Hayama Missionary Seminar

Collected Hayama Seminar Reports

Introduction to Hayama CD & Letter from a Founder

Hayama Missionary Seminar Reports – Article Listing (1962 – 2001)

Introduction to original CD and letter from a Founder

1962			Book Title: An Apologetic for Christian Witness in Japan
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
	4-9	The Biblical Concept of the Christian Witness	Raymond Hammer	Witness, martyrs
	10-28	The Gospel Confronts Paganism	John M. L. Young	Apologetics, inspiration, nature of man, Greek philosophy, Buddhism, Shinto, Japanese religion
	29-39	The Gospel Confronts Human Government	Paul C. Johnsen	Government, Bible, Paul, Christ & Caesar, persecution by government,Church-state relations
	40-52	The Gospel Confronts Pseudo-Christianity: The beginning of Apologetics	Evyn M. Adams	Gnosticism, apologetics, early church, Pascal, Kierkegaard
	53-61	The Gospel Confronts The Enigmatic Japanese (Japanese Characteristics Which Condition Religious Response)	Ian MacLeod	Japanese character, relationships & sanctions, Karma, Japanese ethics, Japanese culture, Japanese psychology
	62-74	Response to Gospel Confronts the Enigmatic Japanese	William A. McIlwaine	vertical ethics, “tate no dotoku,” social pressure, “inga or genin kekka,” “ryoshin”, Japanese society
	74-100	Christian Apologetics In Japan: An Historical Survey	James M. Phillips	Meiji era through post war, leading anti-Christian writers & replies of leading Japanese apologists, Uemura Masahisa, Kozaki Hiromichi, Uchimura Kanzou and others, Japanese church history
	100-112	The Christian Concept of Authority Vs. Japanese Patterns	Frank Cole	Authority of the Church, inspiration, theological relativism in Japan church, Japanese theology
	113-120	Christianity Confronts Totalitarianism, Left & Right	Hideo Aoki	Occupation enforced democracy, prewar Japanese ideology, postwar nationalism, communist strength, Japanese history
	121-128	The Christian Witness to the World	Robert Wood	Christian witness, de-personalization
	129-141	The Finality of the Gospel of Jesus Christ	Hugh Harris	Gospel proclamation, Jesus as the Way
	142	Closing Message (2nd Corinthians 3:18-4:18)	Kenneth Mc Vety	Christ manifest in us
1963			Book Title: Christian Discipleship in Japan
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1963	1-4	Report of Special Interest Groups	John Hesselink, Kenneth Mcvety	Small group discussions
1963	5-12	The Disciple’s Lord	Raymond J. Hammer	Lordship of Christ
1963	13-21	The Disciple And Other Disciples	Gordon J. Van Wyk	Disciple, relationships, Discipleship
1963	22-25	The Disciple’s Devotional Life	Lloyd Neve	Devotion, spirituality, Kierkegaard, prayer, Missionary spirituality and adaptation
1963	26-32	The Disciple’s Message to the Japanese	Tucker Callaway	Japanese monism/ polytheism, a-morality, a-gnostic, a-theistic, Buddhist spirituality, Confucian form, Japanese religion
1963	33-40	Bringing Disciples To Maturity	Percy Luke	Responsibility of minister, problem of backsliding, Japanese church, clergy and laity in Japan
1963	41-56	The Disciples Hope (includes chart of Jesus’ 2nd coming)	Donald E. Hoke	Christian hope, the future, eschatology, 2nd coming
1963	57-66	The Suffering Disciple	Robert L. Ramseyer	Suffering, persecution, pressures on Christians, Confucian ideal in Japan, Confucianism
1963	67-73	The Effective Disciple	William A. Eckel	Teach to limits of understanding, several Japanese examples
1963	74	Bible Study-The Sermon on the Mount	Joe R. Gooden	Sermon on the Mount, Biblical Studies
1964			Book Title: Communication of the Gospel in Japan
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1964	1-9	The Context of the Gospel	William Bee	Bible study, communication, Colossians 1:13-2:3, Christology, abc, Biblical Studies
1964	10-22	Communication In Biblical Perspective	Hugh Harris	Communication theory, theology, Bible
1964	23-31	Symbol and Word in Communication	Raymond J. Hammer	Communication, theology, images & symbols, limitations of logic
1964	32-40	Psychological Relationships in Communication	Paul E. Johnson	Communication, images, barriers, impact of psychological state, steps to open communication
1964	41-50	Communicating the Gospel in the Japanese Cultural Context	William Woodard	Importance of language learning, knowledge of culture no panacea, negative communication brings negative results, importance of “knowing only Christ,” ancestral rites and Christian funerals, Missionary roles
1964	51	Communication of the Gospel in Japanese Social Structure	Henry D. Jones	Social transitions, role of work in human life, Gospel
1964	0	The Dynamic Factors of Communication in Japan	Evyn M. Adams	World philosophical systems & communication, dynamics of Japanese communication, role of Sensei, role & identity of missionary, method of Christian communication , Missionary roles, Japanese culture
1964	95-101	Bible Translation and Revision as Techniques of Communication in Japan	Ken McVety	Bible translation in Japan
1964	102-110	Communication of the Gospel in Pre-War Japan	A.J. Stirewalt	Life and experiences in prewar Japan, impact of World War 2 upon Japanese, Japanese history
1964	111	The Holy Spirit and the Communication of the Gospel	Joe Gooden	Communication and the Holy Spirit, Spirit filling, , revival
1964	0	Communication of the Gospel in the Acts of the Apostles	Bill Hinchman	Survey of preaching in Acts, Holy Spirit’s work in speaker and in hearer, Biblical Studies
1964	159	Seminar Evaluation and Summary	George Hays	Summation of Hayama 64
1965			Book Title: Laymen in the Life of the Church
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1965	1-25	The Doctrine of the Laity	Calvin Parker	Bible, theology, laity & priesthood, ecclesiology, clergy and laity in Japan
1965	26-41	Laymen in the Life of the Church	B. L. Hinchman	Post-Christian era, brief survey of laymen in history,
1965	42-58	Laymen in the Pre-Reformation Church	Lyle Petersen	Early Church history, Roman Empire, Gaul, persecution, Waldesians, St. Patrick, Columba
1965	59-77	Laymen in the Post-Reformation Church	Robert E. Fulop	Church history, survey of role of laity in Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Lutheran, Reformed, Episcopal and Free Churches
1965	78-86	Learning from Modern Laymen’s Movements	Henry D. Jones	Post-war lay movements
1965	87-102	Learning from Non-Christian Lay Movements	Robert L. Ramseyer	Japan religion, Miyazaki City, Shrine Shinto, Buddhism, “danka,” Tenrikyo, Rissho Kosei Kai, Soka Gakkei, Konkokyo, Japanese New Religions, clergy and laity in Japan
1965	103-115	Training Laymen for Christian Stewardship	Gordon Chapman	Japanese expressions for stewardship, Korea church patterns, Bible survey
1965	116-131	The Layman in the World	Robert R. Boardman	Role and limitations of laymen living in the world. Support needs.
