{"product_id":"the-church-in-mission","title":"The Church in Mission","description":"\u003cp\u003e[DESCRIPTION]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean today to be a church totally committed to the gospel and fully engaged in God’s mission? What major religious and sociological trends in our world are affecting the role of the global church and local churches? How must we understand and be prepared to face these trends? How do we define “church” in the twenty-first century, being faithful to the Scriptures and at the same time relevant to a generation that does not believe in the institutional church anymore? What are some good models of missional churches in different regions of the world that will encourage and inspire those who long to see a church making difference in society and in the world? These are some of the issues that the book you are holding in your hands addresses. There are certainly no final answers and magical forms; rather, we present a broad and deep discussion on how the gospel should be lived out by Jesus’ followers in our time and through our communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions are raised and analyzed both from the perspective of a local church as well as from a global and general understanding of the Christian church. Some of our examples will focus more on local realities; others more on global challenges. The first part of the book is dedicated to a biblical and theological reflection on gospel, church, and mission. It includes Old and New Testament studies on the theological implications of being church, based on the biblical narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second part deals with a variety of contemporary missiological issues related to the broader theme of church and mission. Different perspectives from current discussions and dialogues around the globe are included, covering both ideological reflections and practical aspects of being a mission-shaped church. The third part presents regional and national case studies that show the enormous creativity in church planting and engagement of local communities in their own societies. Models applied in the secularized Europe are contrasted to ways of functioning as church in fast growing congregations in the global South.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/DESCRIPTION] [SUBTITLE]Foundations and Global Case Studies[\/SUBTITLE] [CREDIT] by: Bertil Ekström (Editor) [\/CREDIT] [PAGES] 276 [\/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [\/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Library [\/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2016 [\/PUBLISHYEAR] [ENDORSEMENT1]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThis book is a refreshing reminder of God at work in the world today. We are encouraged to reflect and develop a missional understanding of church that appreciates the roles of the church in the global West and global South, recognizing that the Christian church is the most diverse and inclusive community on earth. The contributors challenge us not to think of “church and mission” as if they were two separate aspects of church but rather the “church in Mission.” Its rootedness in Scripture and reflections of “missions praxis” around the world is enriching, and encourages local church leaders to see “mission” as the work and responsibility of each church member wherever they may find themselves.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eEsme Bowers\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003eminister of religion at Calvary Sanctuary Full Gospel Church and secretary of the board of directors of the Lausanne Movement\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT1] [ENDORSEMENT2]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThis book is a feast for anyone who is passionately mission minded. With the biblical and theological foundations for missions by the church, the contemporary missiological issues and the case studies on the church in mission, this book is a delight. It addresses the key themes and issues for a strong reflection on the church and mission. Another thing I like about this book is that it is really global in its scope: geographically-wise, gender-wise and generation-wise. All the contributors are not only great commission global leaders, but also passionate and reflective practitioners. Do you want to deepen your ecclesiological and missiological reflections? This a very good place to be. Any reflective practitioner on mission by the church will like this book. It is a must read for any church and missional leader. I am expecting to see it become a book of reference in the mission world.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eYounoussa Djao\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrica director, Cityteam International\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT2] [ENDORSEMENT3]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eIt is a joy for me to welcome once again a publication from the WEA Mission Commission. Like previous publications, this is a valuable collection of evangelical reflection on practice. Authors come from a rich variety of situations and in some cases from decades of missionary experience in five continents. They engage in theological dialogue with both classic and contemporary theologians, and they also offer us fresh approaches to the understanding of Scripture with questions forged in missionary practice in places as diverse as Brazil, Singapore, Poland, or the USA. This book is evidence that evangelical missionary commitment continues to be alive around the world, but also that practitioners are engaged in a critical reflection about their practice.