How do I determine what God’s purpose is for my generation? What is my generation’s relationship to the work of Christ? The clues to answer these questions may be found by looking at a group that missed God’s purpose.
To help new church planters avoid potential pitfalls, Vajko addresses ten major errors which can occur when planting churches.
William Carey International University Press, 1539 E. Howard Street, Pasadena, CA 91104, 2011, 178 pages, $9.55. —Reviewed by Marcus W. Dean, associate professor and chair, Department of Intercultural Studies,
by Stanley H. Skreslet Orbis Books, P. O. Box 302, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0302, 2012, 243 pages, $30.00. —Reviewed by David R. Dunaetz, assistant professor of organizational psychology, Azusa Pacific
The Bad Question of Proclamation vs. Social Action: A Symposium
I read with interest the article, “The Bad Question of Proclamation vs. Social Action: A Symposium” (July 2012), but there still seems to be a lack of clarification and some important issues were not addressed.
by Dwight J. Zscheile, editor William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2140 Oak Industrial Dr. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, 216 pages, 2012, $30.00. —Reviewed by Lee Beach, assistant professor
Events of the last few years have raised serious questions about the adequacy and accuracy of assumptions about how mission agencies and churches relate, and what is necessary to correct shortcomings in existing patterns.
by Jeffrey P. Greenman and Gene L. Green, editors IVP Academic, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515, 267 pages, 2012, $26.00. —Reviewed by Marvin J. Newell, senior vice
Rule of Law emphasizes truth; patronage emphasizes grace. Only through a balance between the two can the life of Christ be modeled for emerging leaders in our care.
by Elijah J. F. Kim Wipf & Stock, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401, 524 pages, 2012, $58.00. —Reviewed by Diane Stinton, dean of students and
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