1965	132-138	Discussion Group Summaries	Various	Lay leadership in the church, counseling, stewardship, visitation, occupational evangelism
1965	139	Seminar Evaluation (Summary and Critique)	John Hesselink	Questions & conclusions
1966			Book Title: New Life for the Church
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1966	1-15	The Climate of Renewal	Edward A. Van Baak	Renewal, Biblical concept of kingdom and covenant
1966	16-23	Leadership in Times of Renewal	Ernst Lang	Biblical leaders
1966	24-40	The Need for Church Renewal	Verner K. Strom	Areas renewal must touch, revival and renewal
1966	41-54	The Place of Prophecy in Revival	Simon H. Baynes	Prophetic tradition in the Bible, key areas to address
1966	55-65	History of Christian Revival in Japan	Darrell Thompson	1872 revival–start of the Japanese Protestant Church and subsequent revivals followed by loss of fervor, 1930’s revival, 1953 TEAM revival, revival and renewal, Japanese church history
1966	66-80	Some Charismatic Emphases of Our Day	Gordon K. Chapman	Examination of Pentecostal doctrine of Baptism of the Holy Spirit, Biblical tongues & modern practice, Pentecostal/charismatic movement
1966	81-96	Problems of Church Growth in Japan	Edwin B. Dozier	Based on Japanese scholarship, philosophical, social and religious hindrances to Gospel in Japan, Protestant theology in Japan, church extension , church growth, Japanese church, Japanese theology
1966	97-112	Renewal of Church Leadership in the Japanese Context	William Bray	Institutional Church, comparison to new religions, seminary, desired qualities and struggles of pastors, Japanese church, clergy and laity in Japan, Japanese New Religions
1966	113-128	The Renewed Japanese Church and the World	Mike C. Griffiths	Little Japanese context, nature of revival in general, results of revival, excesses and persecution, examples, revival and renewal, Japanese church
1966	129	Summary & Evaluation	Lloyd Neve	Summation of papers
1967			Book Title: The Mission of the Church
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1967	1-21	The Nature and Misison of the Church	Richard B. Norton	Covenant, witness, heilsgeschichte, Bible study, God’s plan , Biblical Studies
1967	22-33	The Mission of the Church in Japan Today	J. Robertson McQuilkin	Mission of the Church, priorities, problems, Japanese church
1967	34-54	New Theologies and the Mission of the Church	Richard S. Taylor	Progress of Christianity, theological mistakes, theologies, Japanese theology
1967	55	Critique of “New Theologies and the Mission of the Church”	Ivan Fagre	New theologies suggest failure of right practice
1967	56-70	The Local Congregation in Mission	Charles L. Whaley	Local congregation in O.T., N.T., and Rome, sense of mission, essential traits, barriers in Japan, steps to address barriers, evangelism
1967	71	Critique of “The Local Congregation in Mission”	Addison P. Soltau	Divine element needs to be remembered
1967	72-77	The Church Planting New Congregations	Harold I. Johnson	Immanuel Church, Rev. Tsutada, pointed critique of presented data, church planting, Japanese church
1967	78-94	Joint Action in New Town Evangelism	J. Lawrence Driskill	Group housing movement and outreach within housing projects, the world and Japan , evangelism
1967	95-112	The Foreign Missionary in the Mission of the Church	Alden E. Matthews	Calling, missionary, cost of commitment, crisis in personal ministry , Missionary spirituality and adaptation
1967	113-118	The Church’s Mission and Political and Social Issues	Harvey A. Smit	Church and social issues, Japanese Christians as outsiders, political tradition, development of intellectual classes, intellectuals as outsiders, “tenko,” Sokagakkai as insider, idealism vs. realism , Church-state relations in Japan
1967	119-141	The Healing Ministry in the Mission of the Church	Clark B. Offner	Healing & religion, healing in Jesus’ ministry and in church history, healing in Japan, contextualization
1967	142	Summary and Evaluation of the Seminar	Gordon K. Chapman	14 page summary
1968			Book Title: By What Authority
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1968	5-12	By What Authority Are We Doing These Things?	Frank Bickerton	Spiritual authority and opposition
1968	13-39	The Authority of Christ, Authority of the Scriptures	John Hesselink	Bible study related to authority of Christ and the Bible which testifies of Him, Biblical Studies
1968	40	Authority in Traditionalism	Christopher L. Webber	Survey of tradition in Church history
1968	0	Authority as Expressed in Confessionalism	Thomas Coates	Lutheran confession, symbols, creeds
1968	80-107	Authority as Expressed in the Free Church	Carl C. Beck	Church history, birth of the Free Church, persecutions and martyrs, rejection of tradition, Scripture only
1968	108-127	Authority and Science	Donald Worth	Difficulty of definitions, assumptions of science, criteria for accepting explanations, impact and limitations, science and technology
1968	128-141	Authority in Rissho Koseikai	Kenneth J. Dale	Rissho Koseikai, Japanese new religions, Nichiren Buddhism, authority, Ikagami,
1968	142-158	Authority in an Indigenous Church	Otis W. Bell	Japan church history, United Church of Christ in Japan, interpreting Christ to the people, autonomy, common confession
1968	159	Christian Authority and the Missionary	Joe Gooden	Good works lead to God’s word being heard, personal evangelism
1969			Book Title: Indiginous Church Processes
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1969	1-18	A Theological Orientation to the Problems of Indigenization	Kenneth Heim	Pluralism, nations, interdependence, church growth
1969	19-25	The Word Became Flesh	Mac N. Turnage	The incarnation, John 1:14, grace: aggressive goodness
1969	26-36	Yaweh–The King of Early Israel	Barry L. Ross	Israel as Yaweh’s Vassal
1969	37-52	The Indigenous Criteria Underlying the Establishment of the Church in Corinth	A.D. Hammond	Criteria identified with starting Corinthian church, Biblical Studies, contextualization
1969	53-70	The Donatist Protest	Robert E. Fulop	North Africa Church, history, Donatism, Persecution, traditors, martyrdom, syncretism
1969	71-83	The Challenge of Contemporary Japanese Society	Naoyuki Yagyu	Church history, cultural values, religious patterns, , contextualization
1969	84-94	God at Work Outside the Church	Jim Gittings	Youth unrest, Indonesia, state oppression
1969	95-109	Concrete Expressions of the Indigenous Church	Henry Ayabe	Missionary way, rigidity of Japanese society, churches, discipline & responsibility, Japanese church, contextualization
1969	110-119	The Non-Indigenous in the Indigenous Church	Peyton L. Palmore III	Non-indigenous as transcendent, accommodation as less than ideal , Japanese church, contextualization
1969	120	Summary of Seminar	Mac N. Turnage	Church-society stress & missionary-church stress commented upon
1970			Book Title: The Christian’s Responsibility in Political Affairs in Japan
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1970	1-21	The Christian and Revolution–A Theological Orientation	Harvey A. Smit	Theology of revolution, politics, revolution, social issues, use of force, Church-state relations in Japan
1970	22-42	The Sovereignty of God and Christian Responsibility	Leroy Seat	Yahweh as king, O.T. survey, doctrinal implications, Christian responsibility, Biblical Studies
1970	43-59	The Relationship of Church and State	Mark Maxey	New Testament church -state relationship, after Constantine, power issues, Biblical citations, Church-state relations in Japan
