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WYNEWOOD, PA (November 6, 2008) \u2013 Two new books by Evangelical Covenant Church minister Al Tizon have recently been published.
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\nOne of them, Linking Arms, Linking Lives<\/em>, exhorts churches to partner across the \u201curban-suburban\u201d divide for community transformation. The other, Transformation after Lausanne<\/em>, documents the transformational movement around the world, specifically in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Tizon is the director of Word & Deed Network<\/a> of the Evangelicals for Social Action\/Sider Center for Ministry and Public Policy. He is also assistant professor of holistic ministry at Palmer (formerly Eastern) Theological Seminary in Wynnewood.<\/p>\n

He and his family engaged in community development work, street children ministry, and church leadership development among the poor in his native Philippines for nine years.\u00a0 He also served several churches in both the Philippines and the United States – as associate and interim pastor for seven years, and as lead pastor for five.<\/p>\n

Linking Arms, Linking Lives<\/em><\/a> encourages urban and suburban partnerships that endeavor to transform communities. The book is a collaborative effort with Ron Sider, John Perkins and Wayne Gordon.<\/p>\n

The book promotes many of the ideas and goals of Word & Deed Network, Tizon says. The network seeks to help congregations, businesses, and nonprofits in suburban and urban settings work together in long-term, sustainable ministry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe things that God has called us to do are too big for us to do alone,\u201d Tizon says.<\/p>\n

Networking offers rewards and opportunities for everyone involved, Tizon says. He notes that participants experience the \u201cjoy of obedience, cultural fruit and enrichment, and personal and community transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the process, significant challenges must be addressed, Tizon adds, such as racism and tensions between economic classes \u2013 often unrealized. Issues of power, such as who gets to lead in urban-suburban partnerships, also arise and must be addressed.<\/p>\n

The book includes examples of how different partnerships have worked and offers suggestions on how to start new networks. Study questions at the end of each chapter offer opportunity for group discussion.<\/p>\n

Transformation after Lausanne<\/em><\/a> is more theologically focused and limits its study to the significant influence of a loosely knit network of \u201cradical evangelicals\u201d from around the world. The network includes organizations such as the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies in the United Kingdom, and individuals such as Sider, and Tom Sine.<\/p>\n

Prior to the Lausanne Congress of 1974, evangelicals tended to believe personal evangelism was a more important focus than social action. The Congress was a landmark shift in that thinking that led to the transformational movement, Tizon says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis missiology integrated evangelism and social concern like no other,\u201d Tizon says. \u201cIt lifted up the theological voices coming from the Two-Thirds World to places of prominence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe transformational movement has changed the question,\u201d he adds. \u201cIt\u2019s not what\u2019s more important – evangelism or social action? The question now is, \u2018How do we most faithfully bear witness to the good news of the kingdom?\u2019 In answering that, you have to talk about word, you have to talk about deed, and you have to talk about life.\u201d<\/p>\n

This kind of integral thinking is now widespread among evangelicals, Tizon says. \u201cAnd I believe the transformational movement can largely be credited for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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