01276ctm a2200169u  450000500170000000600010001700700030001800800410002102000240006210000230008624502270010926000490033630000250038544000320041050000670044250505970050920250312110745.0ta200319s2018                  001|0 eng u  a9781912343713 (pbk)1 aD-Davidson, Vee J.10aEmpowering transformation :h[manuscript] :btransferable principles for intercultural planting of spiritually healthy churches based on two decades of involvement in rural and remote urban China / /cby Vee J. D-Davidson.  bRegnum Books International, ;aUK.:,cc2018.  axiv, 247 p ;c23 cm. 0aRegnum Studies in Mission ;  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 231-239) and index.8 aThe book brings out principles related to intercultural missions, church-planting and training of local believers. They include aspects of missions praxis which challenge, modify, and/or supplement material in classic and current textbooks. The principles, which centre around affirmation of dignity and empowerment of local people to bring about transformation, are re-workable in multiple settings including those resistant to the Gospel   particularly in restricted contexts or amongst unreached peoples where deep-rooted religious systems prevail and hostility to the Gospel is prevalent.