Preface and Acknowledgments
Part One: Introducing Narratives
1. "It Changed my Life": Short-Term Mission and Christian
Narratives of Travel
2. "Are You for Them or Against Them"? Defining Short-Term
Mission
Part Two: The History of a Narrative
3. "That's No Missionary!": Redefining Mission and the Missionary
Establishment
4. "Youth Try the Impossible!": Youth Movements and Short Term
Mission
5. "It Will Change Your Life": Short-Term Mission and Central
Wheaton Church
Part Three: Traveling Narratives
6. "Remember, These Are Real Missions": Embodying a Missionary
Narrative at Central Wheaton Church
7. "Pour Out Your Soul": Living the Narrative of Short-Term
Mission
8. "Of Course You Always Grow Close to God on a Mission Trip":
(Re)narrating a Short-Term Mission Trip
Part Four: The Future of a Narrative
9. "Just Bring Greetings": Creating a New Narrative for Short-Term
Mission
10. "And What Does the Lord Require of You?": Suggestions and an
Encouraging Postscript
Notes on Transcription
References
Index
Brian M. Howell (Ph.D., Washington University) is associate professor of anthropology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. His books include Christianity in the Local Context and Introducing Cultural Anthropology.
"Howell causes us to reconsider our own cultural narrative as part
of the learning process as we engage in STM cross-culturally."
*Daniel Murphree, Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review, 39/2*
Well-researched, engaging, and insightful, Short-Term Mission is an
essential resource for STM leaders and participants alike. Filled
with thought-provoking case studies and narratives, the conclusions
of Howell's research have the potential to significantly redirect
the conversation surrounding STM. As such, this text is ideal for
church leaders and members, scholars and students, and others
interested in the development, impact and future of STM."
*Sarita D. Gallagher, Evangelical Missions Quarterly, October
2013*
"Howell's book would be an excellent catalyst for conversation in a
college class or among members of a missions committee."
*Daniel McGraw, The Christian Chronicle, July 2013*
"Full of surprises in practical wisdom, provoking insights and
giving voice to the majority world, Brian Howell's book challenges
evangelicals to a new self-awareness of cross-cultural sensitivity
and compassionate involvement in short-term missions."
*Robert L. Gallagher, Outreach Magazine, "Resources of the Year"
issue, March/April 2013*
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