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Edward L. Smither (Lexham Press, 2019) A deeper understanding of the grand history of mission leads to a faithful expression of God’s mission today. From the beginning, God’s mission has been carried out by people sent around the world. From Abraham to Jesus, the thread that weaves its way throughout Scripture is a God who …
Christian Mission: A Concise, Global History Read More »
Stephen M. Davis (Resource Publications, 2019) For the last couple decades, urban church planting has been all the rage. This has been a blessing for the city. This has also been a curse for many who sensed a call, saw a need, and left for a life of adventure, only to leave the city after …
Urban Church Planting: Journey into a World of Depravity, Density, and Diversity Read More »
Gary R. Corwin (Credo House Publishers, 2018) Well into its second century now, the history of SIM is a history of God graciously using generations of ordinary and imperfect people to display his mercy and to extend his kingdom to where He is least known. The result has been Jesus building his Church through new …
By Prayer to the Nations: A Short History of SIM Read More »
Robert L Gallagher; John Mark Terry (Baker Academic, 2017) This new addition to a highly acclaimed series portrays the sweep of missions history, revealing how God has fulfilled his promise to bless all the nations. Two leading missionary scholars and experienced professors help readers understand how missions began, how missions developed, and where missions is …
Encountering the History of Missions: From the Early Church to Today. Read More »
Robert L Gallagher with Paul Hertig (Orbis Books , 2017) A resource for the classroom that specifically addresses the missiological issues of the twenty-first century, this collection in honor of Charles E. Van Engen features contributions from practically all the leading lights of the missiology world. Scholars including Stephen Bevans, Roger Schroeder, van Thanh Nguyen, …
Contemporary Mission Theology: Engaging the Nations. Read More »
Kenneth Nehrbass (Wipf & Stock, 2016) Globalization has raised numerous questions about theology and culture for Christians. How should we respond to outsourcing and immigration? How does anti-Western sentiment affect the proclamation of the gospel? What is the role of the church in society? This book argues that Christians will be most fulfilled and most …
Edward L. Smither (Cascade Books, 2016) Missionaries go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, while monks live cloistered in a monastery and focus their lives on prayer and studying Scripture–correct? Not exactly. When we study the history of Christian mission, especially from around 500 to 1500 CE, the key missionaries that …
Missionary Monks: An Introduction to the History and Theology of Missionary Monasticism Read More »
Tabor Laughlin (Wipf & Stock, 2016) In the author’s ten years living in China, Chinese friends and foreign friends alike have told him that in many ways he is more like a Chinese person than an American. He sees himself as an “egg,” which is white on the outside and yellow (Chinese) inside. For cross-cultural …
Becoming Native to Win the Natives: Cross-Culturally Becoming All Things to All Men Read More »
Kelly Malone (Urban Loft, 2016) In the world’s cities, the church must not only give people hope for eternal life. We must also help them realize their most basic hopes for physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being in the present world. An individual Christ-follower can feed a hungry child, and a single congregation can provide food …
City Church: Working Together to Transform Cities Read More »
J. Scott Bridger (Pickwick, 2015) Can Christians read biblical meaning into qur’anic texts? Does this violate the intent of those passages? What about making positive reference to the Qur’an in the context of an evangelistic presentation or defense of biblical doctrines? Does this imply that Christians accept the Muslim scripture as inspired? What about Christians …