1970	60-74	The Church’s Approach to Political Issues	Cyril H. Powles	Politics a reality of human life, faith by nature political, Christians’ politics in history, Christians in Japan, missionaries and politics, Church-state relations in Japan
1970	75-85	The Japanese Christian and Religious Freedom	James M. Phillips	Kyoudan, Religious freedom, Christ and Culture, historical survey of religious freedom in Japan, Japanese religions, need for theological evaluation of Japanese culture by Japanese Christians, Church-state relations in Japan
1970	86-95	Japanese Christians and Peace Constitution	Bartholomew K. Takeuchi	Japanese “peace” constitution, Korean War, rearmament, churches indifferent to society after war , Church-state relations in Japan
1970	96-116	The Issues Implied by the Security Pact	Alan N. Hoaglund	US-Japan Security Treaty, Japanese rearmament and associated debate, nationalism, trade, Vietnam War, Okinawa, US Military bases, peace issue, Church-state relations in Japan
1970	117-132	Christians’ Attitude to Student Activism	David Michell	Student activism in Japan
1970	133	Summary of Seminar	Addison P. Soltau	Word of God not given due consideration, lack of definition of terms such as radical and revolution
1971			Book Title: The Church’s Role in Urbanized Japan
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1971	1-18	The Rise of the City in Japan	Calvin Parker	City, urbanization, history, development of Japanese city, archaeology, major cities, 20th century trends , Japanese society
1971	19-33	The City in Scripture	John Timmer	Bible, Biblical cities and spiritual significance, Babylon and New Jerusalem, Biblical Studies
1971	34-39	Jerusalem	Christopher L. Webber	Meditation upon Jerusalem
1971	40-55	Urbanization in Japan: A Challenge to Christianity	Joseph J. Spee	Urbanization and religion, secularization, Japanese society
1971	56-76	City Centered Mission Strategy: Paul to the Present	Anthony A. Carter	Tokyo statistics, city and agriculture, role of religion, Jesus and N.T. era, Paul , Japanese society
1971	77-86	Evangelism in Apartment Complexes	Richard D. Sytsma	1970 census, urbanization, danchi, Japan Housing Corp., new towns, Tokyo area, missions strategy, evangelism
1971	87-96	Lay Witness in the City	Joe Gooden	Need for strong laymen, lack of spiritual drive, stories of great laymen , evangelism
1971	97-102	Ministry to the Dehumanized: The Conformist Pollution of the Human Spirit	Len Keighley	Japan’s development drive, dehumanization, conformist society
1971	103-115	Ministry to the Dehumanized: The Drop-Out	Stan Manierre	Youth, drugs, Shinjuku, ministry to drop-outs, human rights, statistics, Burakumin, Koreans, Okinawans, ragpickers, Christians who intervened Chikuho coal miners, Christian apathy
1971	116-137	The Future of the Church in a Technological Society	I. J. Hesselink	Crisis in church growth, world conditions, lack of Christian response, rise of “technological man,” secularization and secularism, computer
1971	138	Closing Worship	Bill Bray	Alexander & Zeno declared equality for all people, future Megalopolis, David Wilkerson going to the gangs, need to live with God within the city
1972			Book Title: Mandate of the Gospel to Technological Society
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1972	1-5	Men With Something To Offer	Curtis W. Brannan	Need for living faith
1972	6-25	Man’s Place in God’s World	Harvey A. Smit	Effect upon surroundings upon man, changing understanding of natural world, nature and ethics, technical civilization
1972	26-39	Human Engineering	C. Delmer Johnson	Biological revolution, value of life, scientific manipulation of life, prolongation of life
1972	40-43	Cybernetics and Theology	Richard E. Seacord	Cybernetics, human view of computers
1972	54-56	Reverence for Life	Yoshiro Tamura	Buddhism & modern evils
1972	57-63	Biblical Background (Creation as Workshop)	Lloyd Neve	Man’s role in creation that of steward, misuse of authority equated to rape
1972	64-80	The Christian Role in Creating a Human Society	Robert L. Ramseyer	Change from rural to urban culture requires Christian interpretation of what is human, what is community, missionary as catalyst
1972	81	Closing Sermon	Jack Marshall	Love is giving–to anyone
1973			Book Title: The Contemporary Work of the Holy Spirit
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1973	1-11	The Charismatic People of God	Clifford Wayne Horn	1 Corinthians 12, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, gifts
1973	12-28	A Pentecostal View of the Baptism and Gifts of the Holy Spirit	Donnel Garth McLean	Baptism, Pentecostal, tarrying, tongues, gifts,
1973	29-45	Theological Interpretations of the Holy Spirit, and Their Manifestations in Particular Movements in History	James M. Phillips	Survey of the interpretations of the Holy Spirit, Montanists, Joachim, Thomas Muntzer, George Fox, Edward Irving, Charles Parham
1973	46-56	The Love that God Requires	Robert Anderson	Command to love
1973	57-73	The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Japanese Cultural Setting	Clark B. Offner	God’s Spirit at work in society, Japanese mysticism, Japanese religion, charismatic phenomena in Japanese new religions
1973	74-88	The Contemporary World-Wide Charismatic Renewal	Richard D. Sytsma	Signs and wonders associated with renewal, Neo-Pentacostalism, renewal in Catholicism and Protestantism
1973	89-103	The Jesus People	Philip Foxwell	Analysis of the Jesus People movement
1973	104-120	The Work of the Holy Spirit and Emotional Health	Melvin M. Bradshaw	Missionary emotional health in relationship to Holy Spirit, demonic spirits, counseling
1973	121-131	The Holy Spirit and Social Concerns	Oliver Bergh	Pastoral role, social concerns characteristic of our age, Holy Spirit in human relationships
1973	132	A Plea for Laughter, Warmth and Worship	Simon Baynes	Ways of thinking about the Holy Spirit at work
1974			Book Title: Changing Patterns in the Church’s Ministry
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1974	1-21	Biblical Perspectives on Ministry	Arch B. Taylor	Ancient understanding of serving the gods, service to Yaweh, trend toward elitist ministry, rise of prophets, early Church
1974	22-36	Changing Patterns in the Church’s Ministry in the Age of Reformation	Richard B. Norton	Distinctions between clergy and laity, secular clergy, demise of the Word in Pre-Reformation Europe, Reformation changes
1974	37-50	Christ’s Ministry and the Ministry of the Church–A Theological Perspective	John Reagan	Stewardship in local church, marks of authentic ministry,
1974	5-63	Changes in the Japanese Church’s Concept of Ministry	Yoshiro Ishida	Yoshinobu Kumazawa: lack of integration of various aspects of salvation, centrality of the Bible, changing nature of missionaries
1974	64-82	Pros and Cons of a Tent-Making Ministry	Marvin Miller	Tent-making, the case for voluntary clergy, arguments against tent-making, arguments for tent-making, Japan Mennonite Church & tentmaking
1974	83-86	Para-Ministries	Peyton Palmore	Panel discussion regarding “non-traditional” ministries
1974	87-98	The Concept of Ministry in the Japanese Church of 1990	Calvin Parker	Speculations of what 1990 Japan & church will be like
1974	99-104	Changeless Precepts for Changing Patterns in the Church’s Ministry	W. DeWitt Lyon	Changeless faith in a changing world
1974	105-109	The Ministry of Prayer	Robert J. Sorley	Prayer
1974	110	Our Ministry	Lardner C. Moore	Tragedy motivated the hymn “Fill My Cup, Lord.”