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eDr. Samuel Escobar\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprofessor emeritus of missiology, Palmer Theological Seminary, presently teaching in the Facultad Protestante de Teología UEBE, Madrid, Spain\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT3] [ENDORSEMENT4]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eChurch in Mission: Foundations and Global Case Studies offers readers an impressive collage of international perspectives on key missiological issues. Essays addressing theological foundations and current issues are complimented by case studies that illustrate how the church lives out its mission in a diversity of settings. Church in Mission makes a welcome contribution to the ongoing global conversation on theology and mission.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eDr. Craig Ott\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprofessor of mission and intercultural studies, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School\u003c\/span\u003e [\/ENDORSEMENT4] [TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eWilliam D. Taylor\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eBertil Ekström\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart One: Biblical and Theological Foundations: Gospel,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch, and Mission\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The Good Life? Reflections on the Highest Goals of Human Life\u003cbr\u003eRichard Tiplady\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Why God Is Calling Out a People\u003cbr\u003eTom Hayes 9\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The Gospel in the Gospels\u003cbr\u003eAndrew B. Spurgeon\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: New Testament Metaphors of the Church\u003cbr\u003eEileen Poh\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: The Essence of the Church: The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church\u003cbr\u003ein God’s Purposes\u003cbr\u003ePaul Coulter\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: The Church as God’s Agent: A Study in Reflecting the Trinity\u003cbr\u003ePeter Rowan\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: The Church and Mission in the New Testament\u003cbr\u003ePaul Joshua Bhakiaraj\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: The Pilgrim Church\u003cbr\u003eDavid D. Ruiz M.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: God’s Mission and the Church’s Mission\u003cbr\u003eHannes Wiher\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Paul’s Ecclesial Missiology\u003cbr\u003eBertil Ekström\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: The Future Shapes the Present: Eschatology as Motivation for Mission\u003cbr\u003eRose Dowsett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Two: Contemporary Missiological Issues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Mission and Ecclesiology—Why?\u003cbr\u003eBirger Nygaard\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: A Truly Missional Church: From Church-Centered Mission to\u003cbr\u003eKingdom-Centered Mission\u003cbr\u003eWarren Beattie\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: The Mission-Shaped Church in Global South Perspective: Trends and\u003cbr\u003eChallenges\u003cbr\u003eBertil Ekström\u003cbr\u003eThe vi Church in Mission\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: The Church as a Transforming Community\u003cbr\u003eRichard Tiplady\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: The Missional Disciple\u003cbr\u003eDavid D. Ruiz M. and Rita Rimkiene\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: Church and Agency Relationship\u003cbr\u003eTom Hayes and Decio de Carvalho\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18: Movements of the Spirit: church planting and the Church in Mission\u003cbr\u003eJim Memory\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19: Indigenous Churches: Ethnic and Multicultural\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Cueva\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20: African Monism versus Western Dualism: How the Church\u003cbr\u003eResponds to Local Realities\u003cbr\u003eMoss Ntlha\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21: Gospel and Church in China\u003cbr\u003eAnonymous\u003cbr\u003eChapter 22: Effective Partnership: One Successful Venture\u003cbr\u003eTom Sanchez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Three: Church in Mission: Case Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 23: Globalized Christian Youth Movements\u003cbr\u003eAdriaan Adams\u003cbr\u003eChapter 24: Meeting a Polish Roman Catholic\u003cbr\u003eRita Rimkiene\u003cbr\u003eChapter 25: The Dock Church in Belfast\u003cbr\u003ePaul Coulter\u003cbr\u003eChapter 26: Impacting our World with Hope: New Life Church in Stockholm\u003cbr\u003eJohn van Dinther\u003cbr\u003eChapter 27: Ethiopian Diaspora Mission\u003cbr\u003eWondimu Mathewos Game\u003cbr\u003eChapter 28: Japanese Churches Respond to the Earthquake and\u003cbr\u003eTsunami Disaster\u003cbr\u003eKenichi Shinagawa\u003cbr\u003eChapter 29: An Urban Church in São Paulo, Brazil\u003cbr\u003eEdeval Campos Jr.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 30: Remember When\u003cbr\u003eBruce Huseby\u003cbr\u003eChapter 31: Three Stories from Southern Africa\u003cbr\u003eWillie Crew and John Scholtz\u003cbr\u003eChapter 32: Church-Based Training\u003cbr\u003ePaul Ng\u003cbr\u003eChapter 33: Unreached People Partnership in Central Asia\u003cbr\u003eA Christian Brother\u003cbr\u003ePostscript\u003cbr\u003eBertil Ekström\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: List of WEA Mission Commission Books\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Carey Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55896591728808,"sku":"chw1787307900601","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook (ePub)","offer_id":55896591761576,"sku":"pts1787307900602","price":14.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/3246\/4808\/files\/the-church-in-mission_1.jpg?v=1787307906","url":"https:\/\/www.greenvalleycart.shop\/products\/the-church-in-mission","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}