Planning Strategies for World Evangelization [Paperback]

Mr. Edward R. Dayton (Author), Mr. David Allen Fraser (Contributor)

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Publication Date: August 19, 1990

The process of cross-cultural evangelization - what it is and how to go about it - is the subject of this book. Viewing the world's population not simply as billions of individuals but as thousands of different people groups and peoples, Edward Dayton

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About the Author

Edward R. Dayton is vice president at large of World Vision International, Monrovia, California. A former aerospace executive, he has written widely on missions, management, theology, and sociology, and a number of his books have been translated into Chin

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.; Rev Sub edition (August 19, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802804225
• ISBN-13: 978-0802804228
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #940,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended Reading for Missionaries and Pastors, March 9, 2002

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C. G. Adams "C. Geoffrey Adams, Ph.D." (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Planning Strategies for World Evangelization (Paperback)

I'm delighted this work has been revised! I first read this book in the 1980's while a missionary in El Salvador and consider it one of the more personally influential books on the subject I have read. While acknowledging every culture presents unique challenges, the authors contend a standard planning model can help missionaries develop unique strategies for any culture. I have personally followed their ten-step planning model and incorporated it into missionary training curriculum with good success. The empahsis on teamwork in mission is accompanied with a wealth of practical suggestions. I recommend this work to any present or prospective missionaries. The principles given in this book are just as applicable to local church pastors who need to understand basic concepts of strategic planning.

This is not light or easy reading. The authors' research is sound and their presentation thought-provoking. Read this book carefully and I predict you will have a hard time forgetting what you have read.

3.0 out of 5 stars Comment, March 7, 2011

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This review is from: Planning Strategies for World Evangelization (Paperback)

A good starting point for understanding and doing strategy in cross-cultural christian missions. Hopefully it will not trap it's practitioners into believing that the definitions of mission and strategy have been set in stone for all time.