English Teaching as Christian Mission: An Applied Theology

Recent decades have seen an ever-increasing number of Western Christians going abroad as English teachers. Many of these teachers are going to countries that are not very receptive to other forms of Western Christian mission. Some Western Christians view English teaching primarily as a means to gain access to "closed" countries for the purpose of evangelistic outreach. Other Western Christians see it mainly as a form of social service. Snow's well-thought-out details of how to bear witness, engage in ministry, serve the poor, contribute to peace, and build bridges of understanding between churches clearly show the special role of Christian mission that Christian English teachers can have.

Author: Donald Snow
Publisher: Herald Press (VA)
Published: 04/27/2001
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780836191585

About the Author
Snow, Donald: -

Don Snow has degrees from the College of Wooster (B.A., history), Michigan State University (M.A., Teaching English as a second language), and Indiana University (Ph.D., East Asian Languages and Cultures). He has taught English at a number of institutions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, and U.S., and has served with a number of organizations that send English teachers abroad, including the YMCA, Educational Services International (formerly Educational Services Exchange with China), and the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia. Don is currently a mission co-worker of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and seconded by them to the Overseas Coordination office of the Amity Foundation, a Chinese nongovernmental development organization established by Chinese Christians.