Sharing Jesus Holistically - Paperback

by David Lim (Editor), Steve Spaulding (Editor)

Building gospel bridges with wisdom, compassion, and cultural understanding.

This book contains the works of a group of Evangelical mission "reflective practitioners," who are committed to developing ways to evangelize the Buddhist peoples of the world. As various forms of Buddhism gain popularity, this network tries to disclose creative approaches to reach them with the gospel communicated in culturally sensitive ways and with transformational impact.

The five major dimensions of a holistic witness among Buddhist peoples discussed in this book are: experiential dialogue, intellectual dialogue, biblical exposition, cultural sensitivity, and economic development. We invite readers to gain access to the first volume, Sharing Jesus in the Buddhist World, which consists of nine papers that provide the framework and some concrete models of cultural-sensitive "contextualized" witness to peoples of Buddhist faith. It will serve as a rich resource for those concerned with the issues raised in this book.

Author Biography

David Lim, convener of the SEANET Forum, has a P.h.D. in New Testament Theology. A Chinese-horn Filipino, Dr. Lim has spent most of his career in Southwest Asia, heading the China Ministries International in the Philippines and being involved in Indo-China ministries, mobilizing tentmakers to plant house churches throughout the 10/40 window.

Steve Spaulding, facilitator of SEANET, holds a M.A. in Missiology and has worked with Dawn Ministries in Southeast Asia for almost ten years. He has focused almost exclusively on the Buddhist people of this region, and has mobilized a force of committed church and mission communities to reach every Buddhist people group.