Edited by: Marcus Dean, Scott Moreau, Sue Russell, and Rochelle Scheuermann (William Carey Publishing, 2022) Communication has always been the heartbeat of God’s interaction with humankind, and without thoughtful communication, mission is not fully effective. With the rise of technology and social media, the church faces a unique set of opportunities. At the same time, …
Edited by: Kenneth Robert Nehrbass, Aminta Arrington, Narry Fajardo Santos (William Carey Publishing, 2021) Weighing Approaches to Finish the Task. Christians have been reflecting on best practices for as long as they have been engaging in missions. Practitioners have developed diverse strategies to promote the spread of the Gospel—such as indigenous church planting, disciple-making movements, …
Edited by: Jerry M. Ireland and Michelle L. K. Raven (William Carey Publishing, 2020) The greatest crisis is being separated from Christ. In the constant swirl of human suffering, the church has long wrestled with appropriate responses. As crises come and go, the need for the church’s theological, missiological, and practical readiness remains, so that …
Edited by: W. Jay Moon and Craig Ott (William Carey Publishing, 2019) With increased globalization and modernization reaching into the furthest corners of the earth also comes the influence of secularization. These three tides of influence impact traditional religious beliefs, practices, and institutions in significant ways. Some modernizing societies see religion on the decline, while …
Edited by: Allen Yeh and TiteTiénou (William Carey, 2018) As Christianity’s center of gravity has shifted to the Majority World in the twenty-first century, many younger churches in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are now coming of age. With this maturing comes the ability to theologize for themselves, not simply to mimic what they have …
Edited by: Geoffrey Hartt, Christopher R. Little, and John Wang (William Carey, 2017) The twenty-first century is marked by a renewed emphasis on the missional responsibility of individual Christians and local churches. Churches on Mission: God’s Grace Abounding to the Nations is an attempt to explore the relationship between the local church and its missionary …
Edited by Rochelle Cathcart Scheuermann and Edward L. Smither (William Carrey, 2016) Crossing social, cultural, and religious barriers and making disciples of all nations has probably never been without some level of controversy. This book is an attempt to hit the pause button on this rapid-paced world and to refllect on how we do mission, …
Edited by Michael Pocock and Enoch Wan (William Carey Library, 2015) For many years, cross-cultural missions were directed to people in the countries of their birth, generally in Majority World areas. Foreigners present among or around the intended focus of ministry were not viewed as part of mission ministry. Diaspora missions focus on these peoples, …
Edited by Dwight P. Baker and Robert J. Priest (William Carey Library, 2014) The title of this book points to a feature—the missionary family—often considered to be a distinctive of the Protestant missionary movement. Certainly the presence of missionary families in the field has been a central factor in enabling, configuring, and restricting Protestant missionary …
Edited by Craig Ott and J. D. Payne (William Carey Library, 2013) One hundred years ago Roland Allen authored his landmark study Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? The 2012 annual conference of the Evangelical Missiological Society celebrated this centennial by addressing this ever relevant topic. The present volume brings to readers insights from that …
