Mission Affirmed
EMQ » January–March 2023 » Volume 59 Issue 1 Mission Affirmed: Recovering the Missionary Motivation of Paul By Elliot Clark Crossway, 2022256 pagesUS$19.99 *As an Amazon Associate Missio Nexus earns from qualifying purchases. Reviewed by Elliot Stephens, trainer, speaker, and researcher on the retention of overseas church planters, having served for 40 years in church […]
The Loneliness Epidemic
EMQ » January–March 2023 » Volume 59 Issue 1 The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone and How Leaders Can Respond By Susan Mettes Brazos Press, 2021224 pagesUS$22.99 *As an Amazon Associate Missio Nexus earns from qualifying purchases. Reviewed by Paul Borthwick, senior consultant with Development Associates International (daintl.org) since 1998, and […]
Turning Points in the Expansion of Christianity
EMQ » January–March 2023 » Volume 59 Issue 1 Turning Points in the Expansion of Christianity: From Pentecost to the Present By Alice T. Ott Baker Academic, 2021298 pagesUS$28.99 *As an Amazon Associate Missio Nexus earns from qualifying purchases. Reviewed by David Greenlee, PhD, missiologist with Operation Mobilization based in Tyrone, Georgia, USA. Alice Ott’s […]
The How-Tos of Women in Leadership
However, an enormous gap still remains between men and women in the top leadership echelon of financial and educational institutions. This gap is also reflected in evangelical mission organizations where women comprise two-thirds of the mission workforce yet only a handful are in positions of leadership.
Getting Started with Movements
Moerman helps readers develop the vision, understanding, knowledge, and tools necessary to take the first steps toward mobilizing a movement.
Contemporary Research on Global Christianity
In just seven chapters and under 150 pages, World Christianity and the Unfinished Task provides a broad overview of the current status of global Christianity.
Hospitality: A Christian Discipline
With a growing number of displaced people around the world, it is imperative for Christians to understand God’s heart for the vulnerable. As more and more refugees, immigrants, and international students are sovereignly brought into our lives, we need to be open to welcoming them and showing them the love of Jesus Christ.
The Shift of an Era
Wilson builds his case for the role of catalysts by first seeking to lay a foundation for gospel movements from the New Testament and relating these historical accounts to similar experiences today.
Teaching and Learning Across Cultures
This book is impressive in both its scope and depth. From theories of human development to orality to online learning methodology, Ott covers a lot of territory.
The Necessity of Double Listening
Pointing to demographic shifts toward increasing cultural and religious plurality, driven by globalization and increased migration, the authors advocate for the necessity of “double listening,” or being attentive to both the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit and the varied concerns and assumptions of religious seekers.