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GLOSSARY
4-14 window—period of life from 4 to 14 years of age, a time when many people accept
Christ and when many missionaries receive their call
10/40 Window—Luis Bush’s designation for that area or window of the globe that lies
between 10 degrees and 40 degrees north of the equator and stretches east from
North Africa to Asia
Abrahamic covenant—Yahweh’s promise to give Abraham a great name, a large family,
and land with the understanding that he would pass on divine blessings to all peoples
acculturation—process by which an adult learns a new culture
action-to-information ratio—amount of information it takes to move people to action
Alopen—a missionary, likely of Nestorian tradition, who took the gospel to China in
635
animism—belief that daily life is an interaction with supernatural spirits that can be
manipulated
apostle—from a Greek word that means “one sent forth”; its meaning thus parallels
that of missionary, which comes from a Latin word meaning “sent one”
appropriate technology—technology particularly suited to the culture and environment
where it is used
Augustine—a Benedictine commissioned in 596 by Gregory the Great as leader of a
missionary group being sent to England
bicultural person—someone who has learned two cultures well enough to be seen as
an insider in either one
bonding—forming of close relationships between expatriate missionaries and their
adopted cultures
Carey, William—bivocational English Baptist pastor who became a pioneer missionary
to India in 1792 and is now known as the father of the modern missionary movement
catalyst—in Christian mission, an outsider such as a missionary who initiates and facilitates
but does not become a permanent part of the situation
church planting—establishment of new Christian congregations as an integral part of
an outreach strategy
closure—finishing the Great Commission task of making disciples in every people
group
colporteur—person using the itinerant selling of Bibles and religious books as an evangelistic
strategy
contextualization—clothing the essentials of the gospel, including the church, in the
forms of a culture so that insiders do not see the gospel or the church as foreign
imports
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