Mission in Polycentric Perspective

Foreword (forthcoming) Introduction: Conceptual Foundations Allen Yeh Part 1: Theological and Historical Foundations 1. Polycentricity in the History of World Christianity Klaus Koschorke 2. Global Pentecostalism as a Polycentric Movement: Historical Considerations from the First Decade of the 20th Century Jacob Palma 3. Polycentricity and Interconnectedness: A Biblical-Theological Basis for Mission Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen 4. Trinitarian Leadership: A Polycentric Framework for a Fragmented World Joseph Handley 5. Biblical Foundations of Epicharic Mission Graham Joseph Hill Part 2: Ecclesial and Denominational Expressions 6. The "Prophethood of All Believers": A Pentecostal Contribution to Polycentric Mission Wonsuk Ma 7. Polycentric Mission and Catholicism Paul Kollman 8. Polycentric Orthodox Mission Ralph Lee, Calum Samuelson, and Fr. Evangelos Thiani 9. BMS Transformation Journey: Catalyzing Polycentric Leadership in Baptist Missions Kang-San Tan Part 3: Missiological Theory and Global Dynamics 10. Navigating Leadership Challenges in a Polycentric World Mary Lederleitner 11. From Power to Partnership: Women, Polycentric Mission, and the Call to Shared and Safe Leadership Kavitha Emmanuel 12. Polyglottal Mission: Language and the Gospel in a Polycentric Church Michel Kenmogne 13. Exploring the Polymorphic Ekklesia: Insights from Filipino House Churches Jason Richard Tan 14. Exploring Our Understanding of the Significance and Relevance of Indigenous Movements in the Current Context of Polycentric Mission Patrick Fung 15. Mutuality Rather than Polycentrism Jamie Matenga 16. Post-Centric Mission Harvey Kwiyani Part 4: Structures and Networks 17. The Transformational Journey of the Wycliffe Global Alliance: From One to Many Kirk Franklin 18. A3: A Case Study in Polycentric Mission Leadership Joseph Handley 19. SAT-7: A Polycentric Window for MENA Christians George Makeen 20. Designing for Polycentrism: Practical Lessons from Urbana 25 Mark Matlock 21. IFES: A Global Student Movement in a Polycentric Age Tim Adams 22. Lausanne 4: Polycentric Theology, Unity, and Strategy Allen Yeh Part 5: Regional and Cultural Expressions 23. Asia Rising: From Mission Field to Mission Force-Challenging the Next Generation to "Go Where There Is No Gospel" David Ro 24. Polycentric Mission in Chinese House Churches: Opportunities and Challenges for Global Mission Liu Guan (Abraham) 25. Pluriform Mission in and from South Asia Allan Varghese Meloottu and John Amalraj Karunakaran 26. Polycentric Discipleship: How African Diaspora Churches in the United States Form Generation Z for Global Mission Rosemary W. Mbogo and Stephen N. Mbogo 27. Polycentric Mission in the Iberoamerican World Décio de Carvalho 28. Spiral-centrism: A View of Polycentrism from the Worldview of Indigenous Peoples Jocabed R. Solano Miselis 29. Polycentric, Omnidirectional, and Hyperconnected World of Missions: An Indian and Nigerian Diasporic Envisioning in an Age of World Christianity Sam George and Bulus Galadima Part 6: Strategic Innovations for the Future 30. Praise and Proclamation in Polycentric Worship Music in North India/Pakistan Eric Sarwar 31. From the White Man's Burden to Polycentric Generosity: How the Global Church Is Moving Beyond Dependency Toward Shared Financial Participation in God's Mission Redina Kolaneci 32. When Machines Take the Light Work: Polycentric Mission Leadership in the Age of Intelligent Agents Heejin Choi 33. Strategic Sending (A Data-Informed Project) and the Need for Polycentric Sending Today Chris Maynard 34. Polycentric Mission and the Global Aging Population: A Case Study of the Canadians Sadiri "Joy" Tira and Juliet Lee Uytanlet 35. Christianity and Gen Z: A Polycentric Faith for a Polycentric Generation Mercedes Berti and Raynaldi Philipus Conclusion: From Everywhere to Everywhere Joseph Handley and Allen Yeh