Ed Stetzer, Subversive Kingdom: Living as Agents of Gospel Transformation. B and H Books, 2012. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality Theology of Mission LifeandLeadership.com Summary I have always liked Ed Stetzer’s writings. In my opinion, this is one of his best. It is an excellent, readable integration of theology of mission, ecclesiology, and missional
D. A. Carson and Timothy Keller, Editors, The Gospel as Center: Renewing Our Faith and Reforming Our Ministry Practices. Crossway Books, 2012. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Missionally Responsive/Evangelical Ecclesiology LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a one-volume collection of 14 tracts that have been produced by the Gospel Coalition on a variety of subjects (see the
Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert, What is the Mission of the Church? Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission. Crossway Books, 2011. Referenced in: Theology of Mission Evangelism, Theology and Practice Social Ministry, Theological & Philosophical Foundations LifeandLeadership.com Summary This comes from the authors of popular contra-emergent books such as Why We’re
Michael W. Goheen, A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story. Baker Academic, 2011. Referenced in: Theology of Mission LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an excellent theology of mission from a missional/missio Dei perspective. There are four strengths of this text. First, Goheen demonstrates the continuity of the Old and New Testaments’
Darrell Guder, The Incarnation and the Church’s Witness. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2005. Referenced in: Theology of Mission LifeandLeadership.com Summary Guder elevates the incarnation as the most helpful model for the church as it conceives of its mission. This excerpt expresses his thesis: “By incarnational mission I mean the understanding and practice of Christian witness
Andy Crouch, Culture-Making: Recovering our Creative Calling. InterVarsity Press, 2008. Referenced in: Missional Lifestyle, Discipleship, Spirituality – Spirituality and Life Calling LifeandLeadership.com Summary In the introduction, Crouch states his purpose is to “offer us a new vocabulary, a new story and a new set of questions.” In terms of vocabulary, Crouch says the ways we
Miroslav Volf, A Public Faith: How Followers of Christ Should Serve Common Good. Brazos Press, 2011. Referenced in: Evangelism in Contemporary Culture – Special Challenges LifeandLeadership.com Summary Volf offers a theological perspective on how Christians may interact in a pluralistic society (religious, political, philosophical, ethnic, etc.) by civil discussion and cooperative action for the public
Soong-Chan Rah, The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity. IVP Books, 2009. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Localized Theologies LifeandLeadership.com Summary Though not written specifically for this purpose, The Next Evangelicalism is a great companion volume to Philip Jenkins, The Next Christendom. Jenkins looks at how global shifts have moved “Christendom” to
Philip Jenkins, The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity, Revised and Expanded Edition. Oxford University Press, 2007. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Missional Context LifeandLeadership.com Summary The LifeandLeadership.com Ministry Resource Guides are not focused on global missions, but upon work within established churches in North America (primarily U.S.). It is naïve, however, to fail
Timothy C. Tennent, Theology in the Context of World Christianity: How the Global Church Is Influencing the Way We Think about and Discuss Theology. Zondervan, 2007. Referenced in: Theology of Mission – Localized Theologies/Contextualization LifeandLeadership.com Summary LifeandLeadership.com is not focused on global missions, but upon work within established churches in North America (primarily U.S.). Nevertheless,