1975			Book Title: Christian Perspectives on Life and Death: East and West
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1975	1-13	The Organized Care of the Dying Patient	Tetsuo Kashiwagi	Medical doctors, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, care for the dying, the many faces of a patient
1975	14-25	Funerals In Japan Part 1	Marion F. Moorhead	Japanese funerals and related services, terms used, fate of the dead, “chuin” or hovering between two worlds (by the dead), addressing the deceased,
1975	26-29	Funerals In Japan Part 2	Soji Kitamura	Ancient Japanese funeral customs, folk beliefs and practices, addressing the dead
1975	30-83	Biblical Perspectives on Death	Robert H. Culpepper	Death in the Bible, the place of the dead, burial, mourning, resurrection, afterlife, theological deductions, intermediate state, extensive references
1975	84-95	Death in the Western Tradition	B. D. Tucker	Protazoa do not die, death as the product of imperfect relationship of parts plus external factors, 1st century views on death, later Western beliefs, suicide, prayers for the dead
1975	96-111	The Idea of Death in Japanese Thought	Stuart D. B. Picken	Archeological findings and speculations, Buddhist views of death
1975	112-136	Ethical Problems Associated With Death	George H. Hays	Death, ethics, abortion, euthanasia, suicide
1975	137	Facing Death Personally	Kenneth J. Dale	Stages of coping with the knowledge of impending death, terminally ill, preparing for death
1976			Book Title: Personal Evangelism in Today’s Japan
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1976	1-5	The Christian Witness – Good News for Today	Clifford Horn	Acts 8:26-40, message
1976	6-14	Communication	George L. Olson	Communication theory, speaker and listener, human needs and wants
1976	15-26	Human Needs and Human Psychology	Susumu Akahoshi	Psychology, dependency, trust, religiosity, comparisons between Japan and the west, amae
1976	27-42	The Christian Mission from People of One Culture to Those of Another	Kenneth E. Heim	Dependency – autonomy, self-realization – harmony, movements toward one world system, value of individual cultures, Biblical view of peoples, ethnos, ethnos & evangelism
1976	43-60	Personal Evangelism in the New Testament–A Study of the Adaptability of New Testament Evangelism	LeRoy Seat	Personal evangelism, adaptation of messenger to context, Jesus’ method, adaptability of message
1976	61-82	The Missionary as an Evangelist	Mark Maxey	Missionaries creed and mission, image and self-image, preaching, personal evangelism, funeral observances
1976	83-88	Missionary Evangelistic Methods and Techniques for a Japanese Viewpoint	Shuichi Matsumura	Missionary stages, role of missionaries in Japan, public perceptions of pastors, preaching
1976	89-92	Evangelism Role Play	Ray Hommes and Harvey Smit	Role playing evangelism
1976	93-102	Evangelism: How We Do It	Herb Skoglund & Kenneth E. Milhous	Case study, midori Baptist Church plant
1976	103-110	Coffee House Evangelism	Ronald W. Hempel	Case study, coffee houses, Asahigawa “Good Hour” ministry, emotional release in Japan, bars
1976	111	Arise – Shine!	Carl Beck	Isaiah 60:1-3, sermon, the Roman martyrs as evangelists
1977			Book Title: Bridges and Barriers to Gospel Outreach in Japan
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1977	1-6	Christ’s Message to His Church	Helmut Schultz	Revelation 1:9-20, 2:1-7, viewing the Church from within, things to remember
1977	7-15	The Biblical Encounter with Barriers and Bridges	Chester O. Mulder	Repentance, scandal, Apostles Creed and Japanese thinking, stumbling block, ignoring as a response
1977	16-26	Cultural Dynamics and the Gospel in Japan	John M. Masuda	Japanese mentality as observed in literature, adaptation to invasive cultures, patterns of communication, self-exposure as compared to Americans, individual and group, bridges to witness
1977	27-38	Understanding and Bridging the Language Barrier	Shelton Allen	Language theory, behavior, perceptions, learning techniques
1977	39-41	The Gospel Outreach through the Congregation	William M. Elder	Role of pastor in outreach, feudalistic patterns in Japan, pastoral position, expectations of “strong” pastors, felt need for authority figure, defensive pastors
1977	52-64	Transforming Barriers into Bridges	Kenneth J. Dale	Japan as collectivist society, group loyalty, “Christian” individualism, “amae,” dependency, Japanese monism, Western dualism, Japanese psychology
1977	65-67	Crossing the Bridge–A Closing Critique of the 1977 Hayama Seminar	Gerrit Koedoot	Need to distinguish between inherent and apparent barriers
1977	68	On the Other Side of the Bridge	Melvin D. Stott, Jr.	Exodus 14:15-31, message, God provides the bridge
1978			Book Title: Equipping the Laity for Service
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1978	1-10	Equipping the Laity for Service	Robert Boardman	Ephesians 4:11-12, sermon, equipping people for service
1978	11-31	The Biblical Concept of the Laity	Leroy Seat	Laity derived from “people,” clergy-laity distinction foreign to Bible, responsibility of pastor
1978	32-40	Understanding the World of the Layman	Yasuo Onishi	Japanese industrial society, Christians in this society, importance of the layman
1978	41-71	The Contemporary Apostolate	Richard E. Systma	Lay apostolate, Roman Catholic Church, laity, calling of those who are sent out, mission, Biblical teaching, Holy Spirit
1978	71-93	How Other Groups Motivate and Equip the Laity	John Graybill	Buddhist organizations, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Rissho Koseikai, Soka Gakkai, Mormons, Touitsu Kyoukai, Unification Church, Christian churches, advice to missionaries
1978	94-110	Witnessing Through the Japanese Family	George L. Olson	Post war families, traditional families, the dead as a “cloud of witnesses,” religious sensitivity, Shinshuu Buddhist adaptations to post war trends, Christian adaptations
1978	111-131	Equipping Laymen for Ministry	K. Lavern Snider	Goals and motivation in ministry, specialized ministries, equipping believers and equippers,
1978	132-145	The Role of the Bible in Equipping the Laity	Marion F. Moorhead	Authority of Scripture, message of the Bible, lack of laity-clergy distinction in New Testament, Presbyterian churches in Korea
1978	146	The Training of Laymen: Heartbeat of Missions (Summary of 1978 Hayama Seminar)	Joe Gooden	Visit people, train believers to visit people, coaching and building teams
1979			Book Title: The Lordship of Christ and the Missionary in Japanese Society
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1979	1-8	The Lordship of Christ and the Missionary in Japanese Society	Kenneth E. Heim	The Lord is Lord, the trinity is at work
1979	9-14	The Covenant God Confronts the Canaanite Baals	Lloyd Neve	Comparison of Israelite faith with neighbors, modern response to idolatry
1979	15-32	The Lordship of Jesus Confronts Graeco-Roman Society in the First Century	E. Luther Copeland	Jesus as Lord in 1st century, church history, limits of Roman religious toleration, cultic and private religious beliefs, status of Jewish faith, accusations against early Christians, emperor as god, supreme authority
1979	33-47	The Spiritual Life of the Missionary	Philip Kinley	2nd Peter 1:3-11, elements of the spiritual life, problems and advantages for the missionary
1979	48-56	Tensions and Temptations the Missionary Family Faces in Japan	D. Endersby	Missionary family, responsibilities of husbands and fathers, communication problems, irritations, Biblical principles, status of women
1979	57-67	The Missionary as Prophet: Confrontation vs. Accommodation vs. Infiltration	Paul Broman	Missionary conferences, rejection of missionary methods which seemed to result in failure, started a school, adoptions, street evangelism, spirit of Christ
1979	68-78	Rivals for Lordship: Japanese Religions Today	Aasulv LandeW. DeWitt Lyon	Religious dialogue, appearance of Christian faith to Japanese, salvation outside the church, freedom of action, religious rivalry,
1979	79-91	The Lordship of Christ as it Relates to Japanese Society and the Church in Japan	Ian MacLeod	Church sees Christ as absolute potentate, Jesus’ appeal and authentication, threats and warnings, what aspect of God do we present to people? Japan’s pre-war authority system, in the churches,
1979	92	Paul: Missionary to Corinth	Arthur R. Eikamp	Corinthian church, Jewish resistance, Paul’s before the court of Lucius Gallio, Paul’s refusal to be judged by self or others, missionary encouragment
