discovering missions - Southern Nazarene University
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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)