Missiological Triage

A Framework for Integrating Theology and Social Sciences in Missiological Methods

Sarah Lunsford

• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9781666759334
  9781666759341
• eBook ISBN:
  9781666759358
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Ministry

Most of what we do in missions can be categorized as our missiological methods. As important as our mission methods are, we usually look to the social sciences to guide us, as we seek to find effective and reproducible methods for sharing the gospel and planting churches cross-culturally. The lack of theological reflection on our missiological methods bears consequences. We tend to look to Scripture and theology for our missiological purpose and goals, but we often struggle to know how theology speaks to the social sciences or to our pragmatic methods. The social sciences have contributed to undeniable advances in our methodologies. At the same time, we want our methods to be anchored in our theology and the fruit of our missional efforts to be theologically healthy. Missiological Triage provides a solid foundation for a holistic integration of theology, missiology, and the social sciences, and offers practical steps for applying the social sciences to our mission methods in a theologically faithful manner. Professors and students of missiology, mission leaders, and missionary practitioners will benefit from this framework for theologically analyzing the social sciences in our missiological methods.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Gap between Theology and Mission Methods
• Chapter 2: Integrating Theology, Anthropology, and Missiology
• Chapter 3: A Practical Theological Framework for Integrating Anthropology in Mission Methods
• Chapter 4: Using the Integrative Framework on the Church Growth Movement’s Application of the Homogenous Unit Principle
• Conclusion
• Apendix A: IMB Strategic Relationships Goals and Guidelines
• Apendix B: Glossary of Terms
• Bibliography