Mission at the dawn of the 21st century : a vision for the church /

Mission at the dawn of the 21st century : a vision for the church / [print] Mission at the dawn of the 21st century Paul Varo Martinson, editor. - Minneapolis, Minnesota : Kirk House Publishers, (c)1999. - 400 pages ; 23 cm

Chiefly papers from the Congress on the World Mission of the Church, held at the Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul in 1998.

Includes bibliographical references.

GENERAL PennsylvaniaPERS -- Key issues to be considered in global mission today World mission conferences in the twentieth century Religious pluralism: threat or opportunity for mission? Social capital and the new missionary pragmatics James A. Scherer -- Mary Motte -- Alan Neely -- Paul Varo Martinson. ColoradoLLOQUIA PennsylvaniaPERS -- Africa -- African Christianity today -- Partnership, mission, and cross-cultural sensitivity: old patterns, new changes, and fresh priorities Lamin Sanneh -- China -- Giving account of a vision: China and the Christian community in relation to North America today Former Soviet Union -- The former Soviet Union: some mission realities -- The former Soviet Union and Central Asia: mission in the 21st century James J. Stamoolis -- India -- Glimpses of India today: a mission approach for one billion people -- India colloquium: vision paper Roland E. Miller -- Latin America -- Re-encounter and reconciliation: the task for Latin America today -- The future of Christianity in Latin America: missiological perspectives and challenges C. Rene Padilla -- North America -- Interaction of global and local: a new look at mission responsibility and planning for churches in the USA and Canada -- North American global mission: a clouded future James F. Engel -- Theology -- Towards an evangelical theology for a pluralist age -- Theology colloquium: vision paper Terry C. Muck -- Service -- An evangelical theology of service in an interdependent and suffering world -- In the spirit of Jesus: a vision paper on Christian service and mission Mark W. Thomsen -- Structures -- The status of global mission structures -- Impending transformation: mission structures for a new century Stanley H. Skreslet -- Education -- Missiology and mission in theological education -- Toward the 21st century: educating people for God's mission J. Dudley Woodberry -- Information Technology -- Information technology and the communication of the Gospel -- More radical than the Reformation J. Martin Bailey Paul Gifford -- Paul Varo Martinson -- Allan R. Buckman -- Roger E. Hedlund -- Rafael Malpica-Padilla -- Wayne C. Stumme -- Israel Selvanayagam -- Carol J. Birkland -- Duain William Veirow -- Craig J. Moran -- John A. Siewert -- ColoradoNGRESS Puerto RicoESENTATIONS -- A friendly observer's view of North American global mission responsibility today Scenario 2000: world evangelization review The mission of the church today in the light of global history The mission of the local congregation Chee Pang Choong -- Tom Houston -- Andrew Walls -- Timothy F. Lull.

At the beginnig of the millennium many voices clamor for our attention. For Christians the important voice is that of Christ confirming the status of God's kingdom in the world. These writers bring us up-to-date and project a bold, creative vision on God's purposes for the future. This book is a collection of the papers presented at the historic Congress on the World Mission of the Church, St. Paul, 1998. https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Dawn-21st-Century-Vision/dp/1886513309/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781886513303&qid=1572490013&sr=8-1



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