1980			Book Title: The Christian Gospel and its Ethical Implications for Japanese Society
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1980	1-8	Ethical Issues in the Church Fathers and Church History	Campion Lally	Church fathers, patrology, theology, church history, love for God as key, Ecumenical stretch toward Christian unity
1980	9-17	The Religious Core of the Old Testament Ethic	David M. Moore	Ethics, holiness, the Law, Old Testament ethics, loyalties
1980	18-31	The Law in the Teaching of Jesus	Philip Barton Payne	Law, ethics in Judaism, authority of Scripture, principles of interpretation
1980	32-41	Traditional Japanese Ethics	F. Calvin Parker	Japanese ethics, changing of ethical systems, sin, harmony as highest value, “bushido,” sexual mores, Western reactions to Japanese ethical system, obligation, loyalty, shame, tolerance, compassion
1980	42-49	A Japanese Christian Ethical Outlook	Hisachika Hirose	Ethics, memories of childhood confusion as Japan changed after war, conversion to Jesus, ethics as discipline, ethics as principle
1980	50-58	Japanese Christianity and the Emperor Myth	George W. Gish	Japanese emperor as supreme god, historical survey, Imperial Rescript on Education, Shinto rites, Yasukuni Shrine, consolation of the dead, Church compromise and post-defeat confession
1980	59-61	The Christian and Ancestor Worship	Neal Browning	Japan as not fitting Anthropological models, Japanese religions, ancestor worship
1980	62-65	Personal Ethical Issues	Kenneth Dale	Drinking as social safety valve, suicide patterns, sexual aberrations
1980	66-70	The Gospel and Social Ethics: the issue of Buraku Discrimination	Louis N. Grier, Jr.	Burakumin, Japan’s “untouchables,” theology and practice of Buraku liberation
1980	71-74	Education in Japan	Frank Cole	Morals and education, Mombusho’s directive for Junior High School teachers, ethics as taught by Japanese school system, religious activities
1980	75-84	Ethical Issues from a Missionary Point of View	Robert L. Ramseyer	Missionaries who are diligent in learning culture can make ethical observations
1980	85-98	How Japanese Christians Deal with Non-Christian Religious Ceremonies	Alan Hoaglund	Ethics survey, putting Christian content into traditional festivals and ceremonies, attitudes toward traditional religious practices, funerals
1980	99	Ethics and the Role of the Missionary	Robert K. Anderson	2 Kings 10:15-16, Jehu & Jehonadab, missionaries face a lifetime of making ethical choices
1981			Book Title: The Christian Family in Japan
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1981	1-3	The Christian Family	Marion F. Moorhead	Proverbs 3:6, family, qualities of a good family
1981	4-12	The Family in Scripture	Frank Cole	Controversy a virtue at Hayama, nature of a Christian home, Biblical teaching regarding divorce, familial relationships, book list, spanking
1981	13-17	The Family in Conflict	Hugh Trevor	Biblical survey of family, modern view of home as retreat from society, Christian relationship to family
1981	18-25	The Japanese Family: Its Strengths and Weaknesses	R. Wallace Brownlee	Japanese family, individualism and groupism, Japanese mother, mother-child breakdowns, education, role of father, courtship and go-betweens, weaknesses in family system
1981	26-27	A Japanese Perspective	Akira Horiuchi	Yao Free church, importance of good family relationships in evangelism
1981	28-35	Reaching Non-Christian Families	George L. Olson	Finding community needs, identifying trends, Institute of Cultural Affairs, JNN Data Bank, “tsukiai” obligatory relationships, importance of workplace relationships, TBS research information for the 1980’s
1981	36-47	Fostering Christian Families in Japan	Charles Shenk	Traditional views of women as inferior or dirty, unhappiness of women, fostering Christian families, mate selection, sex, love, children
1981	48-55	The Missionary Family	Thelma Moorehead	Missionary family, survey of missionary stress, MK as third culture being
1981	56	Make Us a Family	Austin Warriner	Hayama as a significant family, absence of family “success stories” in Old Testament but present in New Testament, Christian family a difference
1982			Book Title: Can the Gospel Thrive in Japanese Soil: Guilt, Shame, and Grace in a Unique Culture
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1982	1-5	A New Thing	James Fiske	Sermons, Love, Grace
1982	6-22	The Dynamics of Shame and Guilt	Joe Gooden	Guilt, shame, psychology, personality, evangelism
1982	23-30	The Concepts of Guilt and Grace in the Bible	Lloyd Neve	Sin, grace, biblical studies
1982	31-49	The Place of Guilt, Shame and Grace in Other Japanese Religions	Clark Offner	Shame, guilt, grace, Japanese religion, sin, Buddhism, Shinto, tsumi, kegare, Pure Land Buddhism, Shinran, new religions, Confucianism
1982	50-74	History of Christian Confrontation with Japanese Culture	Glenn Gano	Christ and Culture, Japanese church, Meiji Period, pre-War period, liberalism, Ebina, Emperor Worship, Shinto, Uchimura Kanzo, pacifism, Kagawa, Mukyoukai
1982	76-81	The Foreignness of Christianity and the Problems of Nihonshu	Dickson Yagi	The Japanese and the Jews, Nationalism, death, Buddhist funeral, nature
1982	82-87	The Gap Between Honne and Tatemae	Ken Dale	Honne/tatemae, logic, non-rationality, law, shame, relativism, psychology, obligation, gimu
1982	88-94	The Claims of Christ versus Competing Claims of Society	Arthur Eikamp	Discipleship, school, company, home, loyalty, Japanese church, conflicts
1982	95-106	The Foreign Missionary Faces Japanese Culture	Patrick McElligott	Missionary role, foreignness, evangelism, culture shock, pastoral care, giri-ninjou
1982	107-122	The Gospel Will Thrive in Japanese Soil: A Blueprint for Action	Koji Arai	Post-war period, evangelism, conversion, repentance, Japanese church, ninjou, logic
1982	123	Striving or Thriving: A Closing Sermon	Bob Houlihan	Sermons, Endo, Silence, contextualization, incarnational model
1983			Book Title: All Things to All Men–Interaction of Biblical Faith and the Surrounding Cultures
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1983	1-2	A Celestial Orchestration	Oliver Bergh	Psalm 118:14
1983	3-10	The People of God and the Surrounding Culture: Conflict and Accommodation	John M. L. Young	Conflict, accommodation, Biblical study, bowing, butsudon, o-bon, shukyoshin, monism
1983	11-21	Jewish, Greek and Roman Influences on the Early Christian Church	Carl Beck	Church history, survey of philosophical and religious influences on early Church
1983	22-28	The Foreignness of Christianity in Japan	Notto R. Thelle	Religious, sociology, God in Japan, Jesus as friend
1983	29-37	Using Japanese Literature in Preaching	Patrick McElligott	Feeling and logic, Japanese psychology, sermon structure and Japanese poetry compared
1983	38-40	Experiments in the Contextualization of the Gospel in Japan	Clark B. Offner	Balancing Christian integrity with Japanese culture, contextualization of the Gospel
1983	41-43	Pastoral Responses in a Japanese Context	William M. Elder	Okinawa, pastoral ministry, family tomb rebuilding, cultural sensitivity, liturgy as sign of respect, contextualization, land dedication
1983	44-50	Six Things I’ve Learned about Contextualization	Frederic C. Sprunger	Contextualization of the Gospel, need for Word and deed, functional substitutes of Japanese religious customs
1983	51-55	Why Don’t the Japanese become Christian?	Chosei (Kiyoshi) Kabira	Sociology, Chrstian faith, 1981 NHK Survey of Religious Consciousness, possible solutions to problems
1983	56-57	The E-To Almanac: Guide to Japanese Life		Farmer’s Almanac of Japan
1983	58	Mount Fuji Evangelization	John W. Graybill	Eight step evangelist process
1984			Book Title: God at Work in Contemporary Japan: A Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Reflection
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1984	1-2	Learning to Learn from Each Other	Gordon J. Van Wyk	Acts 15:4-11, meaning of Hayama, national churches
1984	3-13	A Vision for Japan, Then and Now	William Hinchman	Origins of Hayama, original vision, first committee, minutes of first committee meetings, program of first seminar and details regarding 2nd planning committee
1984	14-17	Theological Concerns of a Quarter Century in Japan	Hiroyoshi Okada	Personal story, early theological influences, postwar Christianity boom and failure of pastors to cope with it
1984	18-21	Don’t Lose Heart; God is at Work	Charles Ray	Bible study, eschatology, follow God and don’t loose heart
