Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West
An African missionary who has served in several Western countries addresses the reality of the need for and the growing presence of African-born missionaries in the West. Kwiyani shows that historically African Christianity has held a missionary in impulse since the days of the early Church, one that continued throughout history in many contexts (including the United States). In our contemporary era, African missionaries witness to the “blessed reflex,” the notion that the continued evangelization of the world will need and profit from the energies of the African churches. Scholars, researchers, and students interested in understanding the current trends within contemporary missiology, in particular the presence and influence of African Christians and missionaries in Europe and North America, will find this book relevant to their work. It will also speak to pastors and congregational leaders who wish to understand how to work effectively with African immigrant Christians showing up in their cities and attending their churches. Finally, the book also speaks to African Christians who wish to understand the current Western mission field and how to be effective missionaries in the West.
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Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West
An African missionary who has served in several Western countries addresses the reality of the need for and the growing presence of African-born missionaries in the West. Kwiyani shows that historically African Christianity has held a missionary in impulse since the days of the early Church, one that continued throughout history in many contexts (including the United States). In our contemporary era, African missionaries witness to the “blessed reflex,” the notion that the continued evangelization of the world will need and profit from the energies of the African churches. Scholars, researchers, and students interested in understanding the current trends within contemporary missiology, in particular the presence and influence of African Christians and missionaries in Europe and North America, will find this book relevant to their work. It will also speak to pastors and congregational leaders who wish to understand how to work effectively with African immigrant Christians showing up in their cities and attending their churches. Finally, the book also speaks to African Christians who wish to understand the current Western mission field and how to be effective missionaries in the West.
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Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West

Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West

by Harvey C Kwiyani
Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West

Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West

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An African missionary who has served in several Western countries addresses the reality of the need for and the growing presence of African-born missionaries in the West. Kwiyani shows that historically African Christianity has held a missionary in impulse since the days of the early Church, one that continued throughout history in many contexts (including the United States). In our contemporary era, African missionaries witness to the “blessed reflex,” the notion that the continued evangelization of the world will need and profit from the energies of the African churches. Scholars, researchers, and students interested in understanding the current trends within contemporary missiology, in particular the presence and influence of African Christians and missionaries in Europe and North America, will find this book relevant to their work. It will also speak to pastors and congregational leaders who wish to understand how to work effectively with African immigrant Christians showing up in their cities and attending their churches. Finally, the book also speaks to African Christians who wish to understand the current Western mission field and how to be effective missionaries in the West.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626981010
Publisher: Orbis Books
Publication date: 11/01/2014
Series: American Society of Missiology , #51
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Harvey Kwiyani is pastor at St. Paul Vineyard Church in St. Paul, MN. An African missiologist who has spent over ten years working both as a scholar and a practitioner in missions in Europe and North America, he graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Missions from Luther Seminary in 2012.

Table of Contents

Preface to the American Society of Missiology Series ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

A New Missional Era 5

Implications for Mission 9

Chapter 1 Out Of Africa I Called My Child 15

Converting a Continent to Convert the World 18

African Christianity's Impact on Africa 20

African Christianity's Impact in the Diaspora 24

Mission History: Global Perspectives Needed 29

Of African Missionaries in the Early Church 31

After the Apostles 36

A Theology of Migration 41

Migration and the Biblical Story 43

Abraham, the Wandering Aramaean 43

The Exodus 45

The Babylonian Captivity 46

The Incarnation 47

Chapter 2 African Missions in History 51

African Agency in Mission in Africa 51

The Three Tracks of African Christianity 56

Mission in Africa's Postcolonial Christianity 57

Did You Say "Mission"? 62

The Western Missionary Movement Slows Down 67

Redefining the Missionary 68

African Agency in Missions in the World 70

Blessed Reflex 70

African Missionary Work in the West 76

Chapter 3 Mapping the Conversation 81

Europe 82

Andrew Walls 83

Anthony Gittins 86

Roswith Gerloff 88

Gerrie ter Haar 90

Afeosemime Adogame 91

North America 92

Jacob Olupona and Regina Gemignani 94

Jehu Hanciles 95

Frieder Ludwig and Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu 97

Mark Gornik 99

The Current State of the Conversation 100

Chapter 4 African Immigrant Christianity in the West 105

Studying African Christianity in the Postcolonial West 105

Looking for a Home in a Strange Land 108

Four Streams of African Immigrant Christianity 110

African Pentecostals in the West 111

The Case of the Redeemed Christian Church of God 115

African Mainline Christians in the Diaspora 117

African Ethnic-specific Congregations in Mainline Denominations 121

African Roman Catholics in the West 123

African Initiated Churches (AICs) 128

How Much Longer? 132

Thinking Forward 133

Chapter 5 Mission and African Migration 135

Behold, a Worldwide Missionary Movement 135

The West Is a Mission Field 142

A Clash of Christianities 145

Mission and the Immigrant Christian 147

Mission and the Immigrant Congregation 149

Beyond Mission by Presence Alone 152

The African Contribution 155

Theological Renaissance 155

Spirituality 159

The Spirituality of Community 163

Mission and Evangelism 166

Multicultural Evangelism 168

Chapter 6 Moving beyond the Blessed Reflex 171

A Multicultural Missionary Movement 171

African Immigrant Christianity in the West: Some Challenges 175

Discrimination 175

Theology 180

Politics of Immigration 182

Identity 184

Mission after Reverse Mission 185

Hospitality 186

Hospitality: An African Immigrant's Understanding 188

Gods Preferred Future: A Multicultural Missionary Movement 191

Learning Multicultural Mission 192

New Theological Tools 192

Cross-cultural Leadership Models 192

The Ministry of Barnabas 193

Commitment to Mutual Learning 193

Chapter 7 Final Reflections 195

You Were Once Strangers 195

My Experience in My First Years 198

Power, Race, and Mission 200

God's Preferred Future for Mission 204

Bibliography 207

Index 225

The American Society of Missiology Series 243

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