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Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-term Missions with Cultural Intelligence
 
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Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-term Missions with Cultural Intelligence (Paperback)

by David A. Livermore (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group (1 April 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0801066166
  • ISBN-13: 978-0801066160
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 706,410 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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More than one million people participate in short-term mission projects outside of North America every year - and millions more are involved in domestic cross-cultural missions right here at home. This is encouraging news. But the work is not done. There are weaknesses in our approach and practice. And these volunteers need resources to help them prepare for effective cross-cultural engagement. "Serving with Eyes Wide Open" helps Christians understand the changing face of Christianity and how that affects short-term missions. In three parts, author David A. Livermore will take a broad look at what the twenty-first-century church is doing on the mission field, the assumptions people make about Christianity, and what it takes to adapt effectively to new cultural contexts. Perfect for all who engage in short-term missions trips - either at home or abroad - "Serving with Eyes Wide Open" will equip readers to serve more sensitively.


About the Author

David A. Livermore, (Ph.D., Michigan State University), is executive director of the Global Learning Center at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and is cofounder of Intersect, a ministry that provides leadership training and consulting to emerging leaders in ministries around the world. Through these and other ministries he has served with national leaders in over fifty countries worldwide. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Informative book, 24 Feb 2009
This STM book was informative.

What i liked was how we aproach and receive body language or verbal cues which we interpret one way and in which those on the other end of the mission (our host or those we are teaching or preaching to)interpret what we say quite differently.

Case examples showed the very large chasms between both parties and what was said and how it was interpeted. Also good, ways in which cultural bias spring up in how we interpret passages of Scripture (of the essense of a parable / story) and how other cultures see the main point as being diffeent than 'our' view point.

The book in essence is about understanding culture and how things are done so that we can serve God in out mission with our eyes open and be more effective for Him.

The final section was about CQ - cultural intelligence which was too indepth and span into 3 chapters and to my mind kept repeating the same things with a slight twist which was unnessary.

What was also good was that each chapter had concluding thoughts which summed up each chapter well. Good book.

Other good mission book Mission Preparartion Training: Preparation for short-term mission trips.
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