1984	22-32	A Sharing of Theological Traditions, Emphases and Development	Benson Cain Gordon  K. Strom	Confessional Churches, rebuilding relationships, Lutheran, Presbyterian and Reformed, Roman Catholic, Nihon Kiristuto Kyoudan, Free Churches,
1984	33034	Saints of the Past Twenty-Five Years in Japan	Symposium	Influential Christian leaders
1984	35-42	Sharing Twenty-Five Years of Growth, Victories and Mistakes	Oliver Bergh Calvin Parker	Confessional Church statistics and confessions, Free Churches, Nippon Seikoukai, Lutheran, Reformed, United Church of Christ, Kyoudan, historical outline, progress
1984	43-52	Prospects for God’s Work in the Next Quarter Century	Stanley Dyer	Hindrances to church growth, issues related to growth, chart “Hindrances to Church Growth in Japan,” chart “Potential Effective Ministries in the Japanese Church”
1984	53	Going Forward as Servants of God	Reiji Hoshizaki	Deuteronomy 34:5-12, sermon, effective service takes time
1985			Book Title: Current Threats To God-Given Life: The Christian Response To Violence
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1985	1	He Will Take What is Mine and Give it to You	Oliver Bergh	John 16:14b, Hayama men’s seminar
1985	2-12	The Church Faces Militarism and Violence	Glen G. Gano	Militarism in Japan, Catholic missionary militarism, Shimabara rebellion, Meiji modernization, Rescript on education, Uchimura, pacifists, Japanese Church and response to war
1985	13-17	Bible Study on Conference Theme	Charles A Ray	Isaiah 1-5, rebellion against God
1985	18-28	The Case for a Just War	Frank Cole	Just war theory, alternative views, Blibical principles
1985	29-38	The Case for Christian Pacifism	Frank Kuhlman George W. Gish, Jr.	Jesus and weapons, Blibical principles leading to pacificism
1985	30-50	Deliquency and Violence in society	Howard Blair	Violence in Japan, educational system, effects of occupation policies, parental patterns, ways to reduce violence
1985	51-60	Abortion: Violence to the Unborn	John S. Schwab	Survey of abortion, US and Japan, Christian and Buddhist response
1985	61-71	Chemical Dependency: Violence to self and to Others through Chemical Abuse	Robert Cunningham	Post war increase of alcohol intake, progress and types of alcholism, treatment, drug abuse in Japan, treatment in Japan
1985	72-74	If I Could Live My Life Over	Robert Boardman	Philippians 3:13, message, Nine things I would do differently
1985	75	The Missing Link in Christian Work	Joe Gooden	Enjoyment in life and ministry, Bibical characters
1986			Book Title: Church Planting Patterns in Japan
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1986	1-6	Biblical Principles of Church Planting: Jesus and the Gentiles	Timothy J. Phelan	Bible study, church planting, Jesus, outreach
1986	7-19	Church Planting Since 1945: A Short Survey	Dafinn Sohheim	Church planting in Japan, church growth
1986	20-26	Contributions of Educational Ministries to Church Planting	Philip Kinley	Case study, Tamagawa Seigakuin Girls Junior-Senior High School, youth church attendance
1986	27-29	Para-Local Church Groups and Church Planting	Dick Endersby	Para-church ministries
1986	30-32	Church Planting Through Social Action	John H. McIntosh	Presbyterian missionaries, Koreans, Chinese and Taiwanese in Japan, alien registration
1986	33-39	A Wholistic Approach to Church Planting	Marlin Zook	Psychology, church planting, Human Potential Movement, Life Dynamics, ways of knowing
1986	40-49	Japanese Worldview and its Implications to Church Planting in Japan	Minoru Hayashi	Conversion in Japan, historical survey, mother-child suicide, comparative worldviews, cultural anthropology
1986	50-59	Church Planting in Japan Under the Power of the Holy Spirit	Leo Kaylor	Church planting, prayer and revival, signs and wonders, salvation testimony, Omuta church, gifts of the Spirit
1986	60-64	Church Planting from a Japanese Perspective	Andrew Y. Furuyama	Andrew Furuyama, Evangelical Free Church, church plant case study
1986	65	Practical Aspects of Church Planting	Art Seely	Keeping the paper work up to date
1987			Book Title: The Gospel Encounters the Japanese Worldview
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1987	1	The Apostle John and the Worldview of the Japanese	Steve Metcalf	The heavenly worldview
1987	2-5	The Japanese Worldview: a Definition	Yukio Saito	Suicide patterns in Japan, Inochi no denwa, Lifeline
1987	6-18	A Blibical Worldview	W. Dewitt Lyon	Principles guiding toward a Biblical worldview, effects of culture
1987	19-23	The Gospel in the Context of the Japanese Worldview	Paul P. Clark	Japanese isolation, subjectiveness
1987	24-29	Understanding the resistance of Japan to Christianity	Paul Clark	Importance of Shinto, Japanese henotheism
1987	30-40	The Scientific Worldview as a Barrier to the Gospel	Bruce Wilkerson	Changing nature of the scientific worldview
1987	41-45	The Old Testament as a Bridge to communicating the Gospel	Barry L. Ross	Old testament as an Eastern document, shared traits between Japan and O.T. world
1987	46-50	The Gosple for Japan’s International Youth Culture	John Ladue	Youth in Japan, incarnational evangelism
1987	51-67	English teaching as a bridge to Communicating the Gospel	Mark Maxey	English language as a means to evangelism, Bible as part of English language, teaching guidelines
1987	68-76	Rites of Passage as a Bridge to the Gospel	William L. Hinchman,	Japanese rites of passage
1987	77	Preach the Word–To Japanese Buddhists	John M.L. Young	Buddhism and the Gospel
1988			Book Title: Incarnating the Gospel in the Japanese Context
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1988	1-3	Whoever Receives You Receives Me	Howard Blair	Sermon, Luke 10:16
1988	4-13	Christian Spirituality in Buddhist Context	Masao Uenuma	Christian spirituality in context of Western rationalism, Buddhist philosophy, perspectives on the body
1988	14-27	Biblical Loyalty in the Japanese Context	David M. Moore	Loyalty in Japanese history and culture, “bushido,” Rescript Education, Hideyoshi’s rejection of God as greater authority than himself, Biblical study of loyalty
1988	38-53	From Ancient Jerusalem to Modern Tokyo: Contextualization in Japanese Culture and Society	Robert Lee	Levels of contextualization, Uchimura Kanzoo, Japan’s cultural identity crisis, extensive references, ways to present Christ to modern Japanese, converging cultures
1988	54-60	A Clinical Perspective of Contemporary Japanese Family Problems	Kenneth J. Dale	Changing Japanese family, clinical psychology, family therapy, loyalties, absentee husband and father, the company, amae, dominate mothers, school refusal
1988	61-72	Ministry in the Japanese University: Who, What and How?	Charles R. DeRolf	Views of Christ in relationship to culture, author’s campus ministry
1988	73-88	A Foreign Christian’s Struggle with Japanese Concepts of Respect, Honor, Veneration, Worship	Clark B. Offner	Two views on Japanese ancestral religion and “cohabitability” with the Gospel, Nihonkyou, adjustment to Christian ways of thinking, danger of syncretism, alternative funeral style, bowing
1988	88-93	God’s Mandate in Cultural Perspective	Stanley R. Dyer	Redemptive relationship between culture and evangelism, danger of religious syncretism, fife stages of transformation
1988	94	Cultural Research Questions	Miriam Adeney	Cultural studies, survey
1989			Book Title: Showa X-Day and Beyond
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1989	1-3	Introducing: Showa, X-Day and Beyond	Paul P. Clark	Decline of traditional Japanese religion, impending death of the Showa emperor, danger of syncretism
1989	4-14	Japanese Religious Mentality	Nathaniel S. Elkins	Japanese as non-religious, religious practice survey
1989	15-16	Potential of Youth	John LaDue	Youth, “tatemae” as spirit of Japan, stubbornness
1989	17-22	Unchanging Emperor System	Robert Lee	Imperial institution, pure emperor and “men of action, “missiological implications
1989	23-37	The Showa Era	Harold Sims	Survey of Showa history, political and cultural survey, events during reign of Hirohito, missionaries during Showa (see critique)
1989	38-46	X-Day: After the Emperor Dies	Kenny Joseph	Wartime responsibility of the Emperor, rituals related to the death of an emperor, relationship of faithful to the state, Kyodan
1989	57-69	Beyond Showa: Internationalization	Cornelius K. Iida	WW II experiences, first hearing of the Gospel, MacArthur and peace, experiences as interpreter for heads of state, impact of politics upon spiritual, views of the atomic bombings, reconciliation
1989	70	Beyond Showa: Christianity and Japanese Religions	Leroy Seat	Inventing the future, theological understandings of the future, trends in Japanese society and religion, future of Japanese Church
