Publications by Members

Stephen M. Davis (Wipf and Stock, 2023) At the dawn of the Protestant Reformation, French Protestants began their struggle for religious equality and civil rights. They faced opposition from the monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church. For centuries the Catholic Church had influenced every aspect of life–cultural, educational, social, political, and economic. Protestantism arrived as …

French Protestantism’s Struggle for Survival and Legitimacy (1517–1905) Read More »

Evelyn and Richard Hibbert (William Carey Publishing, 2023) Often, church planters, disciplers, and pastors struggle to identify grassroots leaders and develop them in their context. As leaders who want to develop other leaders, our task is to come alongside these leaders and learn and grow together with them. Multiplying Leaders in Intercultural Contexts focuses on …

Multiplying Leaders in Intercultural Contexts: Recognizing and Developing Grassroots Potential Read More »

Matthew Hirt (Wipf and Stock, 2022) Jesus’s final command to his disciples was to make disciples of all nations. But who are the nations? How do we know we are being obedient to the task? Do our current lists of ethnolinguistic people groups sufficiently answer the question? For the last fifty years, missiologists and missionaries …

Peoples and Places: How Geography Impacts Missions Strategy Read More »

Stephen M. Davis (Wipf and Stock, 2022) The changing face of world missions presents unique challenges. A new generation must both engage in God’s mission and continue to reflect on the human dimension of engagement in the glorious task of making Christ known to the nations. Christianity is a universal religion not bound by one …

Missiological Reflections on Life and Mission Read More »

Stephen M. Davis (Wipf and Stock, 2022) The times in which we live are often described as “unprecedented.” The word might be overused, yet the last few years have seen exceptional healthcare challenges, loss of human life, economic disruption, and political turmoil. We are now in the second year of novel coronavirus and its global …

God’s Unchanging Word in an Ever-Changing World: Messages of Hope for Weary Christians Read More »

James R Fryer (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2020) ‘BATTLE CRY: Reflections for Soul Readiness and the Defense of the Gospel in and out of Season’ by James R. Fryer is a manual for the soldier of Christ who faces the enemies of his soul every day he lives on this sin-cursed earth. Here you will …

Battle Cry: Reflections for Soul Readiness and the Defense of the Gospel in and out of Season Read More »

Stephen M. Davis (Wipf and Stock, 2021) The Huguenots and their struggle for freedom of conscience and freedom of worship are largely unknown outside of France. The entrance of the sixteenth-century Reformation in France, first through the teachings of Luther, then of Calvin, brought three centuries of religious wars before Protestants were considered fully French …

The French Huguenots and Wars of Religion: Three Centuries of Resistance for Freedom of Conscience Read More »

Kenneth Nehrbass and Mark Williams (William Carey Publishing, 2021) Being a witness for Jesus in Muslim contexts is often difficult, complicated, and even discouraging. Over the past forty years, Phil Parshall, a leading authority on Muslim outreach, has demonstrated that making friends with Muslims—whether in the West or abroad—is where our witness usually begins. “Brother …

The Life and Impact of Phil Parshall: Connecting with Muslims Read More »

Michael T. Cooper (William Carey Library, 2020) The city of Ephesus was the site of the most significant church planting movement in the early church, with 40 percent of the New Testament texts relating to it. What made that city the epicenter of the movement? And how can we replicate sustained movements in a world …

Ephesiology: A Study of the Ephesian Movement Read More »

David R. Dunaetz (Martel Press, 2020) As a supplement to traditional textbooks on research methods in psychology and other social sciences, this book provides a series of outlines, discussion questions, and activities for classroom use. Because much real-world research is done in organizational contexts, survey applications are emphasized. The book is written from a Christian …

Research Methods and Survey Applications: Outlines and Activities from a Christian Perspective, 3rd Edition Read More »