Mission at the dawn of the 21st century : a vision for the church / Paul Varo Martinson, editor. [print]

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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 James A. Scherer -- World mission conferences in the twentieth century Mary Motte -- Religious pluralism: threat or opportunity for mission? Alan Neely -- Social capital and the new missionary pragmatics Paul Varo Martinson.

ColoradoLLOQUIA PennsylvaniaPERS -- Africa -- African Christianity today -- Partnership, mission, and cross-cultural sensitivity: old patterns, new changes, and fresh priorities Paul Gifford -- Lamin Sanneh -- China -- Giving account of a vision: China and the Christian community in relation to North America today Paul Varo Martinson -- Former Soviet Union -- The former Soviet Union: some mission realities -- The former Soviet Union and Central Asia: mission in the 21st century Allan R. Buckman -- James J. Stamoolis -- India -- Glimpses of India today: a mission approach for one billion people -- India colloquium: vision paper Roger E. Hedlund -- 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 Rafael Malpica-Padilla -- 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 Wayne C. Stumme -- James F. Engel -- Theology -- Towards an evangelical theology for a pluralist age -- Theology colloquium: vision paper Israel Selvanayagam -- 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 Carol J. Birkland -- Mark W. Thomsen -- Structures -- The status of global mission structures -- Impending transformation: mission structures for a new century Duain William Veirow -- Stanley H. Skreslet -- Education -- Missiology and mission in theological education -- Toward the 21st century: educating people for God's mission Craig J. Moran -- J. Dudley Woodberry -- Information Technology -- Information technology and the communication of the Gospel -- More radical than the Reformation John A. Siewert -- J. Martin Bailey

ColoradoNGRESS Puerto RicoESENTATIONS -- A friendly observer's view of North American global mission responsibility today Chee Pang Choong -- Scenario 2000: world evangelization review Tom Houston -- The mission of the church today in the light of global history Andrew Walls -- The mission of the local congregation 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.

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