by Craig Ott, Stephen J. Strauss, with Timothy C. Tennent Baker Academic, P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287, 432 pages, 2010, $29.99. —Reviewed by Christopher Flanders, assistant professor of missions and director of the Halbert Institute for Missions, Abilene Christian University. In Encountering Theology of Mission, professors of mission and intercultural studies Craig Ott . . . read more

by Sue Eenigenburg and Robynn Bliss William Carey Library, 1605 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 91104, 239 pages, 2010, $13.99. —Reviewed by Cheri Pierson, assistant professor, Intercultural Studies /TESOL, Wheaton College. Sue Eenigenburg and Robynn Bliss’ new book, Expectations and Burnout: Women Surviving the Great Commission, is a unique resource that applies to women preparing . . . read more

by Mark Shaw IVP Academic, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515, 221 pages, 2010, $20.00. —Reviewed by Eddie Gibbs, senior professor of church growth, Fuller Theological Seminary. There have been a stream of popular accounts of revivals in different parts of the world that have brought encouragement, stimulated prayer for revival, and triggered prophecies . . . read more

by J. Mack Stiles InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1226, 128 pages, 2010, $15.00. —Reviewed by John Mann, youth and teaching pastor at Salem Alliance Church in Salem, Oregon. There is a growing discussion in organizational culture regarding the merits of a Results Only Work Environment (ROWE). The mantra is “people are . . . read more

by Gary B. McGee Orbis Books, P.O. Box 302, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0302, 2010, 326 pages, $30.00 paperback. —Reviewed by Grant McClung, president, MissionsResourceGroup.org; and missiological advisor, World Missions Commission of the Pentecostal World Fellowship. Few books can claim the designation of “a missiological goldmine” for mission researchers, doctoral students, missionaries, and mission professors. This one . . . read more