Missions: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Strategies Contributor(s): Van Rheenen, Gailyn (Author), Parker, Anthony (With) |
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ISBN: 0310252377 ISBN-13: 9780310252375 Publisher: Zondervan Academic OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2014 Annotation: As an introduction to the study of missions, this book equips present and future missionaries to understand the theological, cultural, and strategic foundations for effective mission work. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions - Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism - Religion | Christian Church - Growth |
Dewey: 266 |
LCCN: 2014001162 |
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 7.3" W x 9.2" (1.89 lbs) 512 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "In a rapidly changing world, ... the central missionary vision of the church must be constantly renewed, lest its foundations become lost in the confusion of change or its practices trapped in missionary models of the past." In this second edition of Missions, long-time missionary Gailyn Van Rheenen revises and updates his classic text on Christian missions, laying sound theological and strategic foundations for the missionary of today and tomorrow. Van Rheenen helps renew the missionary vision by discussing areas such as:
But Missions is more than blackboard theory. Written by a long-time missionary, it carries the conviction and insights of one who has lived his subject. Accessible to students, practitioners, and laypeople alike, Missions provides a primary go-to resource for understanding and becoming involved in the dynamic activity of world missions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Rheenen, Gailyn: - Gailyn Van Rheenen ( PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the facilitator of Church Planting and Renewal at Mission Alive (www.missionalive.org), adjunct professor of missions at Abilene Christian University, and former missionary to East Africa. His website is www.missiology.org. |