Churches on Mission

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From the Pews to the Unreached Places

Churches on Mission examines the history, theology, case studies, and actual ministry practices that have shaped local church participation in missions. This book not only inspires and informs readers from local churches; it also invites them to become active participants in God’s mission. The chapters give practical and theological insights on topics such as cross-cultural evangelism, community engagement, and mobilizing church members for missions.

Part one offers biblical and historical perspectives concerning the church on mission. Contributors contend that the church should be decentralized and recognize that the New Testament grants us the flexibility to adapt forms of worship and ministry. The second section draws on case studies from the Majority World, showing how local churches labor with God on mission.

Lastly, attention shifts to the North American context. The final section stresses several themes, such as the importance of training among African American churches, evangelistic opportunities and theological challenges presented by Hispanic churches in America, and the difficulties faced by immigrant churches as they try to reach out beyond their own ethnic group.

This volume is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding how local churches can engage in missionary work, providing insights into the Bible and history, case studies from the Majority World, and practical strategies for empowering God's people.

Evangelical Missiological Society- Book 25[/DESCRIPTION] [SUBTITLE]God's Grace Abounding to the Nations[/SUBTITLE][CREDIT] Geoffrey Hartt, Christopher R. Little, and John Wang [/CREDIT] [PAGES] 296 [/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Publishing [/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2017 [/PUBLISHYEAR] [TOC]

CONTRIBUTORS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION by Geoffrey Hartt, Christopher R. Little, and John Wang

Part One: Church on Mission in Biblical and Historical Perspectives

1 | BASIC CHURCH: FREEING CROSS-CULTURAL CHURCH PLANTING WITH NEW TESTAMENT ESSENTIALS by J. Scott Horrell

2 | WHEN THE CHURCH WAS THE MISSION ORGANIZATION: RETHINKING WINTER’S

TWO STRUCTURES OF REDEMPTION PARADIGM by Edward L. Smither

3 | FROM SOLIDARITY TO SODALITY: COMPASSIONATE MISSION, LOCAL CHURCHES,

AND THE FOSTERING OF CROSS-CULTURAL MISSIONARY BANDS by Jerry M. Ireland

Part Two: Church on Mission in Global Perspective

4 | MISSIONS AND THE LOCAL CHURCH: ONE PERSPECTIVE by Boris Sarlabous

5 | THE BRAZILIAN NEOCHARISMATIC MOVEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION by Murilo R. Melo

6 | A TALE OF THREE URBAN CHURCHES: THE LOCAL CHURCHES’ ROLE OF MISSION IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA by Zhiqiu Xu

7 | CRISIS AND TRANSFORMATION FROM MONOCULTURAL TO MULTICULTURAL: THE ST. ANDREW’S SCOTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND THE SIN HENG TAIWANESE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH by Guillermo Mac Kenzie

Part Three: Church on Mission in North American Perspective

8 | BACK TO MISSION: THE MISSIONAL CHURCH AND THE BLACK CHURCH by Michelle Raven

9 | ENGAGING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCH IN GLOBAL MISSIONS BY RECRUITING AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUNG ADULTS FOR MISSIONS EDUCATION AND TRAINING by Linda P. Saunders

10 | FROM THE PROMISED LAND TO EGYPT: IMMIGRATION, TRANSNATIONALISM, AND

MISSION AMONG HISPANIC EVANGELICAL CHURCHES IN NORTH AMERICA by Daniel A. Rodriguez

11 | THE CASE FOR MISSIONS IN ETHIOPIAN DIASPORA CHURCHES OF AMERICA by Mehari Korcho

Part Four: Church on Mission in Practical Perspective

12 | APATHEISM: ENGAGING THE WESTERN PANTHEON OF SPIRITUAL INDIFFERENCE by K. Robert Beshears

13 | PRE-FIELD MISSIONARY ASSESSMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LOCAL CHURCH by Nathan Garth

14 | A MISSIONARY’S RELATIONSHIP TO SENDING CHURCHES: COMMUNAL AND EXCHANGE DIMENSIONS by David R. Dunaetz

15 | EDUCATING TODAY’S PASTORS TOWARD AN APOSTOLIC IMAGINATION by J. D. Payne

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