Blog Posts, Articles, and Books by Howard Culbertson
TL;DR:
This page provides links to books, book chapters, articles, blog posts, devotional writings, biographies, and unpublished manuscripts by Howard Culbertson. Much of the material focuses on Christian missions and cross-cultural ministry.
Blog posts
- Missions: The Heart of God
- Mini-essays on biblical passages relevant to world evangelism.
- Doing Missions Well
- Twelve mini-essays published in Engage that look at Anskar, Gladys Aylward, Boniface, William Carey, Susan N. Fitkin, Francis of Assisi, Earl Mosteller, Paul and Mary Orjala, Nate Saint, Harmon and Lula Schmelzenbach, Mary Slessor, and Cameron Townsend.
- Twenty Mini-Essays in Engage on Issues Affecting World Missions Today
- Topics include the 10/40 Window, comity and collaboration, contextualization, culture shock, globalization, infinite reproducibility, mission fit, missionary roles, redemptive analogies, senders, sustainability, leadership training, the three-self principles, and places where the church is not yet present.
- “Contextualization”
- A sampling of what is involved in doing gospel ministry, outreach, worship, and discipleship in ways that make sense within a particular culture. Published in Illustrated Bible Life.
- “The Gentile Pentecost”
- Acts 10 and Peter’s account of what happened at the home of Cornelius. Published in Illustrated Bible Life.
- “Did the Apostle Paul Believe in the Great Commission?”
- The apostle Paul never directly quoted Jesus’ Great Commission in Matthew 28:19–20. Did his ministry nevertheless reflect its mandate? Published in Illustrated Bible Life.
- Religious Responses to Suffering
- Do Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, animists, and Christians respond differently to suffering? Published in Illustrated Bible Life.
- “Stewardship: It’s a Big Deal”
- Stewardship is about more than money. Published in Illustrated Bible Life.
- “Come Share the Dream”
- Why would a person join the Church of the Nazarene? This blog post responds to a question posed by a university student.
- Opinion pieces in The ECHO, SNU’s student newspaper
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- “Miracles in Mexico”
- One of the earliest Nazarene Mission Team trips was sent out in April 1966 by Southern Nazarene University. Here is a report written just a few weeks after that trip. No one realized then how extensive the Nazarene Mission Teams movement would become.
- “A New Rallying Cry: Ministry Across the Curriculum”
- Published in Faculty Dialogue, the journal of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
- Are You Really Feeding That Starving Child?
- Why I channel my compassionate giving through my church.
- I Threw My Life Away
- Presented at the annual SNU Phi Delta Lambda honor society breakfast.
- Brief devotional blog posts and meditations
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- Shepherd Community
- A look at Shepherd Community, a compassionate ministry center in the heart of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Unpublished manuscripts
- Heartwarming Campus Stories
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Inspirational stories from the campus of Southern Nazarene University:
- Jonah, a Very Reluctant Missionary
- An e-book about Jonah’s relevance to today’s missionary task.
- God’s Bulgarian Tapestry
- An e-book about church planting in Bulgaria by young university graduates.
- Alfredo Del Rosso: An Italian Captured by a Vision
- An e-book biography of the founder of the work of the Church of the Nazarene in Italy.
- “Tough Times: The Breakup of a Missionary Team”
- An unpublished case study about interpersonal conflict that led to the breakup of a missionary team.
- “What Is Missionary Home Assignment?”
- Some humorous and serious thoughts on missionary furlough, now called “home assignment.”
- Pastoral Training
- A look at the Nazarene Theological Education by Extension program in Haiti (D.Min. project report).
Book chapters
- “How Entire Is Entire Sanctification?”
- A chapter in I Believe: Now Tell Me Why, edited by Everett Leadingham.
- “Will the Real Me Please Stand Up?”
- A chapter on holy living in Living Out of the Mold, compiled by Jerry Hull.
Books
While many of the following books are out of print, copies can often be found at booksellers such as AbeBooks.com.
Giving That Transforms
2013, Nazarene Publishing House [ PDF of book ]
An overview of how Nazarenes financially support global missions.
Discovering Missions
2007, Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
Discovering Missions is a college-level textbook for introductory missions courses. It is written in a way that makes it accessible to both pastors and lay church leaders.
Our Balanced Attack: How Nazarenes Finance World Evangelism
1991, Nazarene Publishing House [ PDF of book or read book online ]
Our Balanced Attack looks at the way the Church of the Nazarene raises financial support for its missionary outreach, including a unified budget, special offerings, child sponsorship, disaster appeals, matching gifts, and gifts in kind.
The Kingdom Strikes Back: Signs of the Messiah at Work
1990, Nazarene Publishing House [ read book online ]
The Kingdom Strikes Back examines the Church of the Nazarene’s work in Haiti in such areas as evangelism, health care, child care, economic development, and literacy.
Mr. Missionary, I Have a Question
1987, Nazarene Publishing House [ read book online ]
Mr. Missionary, I Have a Question answers questions about Nazarene work in Haiti that the author heard during a year of deputation services in approximately 150 U.S. churches.
Alfredo and His Impossible Dream
1980, Nazarene Publishing House
Alfredo and His Impossible Dream is a biography written for children about Alfredo Del Rosso, an Italian pastor who pioneered the Church of the Nazarene’s ministry in Italy. [ more information ]
Pasta, Pizza and Pinocchio
1980, Nazarene Publishing House [ read book online ]
Pasta, Pizza and Pinocchio answers questions about missionary work in Italy. The author heard these questions during home-assignment deputation services in approximately 150 U.S. churches in 1978–1979.
Rookie Notebook: Our First Nine Months as Missionaries
1976, Nazarene Publishing House [ read book online ]
Rookie Notebook recounts cross-cultural encounters and lessons from the Culbertsons’ first year as missionaries in Italy.
Paul McGrady, Mr. Evangelism
1969, Pedestal Press [ read book online ]
Paul McGrady, Mr. Evangelism is a biography of a respected evangelism professor at Southern Nazarene University who died in an automobile accident.
— Howard Culbertson, hculbert@snu.edu
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