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245187 Disc Missions ins 9/6/07 1:04 PM Page 226<br />

226 Glossary<br />

Pax Romana (or Roman Peace)—a 150-year peaceful period during the height of the<br />

Roman Empire that saw the creation of roads and social and political structures<br />

that inadvertently aided the spread of Christianity<br />

people blindness—malady afflicting churches and leaders that makes particular people<br />

groups within their ministry area seem invisible<br />

persecuted church—churches in areas where there is systematic governmental persecution<br />

or persecution of a minority by a majority group<br />

personal evangelism—one-on-one attempts to invite individuals into a relationship<br />

with the Lord Jesus Christ<br />

philosophy of mission—system of principles shaping how global mission is done<br />

Pietists—spiritual movement originating with Philip Spener (1635-1705) that stressed<br />

the cultivation of devotion to God and whose intense spirituality gave birth to<br />

global mission endeavors<br />

pneumatology—in Christian theology, the doctrine of the person and work of the<br />

Holy Spirit<br />

postmodernity—the aspects of culture, contemporary art, economics, and social conditions<br />

resulting from globalization, consumerism, fragmentation of authority,<br />

and the commoditization of knowledge of late 20th and early 21st centuries<br />

power encounter—phrase coined by Alan Tippet to describe God’s activity in direct<br />

opposition to evil spiritual powers<br />

prevenient grace—John Wesley’s term for God’s grace that precedes or goes before and<br />

prepares<br />

Qur’an (Koran)—sacred text of Islam, which consists of documents supposedly received<br />

through divine revelation over a period of about 20 years by Muhammad<br />

racism—the linking of physical characteristics and culture, often resulting in erroneous<br />

views of another group of persons<br />

receptivity—gauge of openness to the gospel on the part of an individual or a culture<br />

reciprocity—exchanges between people who see themselves as equals<br />

redemptive analogies—Don Richardson’s term for elements within a culture that anticipate<br />

the gospel<br />

regular <strong>missions</strong>—mission efforts in areas that are defined as reached<br />

religious approach—an attitude of submission to and worship of the supernatural as<br />

contrasted with the magical approach, which attempts to manipulate supernatural<br />

forces<br />

reverse culture shock—feeling of disorientation and frustration experienced by missionaries<br />

returning to their home culture; some prefer to say reentry shock<br />

reverse mission—those who have gone somewhere to minister find themselves being<br />

equally ministered to<br />

short-term mission—cross-cultural mission experiences that last from a few days up to<br />

about two years; some use the label “midterm mission” to describe those experiences<br />

that last from three months to two years or more<br />

Sinai covenant—covenant in Exodus 19 in which God calls His people to be a holy<br />

nation and a kingdom of priests<br />

sodality—a voluntary, task-oriented association that has been established for a specific<br />

purpose (such as in doing cross-cultural missionary outreach)

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