Mapping Church Missions
Mapping Church Missions

Author: Sharon R. Hoover

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2018-09-25

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0830874011

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Sharon Hoover brings her years of experience in local church missions to bear on thorny questions every church faces. Should we prioritize evangelism or works of service? Local ministries or overseas missions? And what about short-term missions trips? Hoover approaches each question with nuance, helping us plot our church's unique course as we seek to serve Christ's kingdom.

Contextualization in World Missions
Contextualization in World Missions

Author: A. Moreau

Publisher: Kregel Academic

Published:

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0825487994

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Contextualization is the art of translating ideas into a particular situation, place or culture. It is fundamental to communication, which makes contextualization essential in missions. This textbook pulls together and maps the variety of evangelical approaches to contextualization. Introductory classes on contextualization and missionary preparation institutes will appreciate this valuable textbook. Contextualization in Missions will guide mission-minded Christians to an informed plan for spreading the gospel effectively. While written with a theoretical perspective, Contextualization in Missions also provides real-world examples to provoke both thought and action.

Seamen's Missions
Seamen's Missions

Author: Roald Kverndal

Publisher: William Carey Library

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 944

ISBN-13: 9780878084401

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This book will long stand as the foundational study of church missions and ministry to men and women of the sea. International in scope, it covers in detail the efforts, particularly during the past two centuries, to serve the spiritual and moral needs of seafarers. The author, himself a former seafarer and seafarers' chaplain, spent more than fifteen years of painstaking research to compile this fascinating and authoritative book.

Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions
Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions

Author: Gerald H. Anderson

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 884

ISBN-13: 9780802846808

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"The book also features cross-references throughout, a bibliography accompanying each entry, an elaborate appendix listing biographies according to particular categories of interest, and a comprehensive index."--BOOK JACKET.

Invitation to World Missions
Invitation to World Missions

Author: Timothy C. Tennent

Publisher: Kregel Academic

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 0825438837

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A primary resource introducing missions for the passionate follower of Christ

The Missionary Call
The Missionary Call

Author: Michael Sills

Publisher: Moody Publishers

Published: 2008-09-01

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0802480225

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Christians of all ages recognize the heartbeat of God to take the Gospel to the nations and wrestle with the implications of the Great Commission in their own lives. The Missionary Call explores the biblical, historical, and practical aspects of discerning and fulfilling God's call to serve as a missionary. Pointing the reader to Scripture, lessons from missionary heroes, and his own practical and academic experience, Dr. Sills guides the reader to discern the personal applications of the missionary call.

Encountering Theology of Mission
Encountering Theology of Mission

Author: Craig Ott

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2010-05

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0801026628

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Leading evangelical mission experts offer a comprehensive theology of mission text, providing biblical, historical, and contemporary perspectives.

The Mission of God
The Mission of God

Author: Christopher J.H. Wright

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2013-01-30

Total Pages: 583

ISBN-13: 0830864962

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Most Christians would agree that the Bible provides a basis for mission. But Christopher Wright boldly maintains that mission is bigger than that--there is in fact a missional basis for the Bible! The entire Bible is generated by and is all about God's mission. He provides a missional hermeneutic in response to this claim.