Peoples on the Move

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Anthony F. Casey. Peoples on the Move

Peoples on the Move

Table of Contents

Foreword

Why Community Research?

Culture Learning in the Bible

Culture Unites, Culture Divides

The Tools and Process of Research

Reviewing the Literature. and Preexisting Data

Site Access and Informants

Participant Observation

Qualitative Interviewing

Data Analysis

Writing Up and Applying the Research

Special Considerations for. Multicultural Research and Ministry

Short-Term, Team-Based. Ethnographic Research

Bibliography

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Community Research for Ministry and Missions

Anthony F. Casey

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At times, I have come across people who are suspicious of community research and the social sciences behind it. They see it as somehow unbiblical and unnecessary. In response to this mindset, I walk through the Bible in chapter 2 exploring how God’s people have always sought to be learners in their communities and places of ministry. Effective ministry needs close proximity so we follow Jesus’ model of incarnational living and make our homes in the places where we minister. We can learn much about taking the posture of a learner who is fully engaged in his or her community from examining the lives of key biblical figures such as Joseph, Moses, Daniel, and the Apostle Paul.

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