Langham Global Library Ministry Collection (15 vols.)

by Gene L. Green; Stephen T. Pardue; Yeo Khiok-khng; Edison Muhindo Kalengyo

and

13 more

Publishers:

Langham; Hippo Books

, 2016–2019

Overview

This collection provides practical and relevant advice on various aspects of ministry including preaching, leadership, and missions. These resources assist readers in communicating the Bible in a more engaging and effective manner, and ministering in a variety of cultural contexts. Included volumes explore common challenges and also present the key theological foundations for ministry, while offering readers the chance to listen in on insightful, productive, and unprecedented in-person conversations from pastors and scholars from around the world.

Key Features

• Examines the foundations of faith and successful ministry
• Features global perspectives on missions, leadership, and preaching
• Addresses common challenges of pastoral ministry

Product Details

• Title: Langham Global Library Ministry Collection (15 vols.)
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2016–2019
• Volumes: 15
• Pages: 2,824

Celebrating the Lord’s Supper: Ending the Eucharistic Famine

• Author: Edison Muhindo Kalengyo
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 144

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Africa is suffering a severe famine–a famine for the Lord’s Supper. Many Christians have forgotten or have never known the nourishment this spiritual feast brings. Others long for it but are denied the opportunity to partake. In Celebrating the Lord’s Supper: Ending the Eucharistic Famine, Dr. Edison Kalengyo pleads on behalf of those who are suffering. This book identifies the ecclesiastical and economic reasons for the famine and suggests how they may be alleviated. Kalengyo also urges African churches to draw on the continent’s rich, ancient cultural heritage when celebrating the Lord’s Supper to fully appreciate this biblical feast and the communion it brings with God and fellow believers.

This brief, lively and very readable book belongs in the hands of every pastor and pastor-to-be on the continent. It is African theology at its best

—Joel A. Carpenter, PhD, Director of Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity, Calvin College, USA

Edison Muhindo Kalengyo is an Associate Professor of New Testament at Uganda Christian University, Mukono, Uganda, and is ordained in the Church of the Province of Uganda. He holds a PhD from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and has taught courses in New Testament, Greek, Missions, African Biblical Interpretation, Christian Spirituality, Church Leadership, and Management at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His experience in serving rural parishes raised his awareness of the eucharistic famine that prevails across Africa. Dr. Kalengyo is married to Dorothy, and they have three children, Mwesigwa, Alinda and Ahebwa.

Faith in the Face of Danger: An Introduction to the Book of Nehemiah

• Author: Jonathan Lamb
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 134

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Christians the world over are under pressure, facing difficulties and dangers of all kinds. Nehemiah was raised up to lead God’s people at a critical moment, and the story of his practical realism and courageous faith is vital for Christians today. Providing an overview of the Nehemiah story, this book explains the critical importance of choosing God’s priorities and truly hearing and responding to God’s word. It tackles essential themes for Christian living, including how we can know God’s protection under pressure, how we can build Christian community, and how we must live by God’s standards.

Faith in the Face of Danger is structured with sections and subsections that provide a clear set of preaching units that will serve preachers in building a sermon series but this is also an ideal book for individual or group use with questions, discussion points, ideas for action and further study suggestions.

We need sermons that are authentic to the text of scripture, lucid in conveying its truths, and courageous in applying the word of God to our lives today. In the expository ministry of Jonathan Lamb, you will find all of these characteristics, and the sermons contained in this book bear witness to this commendation.

—Conrad Mbewe, PhD, Pastor, Kabwata Baptist Church, Chancellor, African Christian University, Lusaka, Zamb

Jonathan Lamb is the CEO and minister-at-large for Keswick Ministries, supporting the Keswick Convention and wider work in the UK, as well as often speaking at other Keswick events around the world. He was the Director of Langham Preaching for 11 years, and has authored several books. He also serves as a Vice President of IFES, the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, involved in teaching and training events for staff and students internationally. Jonathan and his wife Margaret live in Oxford, and have three daughters and three grandchildren.

First Things First: Growing in Pastoral Ministry

• Author: Ken Kamau
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2010
• Pages: 96

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If you want to be a blessing to the kingdom, you have to get the basics right!

