Missions

How did Christian mission happen in the early church from AD 100 to 750? Beginning with a brief look at the social, political, cultural, and religi...

The third book in The Mission and Marginal Series looks at the lessons we can learn from the testimonies of people living and working on the margin...

This model for effective personal relationships in a multicultural and multiethnic world has proven successful for many. On the occasion of its thi...

Patronage governs many relationships in Majority World cultures. But regrettably, Western theologians and missionaries rarely notice this prominent...

The terrain of church missions is often bewildering. Should we prioritize evangelism or works of service? Local ministries or overseas missions? Wh...

The church in Africa is growing faster in sheer numbers than in any other place or time in the history of Christianity. With two-thirds of sub-Saha...

"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and tr...

According to Scot McKnight, kingdom is the biblical term most misused by Christians today. It has taken on meanings that are completely at odds wit...

Battling the Myths that Threaten God’s Great Plan The primary purpose of the church is to bless all peoples of the world through the gospel of Jesu...

Following Sioux Center Sudan comes another historical account of Arlene Schuiteman's missionary work. Iowa Ethiopia brings us to one of the world's...

The task of reconciliation with God, ourselves and others is an integral element of the mission of God that has been entrusted to his people and le...

Innumerable books have been written about successful outreach and evangelism, yet almost none address the centrality of the family as God's intende...

Forces of division, conflict, and fear threaten to separate us from the neighbor who does not look, act, or pray like us. However, followers of Chr...

A missionary family, a violent attack, and one woman’s brave determination to break free from trauma. Jadie’s story is one of forgiveness, hope, he...

This book argues for a positive, biblically rigorous vision of the local churchÕs (and the individual ChristianÕs) weighty responsibility to do goo...

We live in a world where more and more people are coming to Christ from various cultural backgrounds—and this calls for fresh thinking about the ch...

What happens when 'go, make disciples' meets 'Black Lives Matter'? Arising from the Council for World Mission's "Legacies of Slavery" project, this...

Once upon a time, Moses had had enough.Exhausted by the challenge of leading the Israelites from slavery to the Promised Land, Moses cried out to G...

People communicate by speaking words in over seven thousand languages around the world. They also sing, dance, paint, preach, dramatize, and design...

God's mission in creation and redemption is to bring men and women into the fellowship that the Father, Son, and Spirit have always shared. Come an...

Since its publication, Church for Every Context (2012) has made a significant impact in our understanding of the theology and methodology of Fresh ...

At its beginning Christianity was surprising, powerful, creative, world-shaking. Today in the West it is many times familiar, common, and expected,...

You told us of the High God, how we must search for him...But we have not done this. We have not left our land. We have not searched for him. He ha...

This insightful book is a call to action for Christians to get out of their comfort zones and become Christian Extremists. A positive form of extre...

A meeting in a restaurant in Eastern Europe is suddenly interrupted by secret police. Public artworks are installed in a Guatemalan town to confron...

Are you preparing to take the gospel to the nations? You’ve said “yes” to God’s call to go, and now you will pack up your things and step into the ...

Lesslie Newbigin's influence on the ecclesiological landscape in North America is unmistakable. His ideas have been developed and contextualized, b...

In this volume, J. D. Payne encourages the church to recover the apostolic imagination that fueled the multiplication of disciples in the first cen...

Modern Missions and the History of Anglican Evangelism In churches today, a fresh hunger for missions is growing. Replacing therapeutic approaches...

Biblical Christianity in African Perspective is a survey of the major truths of the Christian faith as seen from the perspective of the African wor...

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has been operating life-saving flights across the developing world for over 75 years, enabling those most in need...

Across the globe, the gospel is advancing through the work of Christians willing to risk everything in the hardest places. This book, written by a ...

Jesus' Great Commission is one of the key pillars of the church's evangelistic work and has been the guiding principle for missionaries throughout ...