David H. Greenlee

Discipling in a Multicultural World

Evangelism & Missions

“Grounded in Scripture, rooted in decades of ministry, and colorfully illustrated from Sri Lanka and around the world, Ajith Fernando’s Discipling in a Multicultural World will enrich God’s people as we seek to make disciples among all nations. Much more than a classroom guide, it will motivate us to follow Fernando’s example, pouring our lives into others just as others poured their lives into his.”

Emplacing Globalisation

Evangelism & Missions

“Emplacing Globalisation is the impressive fruit of missional scholarship and practice in contextualization. It issues a clarion call for a fresh critique of how the Church engages in Gospel-centred mission in a globalized world. It also provides a compelling holistic framework to develop a theology of globalization realising its ongoing contextualizing and hybridizing influences on ALL people, places and processes. They are glaringly amplified through global migration which results in the formation of diasporic communities, development of exilic consciousness and emergence of transnational identities. A must-read for mission scholars and strategists, ministry leaders and students preparing to engage effectively in the Church’s mission. Rev. Dr T.V Thomas, Chairman Lausanne Global Diaspora Network Some approaches to contextualization seem to take us back to a monocultural, isolated village. John Cheong and Jonathan Ro, however, “emplace” contextualization in the cities and even metaverses of the mid-21st centuries’ vibrant societies, shaped by hybridizing people and their continually changing cultures. Emplacing Globalization is priority reading, breaking new ground in the theory and practice of contextualization and coupling it with globalization—not in its naively-optimistic but now-dead 1990s form, but as a process, lens, and system shaping the world today for better or worse. Bravo! Highly commended!”

Experiencing the Gospel

Evangelism & Missions

“Thomas Seckler’s Experiencing the Gospel breaks new ground, helping us understand how some are turning to faith in Jesus Christ in a setting where both Muslims and Christians are a small minority. Seckler’s focus on the message—how the believers had understood and interacted with it—is a fresh approach, warmly illustrated through narratives woven throughout this book. Excellent missiology, good reading!”

From Conflict to Hope

Evangelism & Missions

“From Conflict to Hope invites us into a 2022 consultation on leadership among believers from a Muslim background from Iran, the Middle East and North Africa together with intercultural workers in the region. Grace, hope and candour shape conversations about miscommunication, toxicity, conflict and shame. The contributors affirm that they are not alone but need the global church to both learn from and stand ready to help this emerging movement of followers of Jesus. This book’s important lessons extend far beyond the geographic homelands of the contributors.”

Hybridizing Mission

Evangelism & Missions

“Peter T. Lee challenges outmoded anthropological concepts ingrained in mission-agency thinking and underlying much missionary training. Hybridizing Mission reminds us that ‘people are not “something” or “someone” to be scrutinized,’ helping us move beyond current fashions of ‘shallow multiculturalism or an increasingly ethnicized hybridism.’ Important reading as we consider the complex mixtures of ideas and settings global messengers of Jesus face.”

Narrative Identity

World Religions

“I very much enjoyed reading Trevor Castor’s excellent work. I believe it makes a new, creative, excellent contribution to missiology. I myself have written, edited, and published in this area . . . and found myself drawn in by Castor’s research and analysis. That is, he had something new to say; it was not hard to literally read every page. I would not say that about everything I read along these lines.”