The Barnabas Factor How Crosscultural Partnership Amplifies Global Mission Global Voices on Global Mission
EDITED BY JOSH IRBY
THE BARNABAS FACTOR
In this multifaceted volume, mission practitioners from around the world unpack the life and ministry of Barnabas. Contributors from Zambia, Bosnia, Australia, India, Ghana, New Zealand, Latin America, and the United States provide diverse experiences, global viewpoints, and best practices for effective mission partnerships that embrace humility, generosity, and mutuality. Barnabas entered sensitive crosscultural situations and could help without hurting. He taught, developed, and trained others while also encouraging and releasing leaders. He modeled mission partnership that is generous, trustworthy, mutual, and empowering. In today’s new era of global mission, we need more people like Barnabas.
HOW CROSSCULTURAL PARTNERSHIP AMPLIFIES GLOBAL MISSION
FOREWORD BY PAUL BORTHWICK
June 30, 2026 224 pages, paperback, 978-1-5140-1576-6 5.5 x 8.5 inches, $21.99 REL045000 RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions
JOSH IRBY (MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary) is a partnership director for Cru where he develops crosscultural collaboration between the United States and Europe. He is the cohost of the Mission Shift podcast, coauthor of Cross on a Hill , and author of Meeting Miss Irby .
Veteran crosscultural missionaries, leaders from Zambia, Bosnia, Australia, India, Ghana, New Zealand, Latin America, and the USA have provided this valuable tool for missionary practitioners, crosscultural senders and receivers, and any church leader who wants to help the church engage effectively in this ‘from everywhere to everywhere’ world.” —PAUL BORTHWICK, author of Western Christians in Global Mission and Mission 3:16 , from the foreword “
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