy Amba Oduyoye is an influential African theologian and champion of women’s rights who most recently has served as the director of the Institute of African Women in Religion and Culture at Trinity Theological Seminary in Ghana.</p> <p>Born...
<p>Daniel Bays taught at the University of Kansas for 25 years as well as serving as the Director of Asian studies there before moving to Calvin University in 2000 where he became the founding Director of the Hubers Asian Studies Program. He was the editor of ...
<p>Samuel Escobar, a Peruvian scholar, served for 26 years with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in Latin America and Canada. During that time, he was one of the key participants in the International Congress on World Evangelization at Lausanne, Swi...
<p><span>Professor of Systematic Theology</span></p> <p><span>Knox College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto</span></p> <p><span>Email: </span><span><span><a href="mailto...
<p>Wilbert Shenk was a founding member of the American Society of Missiology.</p> <p>Before coming to the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in 1995, he taught in Indonesia and later served as the Director of the Overseas Minist...
<p>Dr. Rosalia Meza, VDMF, is the Director of the Office of Religious Education in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California </p>
<p>Andrew Walls is a renowned church historian and missiologist. He taught at schools in Sierra Leone and Nigeria before coming to the University of Aberdeen, where he served as the first head of the Department of Religious Studies. He moved to the University of Edinbu...
<p> <p class="MsoNormal">James A. Blumenstock is Dean and Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology at Asia Biblical Theological Seminary in Chiang Mai, Thailand.<span> </span>He can be contacted at <a href="mailto:jimb...
<p>Matthew Bennett, Assistant Professor of Missions and Theology, Cedarville University, Ohio.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;">The Rev. Dr. Douglas D. Tzan is an ordained elder in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference. He is the senior pastor at the Sykesville Parish (St. Paul's and Gaither United Methodist Churches) in Sykesville,...
<p>Dr. John is an adjunct faculty at Taylor Seminary (Edmonton, Canada) and Sioux Falls Seminary (USA) besides pastoring a multicultural church and leading an indigenous mission agency.</p> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target...
<p>Taylor Walters Denyer is a missiologist, pastor, and global nomad. She serves as president of Friendly Planet Missiology, Executive Assistant in the office of Bishop Mande Muyombo (The United Methodist Church's North Katanga Episcopal Area), Coordinator of the ...
<p> <p class="MsoNormal">Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Intercultural Education and Studies at Biola University</p> </p>
<p>Associate Professor of Humanities and History at Indiana Wesleyan University</p>
<p>Leanne Dzubinski is Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Intercultural Education and Studies at Biola University.</p> <p>Anneke Stasson is Associate Professor of Humanities and History at Indiana Wesleyan University.</p> <p> &...
<p>Samuel Lee is a missional social entrepreneur in Yangon, Myanmar. He currently serves with Grace Family Mission as a co-representative. He can be contacted at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" re...
<p>Orlando Costas, in his brief life, was one of the most influential Latin-American theologians of the 20<sup>th</sup> century. He filled multiple roles in the Latin American Mission in Costa Rica from 1970-76, at which time he authored eight different boo...
<p>Darrell Whiteman is a missiological anthropologist, passionate about helping people in diverse cultures connect the Gospel and biblical values to the deepest part of their worldview. His teaching on “Crossing Cultural Barriers with the Gospel” ha...
<p>Dr. Rene Padilla was an internationally known Latin America scholar, minister, and founder of a holistic approach to mission and ministry which he called integral mission, combining a passion for evangelism with a concern for social action.</p> <p>He wa...
<p><em>Mark Wood serves as director of Kingdom Leadership Training Center in Darhan, Mongolia, a ministry of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He is married to Cinda and they have two children. He can be reached at </em><a href="mailto:mark@mon...
<p>Vincent Donovan ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1953 having become a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. He did his undergraduate studies at Ferndale Seminary in Norwalk, Connecticut, before doing graduate work at Fordham University in New York and...