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What in the world is God doing? : the essentials of global missions : an introductory guide / C. Gordon Olson. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cedar Knols, New Jersey : Global Gospel Publishers, (c)2003.Edition: fifth edition., updated and expandeditionDescription: viii, 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780962485053
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV2063.O52.O476 2003
  • BV2063
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Contents:
Is missions really in the Old Testament? -- The Jewish messiah's global plans disclosed -- His church bridges the cultural chasm -- The only light in the deadly night -- Why in the world should I go? -- -- PennsylvaniaRT II. His story : the historical dimension. Prereformation expansion and missions (A.D. 33-1517) -- Reformation missions (A.D. 1517-1792) -- Missions restored : pioneers (A.D. 1792-1865) -- Expansion to interior frontiers (A.D. 1865-1945) -- Transition to the contemporary scene (1945 -- ) -- -- PennsylvaniaRT III. The contextual dimension. Nontheistic religious contexts -- Theistic religious contexts -- The secular context of missions -- -- PennsylvaniaRT IV. The regional dimension. North America : our Samaria -- Asia : the first and vastest challenge -- Sub-Saharan Africa : growth through struggle -- Latin America : a Christo-pagan melting pot -- The Muslim world : neglected challenge -- Europe : re-evangelizing secular 'Christians' -- -- PennsylvaniaRT V. The functional dimension. Why in the world do we need mission agencies? -- How in the world do we get good missionaries? -- What int he world do missionaries do? -- What in the world can my home church do? -- Where in the world do we go from here?
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BV2063 .O47 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001757125

Includes bibliographies and index.

PART I. His Word : the biblical dimension. Dispelling the fog -- Is missions really in the Old Testament? -- The Jewish messiah's global plans disclosed -- His church bridges the cultural chasm -- The only light in the deadly night -- Why in the world should I go? -- -- PennsylvaniaRT II. His story : the historical dimension. Prereformation expansion and missions (A.D. 33-1517) -- Reformation missions (A.D. 1517-1792) -- Missions restored : pioneers (A.D. 1792-1865) -- Expansion to interior frontiers (A.D. 1865-1945) -- Transition to the contemporary scene (1945 -- ) -- -- PennsylvaniaRT III. The contextual dimension. Nontheistic religious contexts -- Theistic religious contexts -- The secular context of missions -- -- PennsylvaniaRT IV. The regional dimension. North America : our Samaria -- Asia : the first and vastest challenge -- Sub-Saharan Africa : growth through struggle -- Latin America : a Christo-pagan melting pot -- The Muslim world : neglected challenge -- Europe : re-evangelizing secular 'Christians' -- -- PennsylvaniaRT V. The functional dimension. Why in the world do we need mission agencies? -- How in the world do we get good missionaries? -- What int he world do missionaries do? -- What in the world can my home church do? -- Where in the world do we go from here?

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