Discovering the mission of God : best missional practices for the 21st century / Mike Barnett, editor ; Robin Martin, associate editor. [print]

Columbia International University Faculty Author

Word of God and mission of God / Christopher J.H. Wright -- The missionary message of the New Testament / Joel F. Williams -- The supremacy of God in missions through worship / John Piper -- The kingdom of God and His mission / Alex Luc -- God's great commissions for the nations / Jeff Lewis -- Jesus Christ, the Living Word, and the mission of God / Bryan E. Beyer -- The heart of the task / Zane Pratt -- The church in the mission of God / Preben Vang -- The power of the Gospel / Robert L. Plummer -- The passion of Christ and the martyrs / Jerry Rankin -- The first decades of the mission of God / William J. Larkin Jr. -- The ante-Nicene church on mission / John Mark Terry -- The Gospel goes east / Zane Pratt -- Monastics on mission / Karen O'Dell Bullock -- Post-Reformation missions pioneers / R. Alton James -- The great century / Howard Norrish -- The global century / Mike Barnett -- The state of the spread of the Gospel / Jim Haney -- Finishing the task / J. Scott Holste -- Spiritual warfare and the mission of God / Jerry Rankin -- Apostles even now / Don Dent -- Strategic prayer for God's mission / Mike Barnett -- Cultures and worldviews / Stan May -- Tell his story so that all might worship / LaNette W. Thompson -- Comprehensive contextualization / A. Scott Moreau -- Effective bridging and contextualization / Kevin Greeson -- Back to basics / William R. Yount -- Church-planting movements / David Garrison -- Measuring progress in the mission of God / Gary R. Corwin -- Breaking bad missiological habits / Christopher R. Little -- Multiplying leaders on mission with God / R. Bruce Carlton -- Creative-access platforms / Tom Steffen -- Biblical lessons from the persecuted church / Nik Ripken and Kurt Nelson -- Women on mission with God / Meg Page -- Caring for God's missionaries / Robert Edwards and Nathan Evans -- The trouble with our Jerusalems / Ed Stetzer -- The local church and the mission of God / H. Al Gilbert -- Where do you fit in the mission of God? / Clyde Meador.

"God cannot lead you on the basis of information you do not have." --Ralph Winter What is God's mission in the world? For anyone passionate about discovering God's heart for the nations, Discovering the Mission of God will reveal his plans for you. Written by 21st-century field workers, scholars and church leaders, this book weaves together the basic components of God's global mission and challenges readers to identify where they fit in the mission of God. Discovering the Mission of God explores the mission of God as presented in the Bible, expressed throughout church history and in cutting-edge best practices being used around the world today. Drawing from a new generation of scholar-practitioners, this comprehensive reader provides a global perspective, recent missiological research, case studies, recommended further readings and relevant discussion questions at the end of each chapter.

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Mike Barnett (Ph.D., Southwestern Seminary) is dean of the College of Intercultural Studies at Columbia International University. He also serves as national vice president of publications for the Evangelical Missiological Society. He and his wife, Cindy, served for twelve years with the International Mission Board.