Contents: Encountering mission in the Scriptures -- Encountering missions in history -- Encountering missions as a candidate -- Encountering missions as a sent one and as a sender -- Missions encountering the contemporary world. Abstract: This bestselling textbook by leading missionary scholars offers an engaging introduction to the work of missions in the contemporary world. It provides a…
Contents: The changing scene -- Remembering the past -- Understanding key ideas and terms -- Home-front preparations -- Decision making and the will of God -- Spiritual formation -- Personal readiness -- Ministry readiness -- Avenues to cross-cultural ministries -- Finding your niche -- Getting going -- On-field preparations -- What is culture? -- At home in the culture -- Culture and language…
Contents: Strategy defined -- The crafting of mission strategy -- Contemporary objections to missionary strategy -- Strategic planning in biblical perspective -- Missiological principles for strategy development -- The apostle Paul's missionary strategy -- Missions strategy in the early church -- Roman Catholic strategy -- Pioneer Protestant strategies -- Faith missions strategy -- Mission str…
Contents: Mission -- Reflections on mission -- Evangelism -- Reflections on evangelism -- Dialogue -- Reflections on dialogue -- Salvation -- Reflections on salvation -- Conversion -- Reflections on conversion. Abstract: "John Stott's classic book presents an enduring and holistic view of Christian mission. Newly updated and expanded by Christopher J.H. Wright, Christian Mission in the Mode…
Contents: The five marks of mission. To proclaim the good news of the kingdom / Ken Gnanakan, D'zac Niringiye -- To teach, baptise, and nurture new believers / Emmanuel Egbunu, Ande Titre -- To respond to human need by loving service / Melba Maggay, Haami Chapman -- To seek to transform unjust structures of society / Valdir Raul Steuernagel, Bev Haddad -- To strive to safeguard the integrity …
Contents: God's passion released through us / Fran Love -- Current issues affecting Muslim women / C.M. Amal -- Muslim women in crisis / Debi Bartlotti -- Muslim women and the occult : seeing Jesus set the captives free / Julia Colgate -- Islamic reformation and fundamentalism's impact on Muslim women / Diana Colby -- Understanding the spiritual hunger of Muslim women / Lea Ruth -- Why Muslim …
Contents: pt. 1. Context, text and pre-texts -- Context: the world of religion today -- Text: what the Bible says -- Pre-texts: theology and personality -- pt. 2. Practices: Beyond competition and cooperation -- Universality: reaching out to all, including Christians -- Fellowship: Belonging precedes believing -- Localization: focusing on questions and concerns of the local community -- Comm…
John Stott's aim is to examine the biblical meaning of some of the great key words which are at the centre of the contemporary debate about Christian mission. In that debate, the interpretation of mission which is popular in some circles within the ecumenical movement differs acutely from that which has been held traditionally by many evangelicals. The way forward is for the two sides to meet t…
Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-173) and index.
Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index.
Contents: Walter K. Makhulu -- What church, what priethood for Africa? / Peter K. Sarpong -- Perspectives from African Christian independency / Marie-Louise Martin -- Ambrose M. Moyo -- The bishop and theologians / John Macquarrie -- John S. Pobee -- Alternative patterns of theological education / -- Theological education by extension : a case study of Botswana Theological Training Programme / …
Contents: Jonathan Edwards and the Jesus movement -- Biblical models of cyclical and continuous renewal -- Preconditions of continuous renewal -- Primary elements of continuous renewal -- Secondary elements in renewal -- The renewal of the local congregation -- The sanctification gap -- How revivals go wrong -- Live orthodoxy -- Unitive evangelicalism -- The evangelical muse -- The spiritual r…
Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- The reality of the spirit world -- Know the enemy -- Satan attacks the Church -- Satan attacks families -- Satan attacks individual Christians -- The nature of strongholds -- The battle for the mind -- Our armor from God -- Called to deliver -- Focus on Christ -- Conclusion -- Scripture abbreviations -- Notes. Other Notes: Includes bibliographical refer…
Contents: What the world needs now -- Worship as a way of life -- Saved to worship -- God : Is he? Who is he? -- The unchanging, omnipotent God -- The God who is everywhere, and knows everything -- Holy, holy, holy -- A new era dawns -- This must be the place -- Worship the Father -- Worship in spirit and in truth -- Glory to God in the highest -- How to glorify God -- Worship as it was meant t…
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