Clarifying Mission’s Purpose
Despite abundant mission teaching and scholarship today, is it possible that the term “mission” has become fuzzy? What does “on mission” actua…
Tag: Book Reviews
Effective Witnesses of Christ
“Have you been born again, again?” This is the question Darrell Whiteman has asked students of missions over the years. The first experience of be…
Breaking Language Barriers
Jonathan Downie brings his experience as a professional interpreter and published researcher in interpretation studies to the service of multiethnic c…
Mission-Driven Church Planting
Church planting among every people group is at the center of God’s mission. Ken Davis’ book, Foundations for Fruitful Church Planting, connects ch…
Understanding Dechurching
In The Great Dechurching, authors Jim Davis, Michael Graham, and Ryan Burge present a thorough examination of dechurching in the United States, invest…
Solving Problems of Distrust
Our church-planting team attempted to help financially struggling new believers in our emerging church. Our results mirrored so many other stories whe…
Contextual Theology Among Evangelicals
Recently at a conference, I heard a speaker remark that when the Western world writes it is called theology but when the majority world writes it is o…
Devoted to the Call
Rachel Wightman serves as the associate director for instruction and outreach at Concordia University, St. Paul, with experience and training in libra…
Truth vs. Misinformation
Rachel Wightman serves as the associate director for instruction and outreach at Concordia University, St. Paul, with experience and training in libra…
A Diverse World of Faith
How can anyone cover “world religions in seven sentences?” This book is one of several in the series, “Introductions in Seven Sentences,” whic…