As the young Ken Kamau devoured books on leadership, he became increasingly aware that they were written by and for people who were way ahead of where he was in his life and ministry. He needed to know how one begins to be a leader, not how one continues to lead a large and successful ministry.

First Things First deals with spiritual and practical issues you need to address in the early days of leadership, before the spotlight is on you. Ken writes with humour about learning from mistakes and successes, how to lead as well as how to be led, and how to do it all while building a strong team at home and in the church–even if you don’t have a strong budget!

This book will speak to pastors and to anyone who wants to live for God. Whether we lead in the church or in the marketplace, we need to make sure we get the basics right–First Things First!

Ken Kamau is the senior pastor of Kileleshwa Covenant Community Church in Nairobi, Kenya. An enthusiastic blogger, he describes himself as a pastor, disciple, husband, father, risk-taker, learner, and church planter who loves to use words to encourage and inspire. www.kenkamau.com

Following Jesus in Turbulent Times: Disciple-Making in the Arab World

• Author: Hikmat Kashouh
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 152

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Nations are haemorrhaging refugees around the world. How displaced peoples are treated is under constant scrutiny—whether in the UK, the USA, and Australia, or Turkey, Colombia, and Uganda.

How will the Church respond in these turbulent times?

Resurrection Church Beirut in Lebanon was a small church of around one hundred people who then welcomed refugees from Middle Eastern countries, sacrificially served those in need in their community and saw the kingdom of God come. Through Pastor Hikmat’s leadership over the last decade, Resurrection Church has grown to over two thousand believers and the emphasis he brought on disciple-making has resulted in the church currently having two hundred and seventy life groups.

Using his church’s powerful testimony, Pastor Hikmat Kashouh teaches us how to disciple refugees from Arab contexts. Jesus is drawing more and more people to himself in the Middle East through the ministry of churches like Resurrection Church in Lebanon, and through miraculous divine visitations of God. In this book the church has a resource to help love, serve and disciple refugees, equip emerging indigenous leaders and understand discipleship of people from non-Christian backgrounds.

Our world is desperate for healing. Would you agree? Imagine what the world would look like if the church embraced it’s purpose of making disciples of all nations—even in the midst of suffering and turmoil. Following Jesus in Turbulent Times is a practical handbook for developing leaders, church planters and growing members.

—Pastor Rick Warren, Author and Founding Pastor, Saddleback Church

Hikmat Kashouh is the senior pastor of Resurrection Church Beirut (previously Hadath Baptist Church), a vibrant and growing missional church located in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. Over the last decade, Rev Kashouh has led Resurrection Church through the blessings and challenges of their numerical growth, focusing on disciple-making and serving those in need. Hikmat Kashouh is involved in Global Kingdom Partnership Network and also has a PhD in Textual Criticism from the University of Birmingham, UK. Before leading Resurrection Church Beirut he was the academic dean at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary, where he still is a research professor. Pastor Hikmat speaks at various conferences in the Arab world and the West. He and his wife Krista have three children, Markus, Betine and Daniella.

From Why to Worship: An Introduction to the Book of Habakkuk

• Author: Jonathan Lamb
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 124

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In a world which often seems out of control, Christians today need to make a vital spiritual journey through the book of Habakkuk. This journey begins with life’s toughest questions. It involves times of patient waiting. But it leads to a revelation of God’s greatness and the discovery that he truly is in control of the world, the events of history, and of our own lives. We discover that God can be trusted, even in the darkest times.

From Why to Worship is structured with sections and subsections that provide a clear set of preaching units that will serve preachers in building a sermon series but this is also an ideal book for individual or group use with questions, discussion points, ideas for action and further study suggestions.

Simply excellent. I cannot recommend this too highly.

—Michael Ramsden, International Director, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries

Jonathan Lamb is the CEO and minister-at-large for Keswick Ministries, supporting the Keswick Convention and wider work in the UK, as well as often speaking at other Keswick events around the world. He was the Director of Langham Preaching for 11 years, and has authored several books. He also serves as a Vice President of IFES, the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, involved in teaching and training events for staff and students internationally. Jonathan and his wife Margaret live in Oxford, and have three daughters and three grandchildren.

