Missions: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Strategies (Second Edition)
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- Synopsis
- “In a rapidly changing world,… the central missionary vision of the church must be constantly renewed, lest its foundations become lost in the confusion of change or its practices trapped in missionary models of the past.” In this second edition of Missions, long-time missionary Gailyn Van Rheenen revises and updates his classic text on Christian missions, laying sound theological and strategic foundations for the missionary of today and tomorrow.Van Rheenen helps renew the missionary vision by discussing areas such as:The history of Christian mission, and how it affects where we are todaySpiritual formation for God’s missionThe missionary cycleCross-cultural communicationThe character and calling of missionariesTypes of missionariesChurch maturationSelecting mission fieldsThe role of money in missionsFour levels of involvement in missionsBut Missions is more than blackboard theory. Written by a long-time missionary, it carries the conviction and insights of one who has lived his subject. Accessible to students, practitioners, and laypeople alike, Missions provides a primary go-to resource for understanding and becoming involved in the dynamic activity of world missions.
- Copyright:
- 2014
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 512 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780310515227
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780310252375
- Publisher:
- Zondervan Academic
- Date of Addition:
- 06/03/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Gailyn Van Rheenen
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
- Reading Age:
- 18 and up
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.