1989	88	Jesus the Christ as Prophet	John H. McIntosh	Devotional
1989	89	Jesus as Great High Priest	Jim Sandholdt	Devotional
1989	90	Jesus as King	Douglas Woyke	Devotional
1989	91	Jesus as Lord	Austin Warriner	Devotional
1990			Book Title: Heisei: A New Era or More of the Same: Missiological Issues in the ’90’s
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1990	1-30	Heisei: A New Era in the Japanese Church?	Joshua Tadashi Tsutada	Periods of Japanese church growth, history as “His story,” global awareness in Japanese Church, evangelicals in Japan, JEA
1990	31-58	Magic and Morality in Modern Japanese Exorcistic Technologies: A Study of Mahikari	Richard Fox Young	Mahikari, Japanese new religion, spiritism, ancestors, rise of spiritism in modern Japan, healing and deliverance, victimization
1990	59-96	Elemental Cosmology, Esoteric Soteriology and the New Missiology	Johannes Aagaard	Cosmology, New Age as the Old Age, Theosophy, Freemasonry, modern youth, Anthroposophy, Yoga, Hinduism, Shinto mythology
1990	97	Instructions About Integrity and Piety	Paul B. Overland	Proverbs 3:1-12, Bible study
1991			Book Title: The Enigma of Japanese Society
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1991	1-5	Introduction: The Enigma of Japanese Society	Robert Lee	Introduction to speakers
1991	6-33	Civil Society in Japan	Karel van Wolferen	Intimidation, loss of civil society, diminishing freedom, establishment intellectuals, disenfranchised middle class, Japan as an oligarchy
1991	34-56	Japan’s Kanjin Society	Norikatsu Sasagawa	Japanese way of thinking, divided self, individual and groups, Imperial Oath of Five Articles of 1867, comparison with medieval German society
1991	57-75	Counseling in Japanese Society	Nobuo Tanaka	Counseling method, Japan, case histories, recovery, Nobuo Tanaka
1991	76-99	Teaching Them to Observe All that I Command You: Biblical Perspectives on Education for Life	Marvin K. Yoder	Biblical understanding of life and death, teaching in the Bible, teachers
1991	100	Sanbi: An International Christian School Project	Peter Wider	Sanbi, worship, Christian education, children
1992			Book Title: A World in Shambles in an Ordered Universe: Renewing Mission Engagement
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1992	1-10	Introduction to Seminar	Robert Lee	Topics and speakers
1992	11-56	Japan in the World	John Gano	20th Century developments in Japan, nations in flux, economics, military, international aid, interdependence and moves toward one world system
1992	57-64	Japan and the Domestic Scene	Takiya Yoshikazu	Effects of WW II defeat, internationalization, Japanese psychology & spirituality, “nantai dobutsu” attitudes, anti-ideology ideology
1992	65-88	Being Witnesses of the Truth in this Culture	Alf Idland	Philosophy and Christian message, dangers of running a “koenkai,” lack of a Japan friendly esthetic, Christian artist Watanabe Sadao
1992	89-99	A Biblical Word to the People of God in a World in Shambles	Barry L. Ross	O.T. faithful who stood firm in times of peril
1992	100-105	On to Greater Things	John H. McIntosh	Greater works,
1992	106	A Voice from the Past	Glenn G. Gano	Quotations from the minutes of the 1883 All Japan Missionary Conference
1993			Book Title: How Wide is God’s Mercy? Christian Perspectives on Religious Pluralism
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1993	1-131	How Wide is God’s Mercy? A Biblical Perspective on Religious Pluralism	Don N. Howell, Jr.	Religious pluralism, Biblical theology, exclusivism vs. inclusivism, fate of those who never hear, problem texts, “kurios,” Christ as Lord
1993	32-52	Christian Theologians on Religious Plurality	Jan van Bragt	Religious pluralism in Western history, theologians viewpoints
1993	53-66	The Fall of Christian Imperialism	Hiromasa Mase	Ethnic conflict, religious pluralism, religious dialogue, Christian affirmations
1993	67-91	Why Jesus Instead of the Buddha? Christian Mission in a Religiously Pluralistic World	Harold A. Netland	Religious pluralism, apologetics, Christian exclusive vs. inclusive, epistemology, theology
1993	92-108	Interreligious Dialogue	Clark Offner	Religious dialogue, theology, Christian views of non-Christian religions
1993	109-131	The Dynamics of Religious Change and Development Among Japanese Buddhists	Kenneth J. Dale	Religion in Japanese life, Rissho Koseikai, “hoza,” group counseling, RK doctrines, comparison to Christian faith
1993	132	Panel Discussion on Religious Pluralism	Mase, Offner, Dale, van Bragt, Netland	Scripture, religious pluralism, God and Buddha
1994			Book Title: AD 2000 And Beyond-Missionary Education and Mission. Missionary Survival Before AD 2000
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1994	1-14	Mission and Education: The Perspective from Japan	Tadaka Maruyama	Christian schools in 19th and 20th century Japan, changing nature of Japanese Christian schools
1994	15-28	Living as Children of Light	Bruce Hekman	Accepting the challenge of modern youth culture
1994	29-32	Fifteen Waves in Postwar Japan	Kenny Joseph	Survey of ministry approaches from 1940 to 1988, methodology
1994	33-44	Short-Term Workers Aid Church Planting	Ralph Cox	Short-term missionaries, church planting strategy
1994	45-50	Performing Christian Weddings in Japan	Nathan Elkins	Christian weddings, tent-making, evangelism
1994	51-66	Homeschooling	Belva Rae Kotlarczyk	Homeschooling in Japan, missionary childrens’ education
1994	67-	Contextualization: Self-Identity and Conversion in Japanese Culture and Society	Robert Lee	Conversion, Japanese kindergarten, early socialization, modernization, rise of personal self in Japan, types of modern individuals, duo realities
1995			Book Title: Leadership–The Church in Japan and the Missionary
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1995	1-3	Introduction	Russell Sawatsky & Gregg Hutton	Introduction to speakers
1995	4-13	A Biblical View of Leadership	Takashi Manabe	Biblical idea of leader
1995	14-32	Leadership and Church Organization in the Japanese Context	Robert L. Ramseyer	Leadership, church organization, case history in Japanese secular context, patron-client relations, volunteer associations, church and pastor
1995	33-43	The Continuing Role of the Missionary in Japan	Hugh Trevor	Missionary role, models, Church Growth Institute
1995	44-69	A Japanese Perspective on the Continuing Role of Missionaries in Japan	Joshua K. Ogawa	Historical survey of missionaries in Japan, case study of foundation of Evangelical Free church, continuing role of missionaries
1995	70-88	Church Leadership and the Problem of Nihonkyou	Peter N. Lundell	Japanese identity and myth as religion, spiritual powers
1995	89	Deconstruction and the Modern: Missiological Trends and Issues for the Church in Japan and the Missionary	Robert Lee	Spread of modernity and the postmodern era, Japan and missions in the postmodern era, developments in Biblical theology, deconstruction and contextualization, Agaards theory of missions
1996			Book Title: Reaching the Secular Mind for Christ. Practical Help for Evangelism in Japan. THE DEBATE: Young-Earth Creationism vs. Old-Earth Creationism. How They Can Be Used As Tools For Evangelism
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1996	1-31	The Heavens Declare the Glory of God	Hugh Ross	Christian faith & science, apologetics, Big Bang, conflicting viewpoints, creation science, astrophysics
1996	32-65	Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear	Hugh Ross	Evolution, natural selection, apologetics through science, the Flood, creation science, astrophysics
1996	66-75	Reaching the Secular Mind for Christ	Takeshi Mogi	Business world, evangelism, economic “bubble burst,” Kobe earthquake relief, motorcycle gangs
1996	76-81	Reaching the Secular Mind for Christ: Definitions and Departures	Peter Lundell	Secularization, informed Christians
1996	82-83	In Conclusion: The Human Center and the Christ Center	Peter Lundell	Human centered universe vs. Christ centered lives
1996	84-92	Friday Evening Meditation	Mary Kay Sapp	1 John 1:1-4, reaching people for Christ
1996	93	Continual Conversion	Clark Offner	Conversion as a life process
1997			Book Title: Revival & Renewal
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1997	1-7	Bible Study on Revival and Renewal	Erik Froyland	Jeremiah 22:29, revival, awakening
1997	8-34	The Gifts of the Holy Spirit	Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.	Biblical theology, Spirit baptism, gifts of the Spirit, non Pentecostal vs. Pentecostal