Give Up the Purple: A Call for Servant Leadership in Hierarchical Cultures

• Author: Julyan Lidstone
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2019
• Pages: 106

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It would seem that every culture on earth has a propensity towards controlling and authoritarian leadership–at its very core, the human condition has a desire for control and self-determination. In this book, Julyan Lidstone uses his decades of experience in western and central Asia and, most importantly, the authoritative teaching of the Bible, to shed light on issues of authoritarian leadership in honour-shame cultures.

Gifted young leaders are gathering new believers in Jesus all over the world but the prevailing culture of domineering leadership is the single greatest obstacle to the healthy growth and firm establishment of these new churches. Lidstone winsomely and accurately applies the servant leadership modeled by Jesus Christ and the Apostle Paul, as revealed by Scripture, as the cross-centered antidote to the pain, damage and disillusionment caused by leadership that does not reflect the Christlikeness of the kingdom of God.

One often overlooked aspect of honor-shame cultures is the emphasis on hierarchy. Social status and authority go hand in hand. What does the Bible say about leadership in such a context? Julyan Lidstone’s Give Up the Purple is a thoughtful response to this question. He examines the examples of Jesus and Paul, who depict healthy patronage relationships. Informed by his many years of cross-cultural experience, Lidstone suggests ways to apply Scriptural insights in ministry. This short work promises to catalyze much-needed reflection on a critical topic for the global church.

—Jackson Wu, Author, Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes and One Gospel for All Nations

Julyan Lidstone has led a colourful life of faithful missionary service to Jesus Christ and people groups from across Asia. After becoming a Christian as a student in Manchester he spent four years doing evangelism in India with Operation Mobilisation (OM). Julyan also spent fifteen years church planting in Turkey, has experience of pastoral ministry in the UK, including evangelism amongst asylum seekers from Muslim backgrounds, and has been involved in international leadership in OM for nearly twenty years. He has an MTh in Biblical Interpretation from the University of Aberdeen, UK, and also helped found Operation Mercy following the Gulf War in 1991 and the wave of Kurdish refugees entering Turkey at the time.

Godliness from Head to Toe: An Introduction to the Book of James

• Author: Jonathan Lamb
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 130

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One of the biggest questions facing Christians today is, ‘How can I live wisely?’. Given all that we say about the Christian faith, is it possible to live an authentic, credible Christian life that demonstrates faith that works? Covering a wide range of practical challenges-whether trial and temptation, or poverty and riches, or our use of words, or our patience in suffering, or our struggle with the world, the flesh and the devil-James helps us become wholehearted disciples of Jesus Christ.

This book is ideal for individual or group use and includes questions, discussion points, ideas for action and further study.

Faithfulness, clarity and relevance. As Jonathan Lamb notes, these are the criteria and hallmarks of effective biblical preaching that Langham Preaching seeks to inculcate. So what score can we give this book on each point? On faithfulness and clarity—top marks. And relevance? Well, there are ample resources for that purpose: multiple short and apt illustrations and abundant questions for personal or group reflection, response and application. Everything you need, in fact, to prove the real-life relevance of God’s word. You will most definitely not be disappointed.

—Chris Wright, PhD, International Ministries Director, Langham Partners

Jonathan Lamb is the CEO and minister-at-large for Keswick Ministries, supporting the Keswick Convention and wider work in the UK, as well as often speaking at other Keswick events around the world. He was the Director of Langham Preaching for 11 years, and has authored several books. He also serves as a Vice President of IFES, the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, involved in teaching and training events for staff and students internationally. Jonathan and his wife Margaret live in Oxford, and have three daughters and three grandchildren.

How Long, O Lord? The Challenge and Promise of Reconciliation and Peace

• Author: Athena E. Gorospe and Charles R. Ringma
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2019
• Pages: 264

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The task of reconciliation with God, ourselves and others is an integral element of the mission of God that has been entrusted to his people and leads us to be peacemakers in our societies. Dealing with the grand vision of peace and reconciliation, this book unlocks the biblical story of reconciliation and challenges churches to widen their scope of mission and become a healing and restorative community. With a particular focus on case studies from the Philippines, this book gives insight on the work of reconciliation in different parts of the world. Dealing with themes such as repentance, forgiveness, partnership, and multiculturalism, How Long, O Lord? offers a thorough, academic investigation of the ministry of reconciliation that will be useful for pastors, counsellors, and scholars in various contexts.

