John Piper and Justin Taylor, The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World. Crossway Books, 2007. Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missionally Responsive/Evangelical LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is in a class alongside the tetralogy by David F. Wells that culminated in Above All Earthly Powers. They focus less on the promise and
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
