April 2021 / 71st
1. EDITORIAL: Leadership in Mission
[Timothy K. Park, Editor]
Our theme for the 71st issue is leadership in Missions. We are glad that our featured authors are leaders in missions and are seasoned ones when it comes to leadership. What they shared with us about leadership are worth reading…
2. RELATIONAL TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP: AN ASIAN CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
[Enoch Wan]
Beginning with the definition of several key terms below, in this paper the author proposes ways to practice relational transformational leadership from the perspective of an Asian Christian. The theological assumption of this paper is that our Triune God is actively involved in Christian life and living (including leadership) for “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth… he is not far from any one of us. For in him we live and move and have our being.” (Acts 17:24-28 NIV)…
3. LEADING POLYCENTRICALLY IN MISSION
[Joseph W. Handley, Jr.]
As the world struggles with mounting tensions, I am convinced that we need a new approach to leadership. This year in particular, these issues leaped in front of us as a global pandemic hit our world, the economy faltered, and political tensions rose in areas we all thought would be more peaceful. All of these challenges were compounded by a crisis of leadership, facilitating disruptive political engines with the forces of globalism, nationalism, and tribalism driving the world…
4. “THE SPIRIT OF LAUSANNE LEADERSHIP: HUMILITY, INTEGRITY AND SIMPLICITY” – An Interview of Dr. Michael Oh
[Damples Dulcero-Baclagon]
Many say LEADERSHIP is influencing others. And when it comes to influence, the Lausanne Movement is a huge one to church and mission. The Lausanne Movement is an influencer itself. It is a worldwide mission organization that impacts missions, churches, businesses, young generation and other areas in the Christian sphere. Being a leader and influencer in missions, Lausanne spearheads many mission and leadership trends. And a lot of mission and church leaders look up to it when it comes to leadership…
5. VISION AND STRATEGIES OF HOUSE CHURCH LEADERS IN ASIA
[David S. Lim]
In my humble estimation, the number of Jesus-followers in the house church networks (HCNs) in Asia surpasses the number of members in all the denominational churches in Asia combined today. Although these HCNs are unknown or invisible to many, they are reaping most of the harvest among the unreached people groups (UPGs) more strategically and effectively…
6. A CONTEXTUALIZED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR EMERGING CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN CAMBODIA
[Gil Suh]
Cambodian society has been traditionally rooted in a syncretistic Buddhist worldview and its way of life. In recent history, Cambodian people were deeply scarred by the Khmer Rouge genocide and the subsequent civil war. Between 1975 and 1990, more than a quarter of the population of 10 million, especially the educated and those in any kind of leadership positions, perished. It has significantly affected Cambodia on all levels of society and impacted every citizen…
7. BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP
[Raineer Chu]
Everyone is called to be a leader; all those called to become like Christ. Each Christian is to be salt and light to the world. Jesus knew the whole world would be watching us and through us he hoped they would know him and perhaps be saved. We are called ambassadors because we represent Christ to the world. We lead the world to a saving knowledge of Christ, we lead them to the truth that sets them free, and we lead them out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light, and best of all, through us they experience the love and sweet presence of God…
