Discovering the Mission of God: Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century

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 global perspective, recent missiological research, case studies, recommended further readings and relevant discussion questions at the end of each chapter. Contributors include Bryan E. Beyer, Karen O’Dell Bullock, R. Bruce Carlton, Gary R. Corwin, Don Dent, Robert Edwards, Nathan Evans, David Garrison, Al Gilbert, Kevin Greeson, Jim Haney, Scott Holste, R. Alton James, Patrick Lai, William J. Larkin, Christopher R. Little, Alex Luc, Stan May, Clyde Meador, Scott Moreau, Kurt Nelson, Howard Norrish, Meg Page, John Piper, Robert L. Plummer, Jerry Rankin, Nik Ripken, Tom Steffen, Ed Stetzer, John Mark Terry, LaNette W. Thompson, Greg Turner, Preben Vang, Joel. F. Williams, Christopher J. H. Wright, and William R. Yount. Discovering the Mission of God is an indispensable resource for anyone wanting a better picture of what God is doing in the world and how to find one’s place in God’s global plan.