Once you begin reading this book you will not easily put it down, and you will come away with renewed inspiration to be part of God’s program of reconciliation.

—William Dyrness, PhD, Author and Senior Professor of Theology and Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary

Athena E. Gorospe holds a PhD in Theology (Old Testament) from Fuller Theological Seminary, USA and is Associate Professor at Asian Theological Seminary in the Philippines where she teaches in the areas of Old Testament, Hebrew language, and Theology. As an Asian scholar-activist, her research interests lie in the area of Scripture’s interface with philosophy, culture, and social transformation.

Charles R. Ringm is Emeritus Professor at Regent College, Canada, an Honorary Research Associate Professor at University of Queensland, Australia, and Adjunct Faculty at Asian Theological Seminary, Philippines.

Included and Valued: A Practical Theology of Disability

• Author: Bridget Hathaway and Flavian Kishekwa
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2019
• Pages: 162

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Our ignorance of the truth can wreak terrible havoc in people’s lives and in communities. Without a solid biblical understanding of disability, how can church leaders combat harmful attitudes and beliefs both within the church and the community to which they minister? Without a basic understanding of common disabilities, how can churches equip those with a disability and encourage greater inclusion in church and community life? This comprehensive guide to disability and the church will give theology students, pastors and church leaders the introduction they need to effectively minister in their churches and communities. Focused on the African context, but with lessons and information that are useful in many regions, this book is a valuable resource to help churches and practitioners grow in maturity and effectiveness.

It is my belief that this book will open more doors for people with disabilities to be included in various aspects in the church. I recommend this book to religious leaders and church members as it will change the mindset of the community towards persons with disabilities. According to the Bible, God created human beings in his image. Therefore, persons with disabilities are people created by God to serve him and not to be pitied and regarded as people to facilitate others to be blessed by God through their charity! Disability therefore should be looked upon as a human and development issue! As is well known, religious leaders have the power to change people’s attitudes, so this book will facilitate the change of attitudes of the community towards persons with disabilities.

—Josephat Torner, Co-founder and CEO, Josephat Torner Foundation, Advocate for persons with Albinism

Bridget Hathaway has an MSc in Community Disability Studies from the Institute of Child Health at University College London, UK. After beginning her career as a teacher in the UK, over the last three decades Bridget has been a Crosslinks Mission Partner working amongst people with disability. Since 2011 she has been an advisor in disability programmes, working in various countries in Africa and Asia.

Flavian Kishekw is the Community-Based Rehabilitation Coordinator at Karagwe Community Based Rehabilitation Programmes, Kagera, Tanzania. He studied community-based rehabilitation, and later, development studies at Uganda Catholic Management and Training Institute, Kampala, Uganda. He has over twelve years’ experience working with people who have disabilities and coordinating with partner organizations across Tanzania.

Missing Voices: Learning to Lead beyond Our Horizons

• Author: John E. Johnson
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2019
• Pages: 368

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People are desperate for leaders who are credible–those who possess a moral center and exhibit sound leadership skills. Given our global realities, we need strategic leaders who possess cultural intelligence and theological discernment. The aim of this book is to shape such leaders. Each chapter combines careful research with contributions from leaders around the world. These voices bring much-needed insight to leadership issues when translated and applied in different settings, especially the many urban multi-cultural contexts that exist today. Present and emerging leaders, no matter the culture or field, will find this book invaluable in sustaining their call to godly leadership.

This book is like a deep valley where we can clearly hear and enjoy the sweet echoes of leadership voices coming from both the global south and the global north.

—Riad Kassis, PhD, Director, Langham Scholars Ministry, Langham Partnership

John E. Johnson is a professor of Pastoral Theology and Leadership at Western Seminary, Portland, Oregon, USA, and blogs regularly at drjohnejohnson.org. An experienced pastor with over thirty years of ministry, he is devoted to preparing leaders across different cultures, from the USA, to Lebanon, to India. He has a PhD in Systematic Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, Texas, USA, and has also written Under an Open Heaven, Kregel, 2017.

