The ultimate purpose of this festschrift is to glorify God by honouring His good and faithful servant Dr. Enoch Wan who “keeps the Message alive and does a thorough job as God’s servant.”
MAP: Missionary, Anthropologist, Professor - A Festschrift for Dr. Enoch Wan was written by Dr. Wan’s former students and co-workers. It is their individual expressions of gratitude and respect to honour and recognize Professor Wan for his impact in each one’s life, career, and ministry.
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Excerpt from the Foreword of MAP: Missionary, Anthropologist, Professor - A Festschrift for Dr. Enoch Wan:
Breathtaking changes have characterized the life and the times of Dr. Enoch Wan. Given his tumultuous life experience, it is no wonder that Professor Wan spearheaded the development of Diaspora Missiology. His cross-cultural missionary service and urban church-planting work built a foundation for Wan to ably lead intercultural studies programs for theological students and institutions. Studying and living in North America, with his Chinese background, helps explain Wan’s formulation of his Relational Paradigm that challenges conceptual Western theology. Moreover, Enoch Wan’s eventful life has played out against the backdrop of numerous dramatic events of the latter half of the Twentieth Century and first quarter of the Twenty-First, including war-torn China, Cold War relations, and multidirectional migrations. Divine Providence has unmistakably been at work in the life and times of Dr. Enoch Wan.
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This beautifully written festschrift represents the triple crown of missiological scholarship. Its subject, diaspora missiology, represents the greatest mission challenge and opportunity of our time. Its object, Dr. Enoch Wan, represents the epitome of Christian scholarship and discipleship. Its globally representative authors emulate their teacher in their own pioneering research, their ever-expanding body of work, and their motivating missionary passion. Thank God for the life and work of Dr. Enoch Wan and for the vision and tenacity of his disciple, Joy Tira, to gather his brilliant friends to scatter abroad new paradigms and strategies for getting the Good News to everyone, everywhere.
Douglas Birdsall, Ph.D., Honorary Chairman of the Lausanne Movement
Dr. Enoch Wan’s scholarship has consistently led the way in shaping the field of Intercultural Studies—especially through his innovative work in Diaspora Missiology and the Relational Paradigm. MAP: Missionary, Anthropologist, Professor honors this legacy with intellectual rigor and heartfelt gratitude. The essays collected in this volume reflect the global breadth and theological depth of Dr. Wan’s influence, offering a resource that is as much a guide for future missiological engagement as it is a tribute to a life well lived. Readers will find in these pages a rich conversation at the intersection of academic excellence and missional passion.
Charles J. Conniry, Jr., Ph.D., President, Western Seminary, Portland, Oregon
Jacky Lau, Ph.D., is an adjunct Professor of Misson at the Ambrose Seminary in Canada and a board member with the International Student Ministries Canada. He is Worker Emeritus with the Christian & Missionary Alliance in Canada and had served as Pastor, Church Planter, Team Leader and Global Track Leader. Jacky was the founding pastor of the Chinese Christian Church of Dubai in UAE. He and his wife, Anne, have collaborated in ministry for over 25 years. God bless them with two children and six grandchildren.
Mark R. Hedinger, D.I.S., served as a Bible School director and teacher in Mexico for 12 years, and then as an International Director for his sending organization (Crossworld). Seeing a need for better training of missionary workers led him to Western Seminary for his Doctor of Intercultural Studies degree. He currently serves as Executive Director and Culture Trainer for a not-for-profit called CultureBound and as adjunct faculty for the intercultural programs at Western Seminary. He is a medical interpreter helping English and Spanish speakers to communicate in medical contexts. He enjoys being husband to Karen and father and grandfather within their family.
Sadiri Joy Tira, D.Min., D.Miss., is diaspora missiology specialist at the Jaffray Centre for Global Initiatives at Ambrose University in Canada. A reflective-practitioner, Sadiri Joy Tira served as catalyst for diasporas (formerly, senior associate for diasporas) for the Lausanne Movement from 2007-2019, founding chairperson of the Global Diaspora Network (2010-2015), and as senior pastor of First Filipino Alliance Church in Edmonton, Canada's "Gateway to the North" for over two decades.