1997	35-49	The History of Revival – Revival in Our Century	Minoru Okuyama	Revival movements in Church history
1997	50-62	Testimony of Renewal in Yokohama Grace Bible Church	Scott Douma	Toronto blessing, revival, Japan, testimonies
1997	63-69	How God is Working Through My Group	Shinji Amari	Landmark Baptists, cessationist, personal testimony
1997	70-76	My Vision for Revival in Japan	Paul Kiichi Ariga	Personal testimony, revival in Japan, Biblical examples of revival
1997	77-83	Overview: Revivals in Japan	Kenny Joseph	Seven revivals in Japan
1997	84-87	Para-church Organizations and Revival	Timothy M. Himei	Para-church, revival
1997	88	What Then is My Responsibility?	David M. Moore	Nehemiah 9, Daniel 9, Biblical example of revival, Welsh Revival, need for repentance
1998			Book Title: Missionary Communications in a Visual Age
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1998	1-4	Taking Every Thought Captive to Christ	Paul Clark	1 Corinthians 3:11
1998	5-19	Mass Media and the Church	Terry Mattingly	Media as cultural imperialism, TV generation, Christian attitudes toward mass media
1998	20-32	Religious Content in Mass Media	Terry Mattingly	Dominate impact of the visual over doctrine, X-Files
1998	33-44	Responding to Signals from Mass Media	Terry Mattingly	Response to the challenges of mass media, types of signals
1998	45-51	Ministry to Cult Members and Their Families	William Wood	Jehovah Witnesses
1998	52-60	Sowing Seeds through Religious Dialogue and Telephone Messages	Clark Offner	Telephone ministry, ancestral rites
1998	61-74	The Gospel in Japanese Society	Patrick McElligott	Social integration of missionary, PTA, haiku & preaching
1998	75-9	Panel Discussions	William Wood, Patrick McElligott, Clark Offner, Terry Mattingly	Jehovah Witnesses, ancestral rites, etc
1998	95	Ministry of the Word	Dan Sparkman, Cynthia Dufty, Robert K. Anderson	In Him we live and have our being, Praying with the End in view, The Word made flesh
1999			Book Title: Preparing for a Fresh Encounter with God
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
1999	3-22	Jesus and the Jizo in Japan: A History of Christianity in Japan, A.D. 198~Present	Kenny Joseph	Nestorian missionaries, Christian influences on Japanese culture, funerals and revivals
1999	23-37	Pre-war Protestant Japanse Revivals from 1859 through the 1890s	Masakazu Suzuki and David Hymes	Japan Christian revivals, 19th century, revivalism, 1872 Yokohama revival, 1876 Kumamoto revival, 1883 revival, 1884 Doushisha revival
1999	38-46	Contemplation on the Work of God: Biased and Subjective Thoughts on Preparing the Nation for His Tomorrow	Akira Mori	Nestorian missionaries, 1500 persecution of Christians, Tokugawa isolation, ways toward revival
1999	47-60	Deliverance and Generation X: Young People and Young People’s Problems	Peter N. Blocksom	Deliverance ministry, demonic bondages, abusive sexual behavior, idolatry, freedom from bondage
1999	61-73	Reaching Gen-X Through Various Media	David Verwey	Evangelism, Generation X, audio-visual media and providers, needs of young people
1999	74-86	The Worldview of Japanese Elementary School Children as Reflected in the Mainichi Elementary School Newspaper	Daniel A. Ellrick	Formation of children’s’ values, cultural and religious influences upon Japan, “Mainichi Shougakusei Shinbun,” Daily Newspaper of Elementary Students
1999	87-91	Moral Education in the Japanese School	David Hinson	Ministry of Education, moral education curriculum, social conditioning
1999	92-94	Lessons Learned Ministering to Japanese Children	Timothy Ackerman	Ministry to children, children’s wants and desires
1999	95-102	Panel Discussion: Formation of Japanese Worldview	Gary Fujino, moderator	Japanese worldview, children, young people, ethics, sexual behavior, Generation X, mass media
1999	103	Conversion, Lordship and Mission: Contextualizing Theology in Light of Japanese Ancestral Practices	David W. Ronan	Ancestral practices as Japan’s religion, rituals and worldview, conversion and religious change, Lordship of Christ, relational sets
2000			Book Title: Strategies for Christian Witness in a Postmodern World
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
2000	6-27	The Social World of the New Testament and How the Early Christians Responded to it: Hints for the Japanese Church	W. Robert Shade	New Testament societies, Roman era associations, social classes, religious practices, tolerance
2000	28-45	Understanding Postmodernism	Jim Leffel	Death of truth, rejection of absolutes, denial of Self, John Hick’s postmodern pluralistic analysis, Japan looking for truth
2000	46-63	The Postmodern Dilemma	Jim Leffel	Scientific foundationalism & postmodern critique, reality & social construction, espistemological nihilism, linguistic constructivism, social construction of theory, the existential dilemma
2000	64-74	Strategic Christian Initiatives in a Postmordern Culture	Jim Leffel	Plausibility structures & Christian witness, conversation & cuisine outreach, epistemological frustration
2000	75-80	On Networking	Ken Saito	Living in two worlds, Japanese & religion, Yokohama Union Church, theology of the sojourner, frustration with association
2000	81-87	Networking or Not Working? Networking Among International Churches & Mission Agencies in Japan: Results of an Inquiry	Michael Hohn	Networking & working together
2000	88-97	A Case Study of the International VIP Club: A Mission Movement Among Japanese Businessmen	Mitsuo Fukuda	International VIP club, ministry to Japanese businessmen, collapse of the company, evangelism
2000	98-104	Old Earth Creationism Versus Young Earth Creationism From the Standpoint of Evangelistic Impact	Tim Boyle	Our designed universe, big bang, time, fossil fuels and evolutionists, debate tactics, old earth creationism, young earth creationism, Japanese separation of religion & science
2000	105-115	The Returnee in Japanese Society	Lonnie Dufty	Types & history of Japanese returning from abroad, psychological and social challenges, Japanese insularity, integration into local church, returnees, returnee questionnaire
2000	116-118	Black Gospel Ministry	Ron Rucker	Black Gospel music boom in Japan
2000	119-120	Jublilee 2000: The Biblical and Best Hope for a More Human 21st Century	Michael Hohn	Vespers. International loan forgiveness: “Break the chains of hearts to break the chains of debt.”
2000	121-122	Salt and Light	Kenneth Milhous	Analogies from synoptic Gospels comparing Christian spiritual life with salt and light
2000	123	Knowing and Being a Good Samaritan: A Closing Message	Bo Dellming	Love God, Love neighbors as self
2001			Book Title: The Unseen Face of Japan: Culturally Appropriate Communication of the Gospel
	Pages	Article Title	Author	Keywords
2001	5-9	The Way to State Shinto In Comparison with Shrine Shinto	Toshifumi Uemura	Shinto religion, Japanese religion, Japanese history
2001	10-29	Questioning Assumptions About Japanese Society	David Lewis	Japanese society, socialization of missionaries, Japanese religion & Christians, guilt & shame,
2001	30-31	Response to Lewis, “Questioning Assumptions”	Chris Momose	Japanese guilt & shame, tent maker missionaries, Japanese Christians
2001	32-48	Breaking Down Barriers	David Lewis	Japanese religious rituals in corporate context, ancestor worship
2001	49-50	Response to Lewis, “Breaking Down Barriers”	Chris Momose	Christian response to corporate rituals and ancestor worship
2001	51-65	Building Bridges	David Lewis	Japanese culture and individuals like a kaleidoscope,respect for the dead and seniors, purity and pollution, safety and security
2001	66-68	Response to Lewis, “Building Bridges”	Chris Momose	Respect for the dead and seniors, purity and pollution, safety and security
2001	69-89	Communicating Christ	David Lewis	Prayer life of the missionary, evangelism, Setsubun, sacrifice, relationships
2001	90-91	Response to Lewis, “Communicating Christ”	Chris Momose	Limitations of redemptive analgies & history to bring Japanese to Christ
2001	92-116	Funerals as Wonderful Opportunities	Peter Clift	Christian funerals as a means to witness Christ to Japanese
2001	117-119	Response to Peter Clift’s presentation “Funerals as Wonderful Opportunities”	Kenny Joseph	Failure of Christians to respond to opportunity to minister through funerals
2001	120-121	Closing Message: The Holy Spirit and Cross Cultural Communication: Acts 2:1-12	Kenneth Milhous	Acts 2:1-12, principles from Pentecost that apply to missions in Japan

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