Rethinking the Theology of the World Council of Churches: Toward an Alternative Mission Paradigm
Paul Seung-oh An, dean of the graduate school at Youngnam Theological University and Seminary, has written a book in which he seeks to evaluate how much the World Council of Churches (WCC) contributes to “the healthy establishment and expansion of Christianity” (vii). The answer, perhaps unsurprisingly, is not much.
Subversive Mission: Serving as Outsiders in a World of Need
Reviewed by Harry Harm, who has served cross-culturally for 38 years in North America, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe and is now a consultant for innovation and strategic planning for the SIL Global Sign Languages Team in Dallas, Texas.
Global Health Engagement: A Central Part of Global Mission
By Daniel W. O’Neill | Global health engagement is a key part of church planting efforts and an indispensable partner in meeting global goals for sustainable development. Health and healing can be experienced and, for the church, can remain as an essential pursuit – a sign of the presence of God, and a foretaste and anticipation of God’s intention for the reconciliation of all things in heaven and on earth
A Concise Guide to the Life of Muhammad
Reviewed by David Cashin, professor of intercultural studies at Columbia International University, who served nine years in Bangladesh and is also the author of a book on the life of Muhammad, Muhammad and the People of the Book.
Theology of Mission: A Concise Biblical Theology
Reviewed by Marvin J. Newell, ambassador at large for Missio Nexus. With this book, J.D. Payne has provided the current generation with an easy-to-read update on the biblical theology of mission.
Mobilizing Gen Z: Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Age of Missions
Reviewed by Edward L. Smither, professor of intercultural studies and history of global Christianity at Columbia International University
Missiological Reflections on Life and Mission
Reviewed by Brent H. Burdick, DMin, adjunct professor of missions, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina, and director of the Lausanne Movement’s Global Classroom.
Faith in the Wilderness: Words of Exhortation from the Chinese Church
Reviewed by Richard Cook, professor of Church history and missions at Logos Evangelical Seminary in El Monte, California, and a former missionary in Taiwan.
Stick Figures Save the World: Drawing Simply to Share Jesus Well.
Reviewed by Marcus Dean, Professor of intercultural studies and missions, Houghton University, and former missionary in Colombia and Puerto Rico for 14 years
Polycentric Mission Leadership: Toward a New Theoretical Model for Global Leadership.
Reviewed by Marcus Dean, Professor of intercultural studies and missions, Houghton University, and former missionary in Colombia and Puerto Rico for 14 years