Judith Lingenfelter

A Heart for the City

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Urban ministry workers can never get enough materials which blend the practical with the reflective, and this book provides a welcome addition to the literature. With its Chicago-Moody Bible Institute focus, the book's heart practically beats in the reader's hands. Dr. John Fuder and the writers have written a book which we'll all want to add to our shelf of texts to reach for when questions arise.”

Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures

Evangelism & Missions

“We can learn so much from failure if we want to, and the authors share here their failures and successes in working among societies where honor-shame values operate rather than those of guilt-innocence. Their plea is that we read the Bible with fresh eyes, seeing how the gospel was communicated in the honor-shame cultures in which it was written, rather than using the contextualized guilt-innocence paradigm we have accepted as the only way to minister. The text is full of examples that help the reader understand how differently honor-shame codes play out in the understanding of salvation and discipleship. It is a healthy shift for Western missionaries to rethink their evangelism strategies, especially in the collectivist societies in which many of them work. Sherwood and I strongly recommend this book to people trying to understand a way of structuring the world that is very different from the one in which they grew up.”

Teaching and Learning across Cultures

Christian Living

“The most comprehensive treatment of this subject from a Christian perspective that I have yet seen: an excellent in-depth examination of the issues facing cross-cultural workers. The chapters describing the use of traditional methods like stories, songs, and proverbs, and the one on teaching and learning online are by themselves worth the price of the book.”