Publications by Members

Zane Pratt, M. David Sills, and Jeff Walters (B&H Academic, 2014) Missions is the work of the church to reach and teach the peoples of the world for Christ’s sake. The missionary call is a vital part of the life of every follower of Jesus Christ and, therefore, the church. But the effective discipleship of …

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Christopher J. Freet (Energion , 2014) Many Christians have grown up with a very limited concept of “missions” and “missionaries.” In this view a missionary is a person who goes and preaches to lots of people, often in primitive lands, and explains the theology of the gospel. The natives are convinced and become Christians. Thus

Edward L. Smither (Cascade Books, 2014) How did Christian missions happen in the early church from AD 100 to 750?  Beginning with a brief look at the social, political, cultural, and religious contexts, Mission in the Early Church tells the story of early Christian missionaries, their methods, and their missiology. This book explores some of

Christopher R. Little (Amazon Kindle, 2013) Déjà vu has hit the contemporary missionary movement on a global scale. The same unfortunate presumptions and practices which the revered Roland Allen confronted at beginning of the 20th century have returned with a vengeance one century later.  This book adopts Allen’s polemic style in addressing issues which all

Dave Brunn (InterVarsity Press Academic, 2013) What makes a Bible translation faithful? Is one version superior to others? Do we really need more than one translation? How can answering these questions help us become better Bible readers?  Dave Brunn has been involved in Bible translation work around the world for many years. From the perspective

Patrick Krayer (William Cary Library, 2013) My Mother’s Sons provides a thoughtful model for how Western Christian workers can respectfully negotiate sexual boundaries and norms in Muslim contexts.  Westerners are inclined to impose their own culturally shaped notions of gender equality and justice on non-egalitarian communities, alienating the very people they are seeking to serve.

Andrew F. Bush (Wipf and Stock, 2013) With the majority of the world’s Christians now living in the non-Western world, Christian mission has become a global movement. The mission of Western Christianity now faces the challenge of laying aside the preeminence and privilege it has long enjoyed in global Christian mission, and embracing a new

Marvin J. Newell (William Carey Library, 2013) Expect Great Things is the most comprehensive collection of mission quotes, contemporary and classical, ever compiled in one book.  Here you will find over 700 of the best mission quotes ever uttered by Great Commission Christians—250 different authors from Adoniram Judson to John Piper, from J. Hudson Taylor to

Allen Yeh and Chris Chun, eds. (Wipf & Stock, 2013) This book celebrates the 250th birthday of William Carey (“The Father of Modern Missions”) and the 200th anniversary of the mission of Adoniram Judson (the first missionary sent from America).  The contributors include Timothy George and Tim Tennent, as well as voices from World Christianity–namely