Host-directed short-term missions: Interviews with Japanese liaisons
This article focuses on the viewpoint and activities of Japanese cultural liaisons who host short-term mission (STM) groups from the United States to Japan. The hosts’ description of their experiences in planning, financing, orienting, and ministering with STM groups shows a willingness of some Japa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2015
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| In: |
Missiology
Year: 2015, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 309-323 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KBM Asia KBQ North America RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
host–guest relationships
B global partnership B short-term missionaries B church-to-church partnership B Japan B STM B Short-term missions |
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| Summary: | This article focuses on the viewpoint and activities of Japanese cultural liaisons who host short-term mission (STM) groups from the United States to Japan. The hosts’ description of their experiences in planning, financing, orienting, and ministering with STM groups shows a willingness of some Japanese to work with STM but also a frustration when their contributions in these areas are minimized by their STM guests. Based on my interviews with Japanese liaisons, I suggest that movement toward a host-directed approach to STM built upon listening to the hosts, thinking long-term, developing cultural awareness, and emphasizing relationships can promote a more missiologically responsible and effective partnership between STM guests and their hosts. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0091829615581930 |