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Edward Lee Smither (Pickwick, 2012) “From a mission field to a missions sender.” These words capture the story of the Brazilian evangelical church, which has gone from receiving missionaries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to becoming a movement that presently sends out more global laborers than the churches of England or Canada do. After …
J. D. Payne (Biblica, 2011) J. D. Payne’s newest book responds to today’s most commonly asked questions about evangelism and salvation. It seeks to establish biblical, theological, and practical foundations for missional living. Evangelism: A Biblical Response to Today’s Questions gives the reader clear parameters for sharing faith that can be applied to differing …
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Jeff Morton (IVP, 2011) Muslims love Jesus. When you meet a Muslim, you meet a person who loves Jesus. Muslims will tell you a true Muslim must love Jesus. Jesus is not the sole property of Christians they say–or is he? This story sets the Jesus of Islam, `Isa ibn am-Maryam (Muhammad’s seventh century conception …
Two Messiahs: The Jesus of Christianity and the Jesus of Islam Read More »
Don Dent (CrossBooks, 2011) It is crucial in the midst of rapid change that we not lose connection with the New Testament model of the missionary apostles. Apostles, now commonly called missionaries, are God’s gift for the initial planting phase of the church among every people, to the end of the age. This unique church-planting role is …
The Ongoing Role of Apostles in Missions: The Forgotten Foundation Read More »
Daniel A. Rodriguez (InterVarsity Press Academic, 2011) Many assume that Hispanic ministry in North America still necessarily focuses on Spanish-language congregations. But over 60 percent of all American Latinos were born in the United States and are now English dominant. Daniel Rodriguez argues that effective Latino ministry and church planting are now centered in second-generation, …
Beth Snodderly and A. Scott Moreau, editors (Wipf & Stock, 2011) The stories of the evangelical world church deserve to be heard. The centennial celebrations of the Edinburgh 1910 conference offered Christians of all stripes multiple opportunities to reflect on the past century of mission. Over the course of the twentieth century one of the …
Evangelical and Frontier Mission: Perspectives on the Global Progress of the Gospel Read More »
Moses Audi, Olusayo Oladejo, Emiola Nihinlola and John Enyinnaya, eds. (Sceptre Prints, 2011) This book calls the attention of the reader to the need to always look at the theological roots of our beliefs and practices in order for them to meet the needs of the Church and prepare us for effective encounter with God. …
Contemporary Issues in Systematic Theology: An African Christian Perspective Read More »