Preaching the Scriptures

• Author: Joel K. T. Biwul
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 128

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The African church needs preachers who preach the Scriptures to bring people to Christ and nurture them in the faith. Yet many are failing at this task. Some use their sermons to promote themselves rather than Christ, while others do not know how to preach from the Scriptures. In Preaching the Scriptures Dr. Joel Biwul addresses these problems. Using African stories and illustrations, he clearly sets out the process of preparing and delivering a sermon that is rooted in the Scriptures. He also provides sample sermons and outlines that will help preachers apply these principles in their own preaching preparation.

I did not want to put the book down. I highly recommend this book to every pastor and indeed to all Christians. I pray that God will use Preaching the Scriptures mightily in his church.

—Michael Kyomya, Former Bishop of Busoga Diocese, Church of Uganda

Joel K. T. Biwul is an ordained minister with The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), serving as Head of Pastoral Department of Jos ECWA Theological Seminary (JETS), Jos, Nigeria, where he lectures in Old Testament and Pastoral Theology. He holds a Masters of Divinity in pastoral theology and PhD in Old Testament both from JETS, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He is former Dean of Students Affairs and former Acting Registrar of JETS, and is married to Rifkatu with three children–Dorcas Andih, Seth Ahmetmu, and Grayom Aputgurum.

Seeking a City with Foundations: Theology for an Urban World

• Author: David W. Smith
• Edition: Revised and Updated
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2019
• Pages: 324

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More than half the people in the world live in cities, including a growing number of megacities with populations exceeding ten million people. This trend means that an understanding of urbanization must be an urgent priority for Christian theology and mission across the globe. This updated edition of Seeking a City with Foundations, with an additional chapter, explores Christian responses to the city, ranging from rejecting the urban as evil, to embracing it as being central to God’s redemptive purposes.

Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, including history, social science, urban planning, and the history of art, readers are given a detailed text which confronts the challenges that contemporary urbanization presents to world Christianity. Looking at urbanism as a theme throughout Scripture, culminating with the great vision of the New Jerusalem, David Smith explains that God’s own future is revealed as urban, highlighting the need to identify modern-day idols as we share the gospel in cities and acknowledge the impact of global economic forces. The book also explores the causes of what has been called the divided city and traces the urban theme through the Bible to present an alternative vision of the urban future–a future in which the injustices in ever-growing slums and a crisis of meaning among the privileged might be overcome through the power of the reconciling message of the cross. This timely book proposes a way forward for urban mission, highlighting that transformation of our cities must be the focal point of Christian mission and hope.

This ground-breaking, beautifully written and lucidly organised text is thoroughly grounded in the literature of urbanism and urbanization, and also informed by the urgent theological problem posed by a radical change whereby more than half of humankind now lives in an urban environment.

—David Martin, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics

David W. Smith spent eleven years as a pastor in the heart of Cambridge, UK, until he sailed to Africa with his young family in a Nigerian cargo ship to work in the rain forest and burgeoning cities of Africa. After returning to the UK with a host of questions, he earned a PhD in Secularization and Evangelicalism under Professor Andrew Walls at Aberdeen University. He later spent time in various leadership roles at theological institutions across the UK, where he made a significant contribution to the field of missiology.

Stewards of Power: Restoring Africa’s Dignity

• Author: Dwight S. M. Mutonono
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 144

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Africa’s national leaders have failed the continent. So have Africa’s church leaders. In Stewards of Power: Restoring Africa’s Dignity, Dwight Mutonono identifies the leadership problems plaguing the continent and appeals for good leadership in the style of the biblical Joseph rather than the xenophobic, self-centred style exemplified by Jonah. He offers practical suggestions for how African Christians can reject sycophancy and demand accountability from their leaders. This is a prerequisite for restoring Africa’s dignity with a clarion call for integrity and righteousness at a personal, institutional and national level.

Dwight Mutonono challenges us to dare to hope for a better Africa through faith in God and his ways. May God use this book to challenge African leaders to the kind of stewardship of power that will transform the continent!

