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Celebrating Donald A. McGavran: A Life and Legacy

admin October 1, 2015

McGavran was a prolific writer of letters, articles, and books, as well as a world traveler. No one, to my knowledge, has visited as many mission fields, conducted as many interviews, or researched the growth and decline of Christian churches as widely as McGavran. He influenced mission theory and practice internationally and the movement he started continues to move forward, empowered by appreciative followers.

Perched on the Shoulders of Giants: Building Legacy for the Sake of Mission

admin October 1, 2015

Retaining historical awareness of the church’s mission is especially important in moving forward. Some churches are stuck in the past, or at least attempt to move forward while engrossed with what is behind.

Four Ways to Improve Field Staff Retention

admin October 1, 2015

If you lead field staff, there are at least four things you can do to improve their likelihood of remaining on the field, productively and with your agency:

Transition: The Key to Storytelling

admin October 1, 2015

Being the master of storytelling, Jesus presents his stories in various ways. So do other storytellers in the Bible. They offer simple ways to transition a normal conversation to Bible storytelling as soon as possible.

A Common Mission: Healthy Patterns in Congregational Mission Partnerships

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by David Wesley Wipf and Stock. 2014. —Reviewed by Alexander K. Zell, adjunct professor, Crown College, St. Bonifacius, Minnesota; former international worker in Brazil with The Alliance. Portuguese-speaking Christian

Cross-Cultural Church Planting for Probies: Envisioning and Facilitating Holistic Church Planting among Unreached People Groups from Preparation to Closure

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by Roger L Dixon and Jan B. Dixon Create Space Independent Publishing. 2014. —Reviewed by Gerald Roe, former pastor, missionary, and mission administrator; chair, Intercultural Studies, North Greenville University.

Early Christian Martyr Stories: An Evangelical Introduction with New Translations

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by Bryan M. Litfin Baker Academic. 2014. —Reviewed by Daniel Shinjong Baeq, director, Hiebert Global Center, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Bearing in mind differing theological and ecclesiological stances and

From Every Tribe and Nation: A Historian’s Discovery of the Global Christian Story

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by Mark Noll Baker Academic. 2014. —Reviewed by Paul Borthwick, senior consultant, Development Associates International; professor, Global Christianity, Gordon College. We owe as much to Joel Carpenter and Robert

Reaching and Reconciling

admin October 1, 2015

There are few concepts as central to the task of missions as reaching and reconciling. The tip of the spear in mission endeavor is to see that unreached peoples are reached with the gospel so that “all the families of the earth” are blessed through Abraham, and those described in Revelation 5 and 7 do indeed represent some “from every tribe and language and people and nation.”

Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to Radical Mission of the Local Church

admin October 1, 2015

by Scot McKnight Brazos Press. 2014. —Reviewed by Jacob Rosenberg, PhD, leader, Adat HaTikvah Messianic Congregation, Deerfield, Illinois. According to Dr. Scot McKnight, the term “kingdom” is used in

Celebrating Donald A. McGavran: A Life and Legacy

Perched on the Shoulders of Giants: Building Legacy for the Sake of Mission

Four Ways to Improve Field Staff Retention

Transition: The Key to Storytelling

A Common Mission: Healthy Patterns in Congregational Mission Partnerships

Cross-Cultural Church Planting for Probies: Envisioning and Facilitating Holistic Church Planting among Unreached People Groups from Preparation to Closure

Early Christian Martyr Stories: An Evangelical Introduction with New Translations

From Every Tribe and Nation: A Historian’s Discovery of the Global Christian Story

Reaching and Reconciling

Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to Radical Mission of the Local Church

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