Immigrant Clergy in the Promised Land
This article is based on an ethnographic study of a new wave of missionaries doing cross-cultural work in the United States without the preparation, orientation, or support systems available to most Western missionaries who go overseas. Some of these missionaries experience intense personal turmoil...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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Missiology
Year: 2001, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-200 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This article is based on an ethnographic study of a new wave of missionaries doing cross-cultural work in the United States without the preparation, orientation, or support systems available to most Western missionaries who go overseas. Some of these missionaries experience intense personal turmoil in the immigration process. This significantly affects their ability to do ministry. The study finds that immigrant pastors pay a heavy personal price for the “blessing” of coming to America. The final section begins a dialogue on how this challenge can be addressed. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182960102900206 |