—Delanyo Adadevoh, PhD, Founder and President, International Leadership Foundation

Dwight S. M. Mutonono is the executive director at Africa Leadership and Management Academy (ALMA) in Harare, Zimbabwe. During his many years as a pastor, administrator and educator in Zimbabwe he has witnessed many abuses of power which have strengthened his commitment to the importance of stewardship.

Tackling Trauma: Global, Biblical, and Pastoral Perspectives

• Author: Paul A. Barker
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2019
• Pages: 350

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Trauma is a universal phenomenon that can be caused by international catastrophes or individual, personal tragedy. Trauma is also a severely neglected topic in Christian literature, and while it can challenge someone’s faith in Christ, God and the ministry of his Word is central to dealing with the emotional and psychological impact of trauma. By his Spirit, through his Word, and through his church, God is available to minister to people suffering from trauma and bring transformation to their lives.

In this book, a team of experienced and informed Christian professionals from around the world promote a deep biblical response to trauma through clinical and theological wisdom and their first-hand experience of witnessing and experiencing trauma. The contributions provide practical responses to people’s trauma, rather than mere descriptions of the problems, making it an ideal resource for pastors, counsellors, humanitarian workers and students.

This book combines personal testimony, therapeutic expertise, and biblical exegesis in a way that is as rare as it is useful. Written by Christians from a variety of cultures with experience in helping trauma victims, many of these essays will prove enormously helpful to pastors, therapists, and survivors as they think through strategies for recovery from a biblical and Christian perspective.

—Frank Thielman, PhD, Presbyterian Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

Paul A. Barker has been Regional Coordinator for Asia for Langham Preaching and Langham Scholar Care since 2014. His PhD was published as The Triumph of Grace in Deuteronomy. He has written books and articles on Amos, Psalms, Deuteronomy and preaching. He was Senior Minister at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Doncaster, Melbourne, Australia for many years before living in Asia, teaching in seminaries and training preachers since late 2009. In November 2016 he will become an Assistant Bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne.

The Church from Every Tribe and Tongue: Ecclesiology in the Majority World

• Editors: Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo
• Publisher: Langham
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 198

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The Book of Revelation describes a church from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation glorifying the Lamb that was slain. As the church expands in the Majority World and Christianity becomes an increasingly global faith, this vision is an increasingly visible reality. The insights found in The Church from Every Tribe and Tongue are not commonplace. Written by nine theologians and biblical scholars from Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America, each provides fresh perspectives surveying the most pressing ecclesiological issues in their various regions. The end result is a prescient analysis and constructive proposal detailing how the worldwide church can bear witness in a diverse and changing world.

If The Church from Every Tribe and Tongue teaches us anything, it is that the question, “What does it mean to be the church,” cannot be divorced from other fundamental matters. Where is the church located? How are the people of God to define their identity and mission in that place? These creative Majority World voices open up new vistas that can only arise from and in commitment to their contexts. But, these essays are not simply reflections from diverse parts of the globe that can be held at arms-length as an interesting exercise in ecclesiology. They are profound explorations of the inexhaustible riches of the Word that reveal fresh insights into the church as a situated community.

—M. Daniel Carroll R., PhD, Blanchard Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College and Graduate School

Gene L. Green (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Wheaton College in Illinois. Previously he taught New Testament and served as Academic Dean and Rector of the Seminario ESEPA in San José, Costa Rica. He is the author of four biblical commentaries written in Spanish and English and Vox Petri: A Theology of Peter (Cascade, 2019), coauthor of The New Testament in Antiquity (Zondervan, 2009), and coeditor of Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective (InterVarsity Academic, 2012). His current research focuses on the intersection of the Christian faith and cultures, both ancient and contemporary.

Steve Pardue (PhD, Wheaton College) is Associate Professor of Theology at the Asia Graduate School of Theology, Manila, Philippines. He is the author of The Mind of Christ: Humility and the Intellect in Early Christian Theology (London/New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2012) and co-editor of Asian Christian Theology (Carlisle, UK: Langham Global Library). He grew up in the Philippines and moved back there after finishing his doctoral work. His areas of research include virtue theory, contextual theology, and the doctrine of providence.

K. K. Yeo is Harry R. Kendall Professor of New Testament at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.