Book reviews
Reviews of the books shaping mission thinking and practice. Page 33 of 40 · 942 in all.
The Global House Church Movement
This concise and highly readable book brings another perspective to the growing phenomenon of house churches.
Christianity Reborn: The Global Expansion of Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century
Young New Yorkers greet each other with a hearty “Whassup?”—which translated means “What’s happening in the world around you?” In Christianity Reborn, Donald Lewis has brought together an international cadre of scholars who seek to answer this question with respect to evangelical missions at the end of the twentieth…
Celebrating Children
This is a splendid compilation of articles to help orient Christian workers to the diverse world of children’s needs and ministries.
Asian Church and God’s Mission
With the increasing shift in mission personnel from Western to non-Western countries, how do Asian “mission-ed” churches grow up to become “mission-ing” churches?
Worldview: The History of a Concept
The reader will find a solid yet digestible meal of philosophy, theology and spirituality.
Whose Religion is Christianity? The Gospel Beyond the West
The wide-ranging first chapter develops his thesis in Socratic, dialogical fashion. That thesis is two-fold. First, instead of secularism triumphing in our world, the human religious spirit has boldly emerged in a “worldwide Christian resurgence.”
Taking It To The Streets: Using the Arts to Transform Your Community
Whether or not you are an arts enthusiast, if you’re serious about missions and ministry in the twenty-first century, don’t miss this timely and insightful read. A book on the arts that actually gives a biblical perspective is hard to find.
Short Term Missions Workbook: From Mission Tourists to Global Citizens
Dearborn wrote this interactive workbook to resolve his own question of whether most short-term trips reflect one’s commitment to Christ or personal desire for adventure.
On Revival, A Critical Examination
Few words in the Christian lexicon of the early twenty-first century are as exhilarating as “revival.” The word causes one to think of cleansing fire, fresh wind and Spirit power that resuscitates comatose souls.
Missions, Nationalism and the End of Empire
The book makes a valuable contribution by highlighting the involvement of missionaries and national Christians in the demise of colonial powers and the spread of nationalistic independence movements in Asia and Africa.
The Imperial Horizons of British Protestant Missions, 1880-1914
Historians commonly view British missionaries as agents of the British Empire. Were they? What motivated these preachers of the gospel—the reign of God or the reign of Queen Victoria? This helpful collection of essays edited by Andrew Porter deals with the question of how British missionaries related to the British…
The Global House Church Movement
This concise and highly readable book brings another perspective to the growing phenomenon of house churches.
Christianity Reborn: The Global Expansion of Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century
Young New Yorkers greet each other with a hearty “Whassup?”—which translated means “What’s happening in the world around you?” In Christianity Reborn, Donald Lewis has brought together an international cadre of scholars who seek to answer this question with respect to evangelical missions at the end of the twentieth…
Celebrating Children
This is a splendid compilation of articles to help orient Christian workers to the diverse world of children’s needs and ministries.
Beyond Fragmentation: Integrating Mission and Theological Education
Ott provides an introduction to European mission training schools and a look at the challenges that face evangelical theological educators.
Asian Church and God’s Mission
With the increasing shift in mission personnel from Western to non-Western countries, how do Asian “mission-ed” churches grow up to become “mission-ing” churches?
Empowered Church Leadership: Ministry in the Spirit According to Paul
“Dodd examines the letters of the Apostle Paul, writing to church leaders, lay and clergy alike, in hopes of engaging the reader in an extended study of the New Testament’s “underpinnings for effective, life-giving leadership.”
Encountering New Religious Movements: A Holistic Approach
“At last apologetics and missiology meet,” wrote the late Ken Mulholland, former president of the Evangelical Missiological Society. This and other outstanding affirmations make this a book to consider for your library.
The Fundamentalist Movement Among Protestant Missionaries
Yao’s book successfully utilizes the methodology of experts such as Ernest Sandeen, George M. Marsden and Joel A. Carpenter on the study of “fundamentalist movement in the West” and applies it to the historical study of China missions.
Going Public with the Gospel
Lon Allison and Mark Anderson’s Going Public with the Gospel, is a strong, stimulating apologetic for the ministry of public, proclamation evangelism.
Great Commission Companies: The Emerging Role of Business in Missions
“Globalization is a part of God’s plan to integrate the entire body of Christ into his global plan (mission)” (47). People can and should become a part of this plan by creating Great Commission Companies (GCCs) throughout the world.
The Illustrated Guide to World Religions
This book is primarily a handbook on how to win adherents by logical reasoning to the evangelical Christian faith.
Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity Is Transforming China and Changing the Global Balance of Power
The book reveals secrets about house churches in China, with names, places and pictures.
Mission Handbook 2004-2006: U.S. and Canadian Protestant Ministries Overseas (19th ed.)
The new Mission Handbook is out. Frequently I receive questions about which organizations work in a particular country, conduct certain kinds of ministry, what I know about an agency or how to get in touch with it. This is where I go for the answers.