Book reviews

Ministry Across Cultures: Sharing the Christian Faith in Asia

Growing God’s Church: How People Are Actually Coming to Faith Today

Great Commission, Great Compassion: Following Jesus and Loving the World

Global Church: Reshaping Our Conversations, Renewing Our Mission, Revitalizing Our Churches

Doing Bible Interpretation: Making the Bible Come Alive for Yourself and Your People

W hy do we need another book on Bible interpretation? Don’t we have enough books explaining the philosophy and mechanics of how to understand and teach the Bible? The simple answer is, no we don’t.

Apostolic Church Planting

J.D. Payne has written a book that is neither too long, nor too short, but just right for new practitioners of church planting. It is not written for an audience that is merely seeking inspiration, nor for an audience of missiologists who want to ask and answer every theological question related to church planting.

Becoming Native to Win the Natives

One challenge in ministry is the need to see immediate results. Many missionary biographies end with stories of a growing local church and lives being transformed by the word of God. But this book is the story of a strong commitment to Jesus Christ in the midst of obstacles and opposition.

Global Gospel

One challenge in ministry is the need to see immediate results. Many missionary biographies end with stories of a growing local church and lives being transformed by the word of God. But this book is the story of a strong commitment to Jesus Christ in the midst of obstacles and opposition.

His Grace is Sufficient

One challenge in ministry is the need to see immediate results. Many missionary biographies end with stories of a growing local church and lives being transformed by the word of God. But this book is the story of a strong commitment to Jesus Christ in the midst of obstacles and opposition.

Challenging and Engaging Islamic Traditions

Bernie Power’s stated goal in Challenging Islamic Traditions is to contrast al-Bukhari’s collection of the Hadith—a body of text that details the traditions of Muhammad and the early Islamic community—with the teaching of the Bible as well as norms from other societies.

Donald A. McGavran

This book tells the immensely fascinating story of an interesting life. While there is an instructional nature to be found here, it is perhaps better seen for its inspirational contribution. Over the course of the book, the reader will gain a glimpse into the hardships of the mid-nineteenth century missionary…

Pioneering Movements

Steve Addison, head of the sending agency MOVE, formerly CRM (Church Resource Ministries) Australia, defines a movement as “a group of people committed to changing the world” (p. 15), a definition broad enough to include churches, parachurch organizations, and missions organizations.

Leading With Story

This is a long overdue book about leadership in a world suffering from future shock – a world changing so rapidly that no one can keep up. Changes are happening so quickly that most of the time it feels like we are living on the starship Enterprise leaping into cyberspace where no man has gone before. Facebook…

Why God Calls Us to Dangerous Places

Kate McCord is well qualified to address the question of why God does indeed call his children to be his representative in dangerous places. From 2005 to 2010 she lived in Afghanistan as a humanitarian aid worker after the fall of the Taliban — years that were ‘hard, beautiful, glorious, terrifying’ which she…

Apostolic Church Planting: Birthing New Churches from New Believers

Becoming Native to Win the Natives: Cross-culturally Becoming All Things to All Men

Global Gospel: An Introduction to Christianity on Five Continents

His Grace Is Sufficient: Bible Translation with the Tunebo of Colombia

Challenging Islamic Traditions: Searching Questions about the Hadith from a Christian Perspective / Engaging Islamic Traditions: Using the Hadith in Christian Ministry Muslims

Donald A. McGavran: A Biography of the Twentieth Century’s Premier Missiologist

Pioneering Movements: Leadership That Multiplies Disciples and Churches

Seeking the Unseen: Spiritual Realities in the Buddhist World

Why Mission?

Walk This Way: A Better Path to Global Engagement