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Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence
Author Information: David A. Livermore, (Ph.D., Michigan State University), is executive director of the Global Learning Center at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and is cofounder of Intersect, a ministry that provides leadership training and consulting to emerging leaders in ministries around the world. Through these and other ministries he has served with national leaders in over fifty countries worldwide. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
"David Livermore is passionate about effective cross-cultural ministry. In this must-read book, he draws on his formal training, personal experience, theological insight, and contemporary research to challenge our cultural understanding of short-term mission experiences and their impact on our service and ministry. This challenge will be resisted by some and welcomed by others, but it’s a helpful text that should be widely-used, from local youth ministry groups to seminary classrooms."--Terry Linhart, assistant professor of youth ministry, Bethel College (Indiana)
"This is a must, not only for church mission committees, but for anyone who participates in short-term--or long-term--missions. And not just missionaries but everyone who travels and lives abroad. It's a highly readable manual for the 21st century follower of Jesus who is often viewed as an 'ugly American.' The chapter on the use and misuse of the Bible cross-culturally offers a common sense approach that is most insightful."--Ruth Tucker, associate professor of missiology, Calvin Theological Seminary
"In Serving with Eyes Wide Open, Dave Livermore has provided a deep and rich resource that will not only enhance our perspective of short-term missions in general, but will help us and those we lead to grow as globally-oriented followers of Jesus Christ. This is a long way from a simplistic 'how-to' handbook, but a challenging, well-supported, and carefully crafted tool that will transform your missions and service ministries into opportunities for lifelong growth in service in the kingdom of God. I will be using this book in classes for years to come."--Chap Clark, Ph.D., professor of youth, family, and culture, Fuller Theological Seminary
“Finally! The wave of short-term missions in youth ministry has been wonderful, but not always thoughtful. And many of us have been concerned for years that we’ve created a monster, doing more damage than ministry. Dave Livermore isn’t a short-term missions basher; just the opposite. But Dave wants us to be culturally intelligent and intentional. Every youth worker thinking of leading a short-term trip needs to read this book!”--Mark Oestreicher, president, Youth Specialties
"Serving with Eyes Wide Open is very insightful and helpful for anyone interested in effective cross-cultural ministry. David Livermore does a terrific job of looking at the world today, asking stimulating questions about our approach to missions, and giving practical insights into cultural intelligence. David's opening analysis of globalization and the church is worth the price of this book."--Daryl Nuss, international coordinator, National Network of Youth Ministries
"Some of us live in our own small world; others have a 'global perspective.' The difference is travel, but the result in our understanding of the cultures and needs of our brothers and sisters worldwide can be vast. Dave Livermore's book can be the means of 'filling in the gaps' and extending our perspectives enormously. It's a major antidote to sympathetic ignorance and helps us to help our world in the name of Jesus."--Rev. Dr. Clive Calver, former president, World Relief
Reviews: "If you’re ready to have your assumptions challenged, Serving with Eyes Wide Open is the book for you. Livermore writes from a wealth of personal experience as a missions teacher and leader, and as one who has spent time with the recipients of mission efforts. The book begins with a look at world conditions that impact the global church. Then come the hard questions. Is a church in Africa helped more by an invasion of enthusiastic teens who paint the church or did their activity deprive local men of work they needed? Will this trip change your life--or does the impact fade in a few weeks. Is mission responsibility a short, one-time affair or is one’s whole life to be missional? Serving with Eyes Wide Open is an uncomfortable, valuable read."--Aspiring Retail
"This book is excellent for suburban white Protestants heading overseas, but even multi-racial, international, or inner-city mission teams will benefit from it. Reading this engaging critique will make you squirm, reflect, change, and rekindle your desire to serve cross-culturally--this time, though, with eyes wide open."--Outreach magazine
