Shepherds of the Steppes

“This study is a helpful resource for all involved in intercultural discipleship and leadership development ministries, especially where these involve male Christian leaders. It demonstrates the crucial importance of listening to the stories of how men experience conversion, discipleship, leadership development, and the relationship between their culture and the Christian faith. Such listening will provide important insights that would facilitate the contextualization of discipleship, theological education, and leadership development.”


—Pieter F. Theron, pastor, South Umpqua Community Church





“How does Jesus build his church in a culture previously untouched by the gospel and profoundly shaped by nomadism, socialism, Buddhism, and Shamanism? He has raised up Shepherds of the Steppes, and Mark Wood helps us to begin to share their experiences of conversion, discipleship, cultural negotiation, and theological education. Fascinating, insightful, thought-provoking, and challenging—there is so much to learn from what the Lord of the church is doing in Mongolia!”


—Graham Aylett, general secretary, Increase Association