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Edward L. Smither (Pickwick, 2014) What happens to the church when the emperor becomes a Christian? Seventeen hundred years after Constantine’s victory at Milvian Bridge, scholars and students of history continue to debate the life and impact of the Roman emperor who converted to faith in the Christian God and gave peace to the church. …
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Zane Pratt, M. David Sills, and Jeff Walters (B&H Academic, 2014) Missions is the work of the church to reach and teach the peoples of the world for Christ’s sake. The missionary call is a vital part of the life of every follower of Jesus Christ and, therefore, the church. But the effective discipleship of …
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Daniel Darko and Beth Snodderly, eds. (William Carey International University Press, 2014) First the Kingdom of God assembles a collection of essays from renowned Christian leaders of diverse cultures at the frontiers of global Christianity to elevate the conversation and to address key aspects of the changing trends aforementioned. This volume offers unique perspectives from …
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Christopher J. Freet (Energion , 2014) Many Christians have grown up with a very limited concept of “missions” and “missionaries.” In this view a missionary is a person who goes and preaches to lots of people, often in primitive lands, and explains the theology of the gospel. The natives are convinced and become Christians. Thus …
A New Look at Hospitality as a Key to Missions Read More »
Edward L. Smither (Cascade Books, 2014) How did Christian missions happen in the early church from AD 100 to 750? Beginning with a brief look at the social, political, cultural, and religious contexts, Mission in the Early Church tells the story of early Christian missionaries, their methods, and their missiology. This book explores some of …
Mission in the Early Church: Themes and Reflections Read More »
Ronald W. Brown (www.globalvault.ca, 2014) INTERSECTIONS is the story of my life and how it intersected with the four streams of missiology; showing my place in the history of missions, showing where cultural anthropology helped me as a missioner to journey alongside other cultures, showing a variety of strategic methodologies used in my missionary career, …
Jan B. Dixon and Roger L. Dixon (CreateSpace, 2014) This book is different from others on cross-cultural church planting in its emphasis on mentoring, negotiating, and spiritual leadership in unreached people groups. It also has a unique look at contextualization and project planning. Order Now!
Enoch Wan and Anthony Casey (Institute for Diaspora Studies, 2014) This book shows patterns of assimilation and integration that are common among immigrant groups and provides tools of cultural research to get out in the city, talk to people, build relationships, gain entrance into these communities, find leaders, and plant healthy churches. These tools are …
Allen Yeh and Chris Chun, eds. (Wipf & Stock, 2013) This book celebrates the 250th birthday of William Carey (“The Father of Modern Missions”) and the 200th anniversary of the mission of Adoniram Judson (the first missionary sent from America). The contributors include Timothy George and Tim Tennent, as well as voices from World Christianity–namely …
David A. Bledsoe (Brazilian Baptist Home Mission Board, 2013)
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