Tag: Missional Church

Henard, Evangelicals Engaging Emergent

William Henard and Adam Greenway, Evangelicals Engaging Emergent: A Discussion of the Emergent Church Movement. B and H Academic, 2009. Referenced in: Theology and Practice of Evangelism — Evaluating-Emergent Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary While many would argue that the emergent movement has receded significantly, many of the longings

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Guder, The Continuing Conversion of the Church

Darrell L. Guder, The Continuing Conversion of the Church. Eerdmans, 2000. Referenced in: Theology and Practice of Evangelism — Missional/Missio Dei Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations — Missional/Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary The purpose of this book is to develop a theology of evangelistic ministry, focused primarily on the New Testament. Guder is perhaps the

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Fitch, The Great Giveaway

David Fitch, The Great Giveaway: Reclaiming the Mission of the Church from Big Business, Parachurch Organizations, Psychotherapy, Consumer Capitalism, and Other Modern Maladies. Baker Books, 2005.  Referenced in: Ecclesiologies Missional Communities – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary Theology of Mission and Ministry. Summary: The Great Giveaway is an excellent example of a contextualized ecclesiology, exploring God’s

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Kaiser, Mission in the Old Testament

Walter C. Kaiser, Mission in the Old Testament: Israel as a Light to the Nations, Second Edition. Baker Academic, 2012. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missionally Responsive/Evangelical LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a brief theology of mission from a seasoned Old Testament scholar. It represents the same conservative evangelical strain as Kostenberger

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Schnabel, Early Christian Mission

Eckhard J. Schnabel, Early Christian Mission, Volume 1: Jesus and the Twelve. IVP Academic, 2004. Also Early Christian Mission, Volume 2: Paul and the Early Church. IVP Academic, 2004. (Comes as a two-volume set) Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missionally Responsive/Evangelical LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a massive two-volume work, consisting of

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Koestenberger, Salvation to the Ends of the Earth

Andreas Koestenberger and Peter T. O’brien, Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission (New Studies in Biblical Theology, Volume 11). IVP Academic, 2001. Referenced in: Theology and Practice of Evangelism – Missionally Responsive/Evangelical Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missionally Responsive/Evangelical LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a very substantive theology

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Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad

John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions, 3rd Edition. Baker Academic, 2010. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missionally Responsive/Evangelical LifeandLeadership.com Summary This volume first came out in 1993, and his now in its third edition, having sold almost 200,000 copies. I was first exposed to

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Newbigin, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society

Lesslie Newbigin, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society (Eerdmans, 1989). Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary The story of the missional movement actually began with Lesslie Newbigin. Upon returning to his native England in 1974 after a missionary tour in India, Newbigin was struck by how the once

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Newbigin, Foolishness to the Greeks

Lesslie Newbigin, Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture (Eerdmans, 1986). Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary The story of the missional movement actually began with Lesslie Newbigin. Upon returning to his native England in 1974 after a missionary tour in India, Newbigin was struck by

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Hunsberger, Bearing the Witness of the Spirit

George Hunsberger, Bearing the Witness of the Spirit: Lesslie Newbign’s Theology of Cultural Plurality. Eerdmans, 1998. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missio Dei LifeandLeadership.com Summary The story of the missional movement actually began with Lesslie Newbigin. Upon returning to his native England in 1974 after a missionary tour in India, Newbigin

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