Power and Identity in the Global Church

<p class=p1><b>Exploring how faith culture and power shape the global church</b></p><p class=p2><br></p><p class=p1><i>Power and Identity in the Global Church: Six Contemporary Cases</i> applies contemporary sociological theological and New Testament insights to better understand how God’s people can do and should interact in the field thereby laying the groundwork for better multicultural approaches to mission partnership.<span class=Apple-converted-space> </span></p><p class=p2><br></p><p class=p1>The authors—six evangelical anthropologists and theologians—also show that faithfulness in mission requires increased attention to local identities cultural themes and concerns including the desire to grow spiritually through direct engagement with God’s word. In this context failure to attend to power imbalances can stunt spiritual and leadership growth. Attending to those imbalances should make Christian churches more truly brothers and sisters in Christ equal members of the one global body of which Christ alone is the head.</p>