Books
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Church Growth in African Diaspora Communities
ISBN: 9781839739712
£24.99
African migrants have become a significant source of Christian witness in the West, and African diaspora congregations in the UK are springing up and multiplying. In this ethnographically informed study, Dr. Paul Araoluwa Ayokunle explores the factors impacting the growth of three such African diaspora churches in Liverpool, England. This book offers a powerful exploration of the richness of...
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Dealing with Mission Drift in Parachurch Agencies
ISBN: 9781839739361
£24.99
Mission drift is a constant threat to any parachurch organization trying to remain “mission true” and “holistically relevant” in this post-Christian society. This insightful investigation into seven Christian NGOs and NPOs seeks to reveal the underlying reasons and motivations for moving towards mission drift. A must-read for missionaries, pastors, and leaders in parachurch organizations...
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Ethiopian Diaspora Churches on Mission
ISBN: 9781839738838
£21.99
Diaspora churches are positioned to have a tremendous capacity for missions as they practice their faith in the Western world, yet why do they fail to develop effective strategies to break out of their inwardly locked ministries? Addressing this question, Dr. Korcho offers a thorough examination of Ethiopian diaspora churches in the United States, encompassing their historical, sociological,...
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Religiosity and Gospel Transmission
ISBN: 9781839739194
£21.99
In this important missiological work, Dr. Chuang skilfully demonstrates that to better contextualize the gospel among Han Chinese in Taipei, Christians need to ask the questions that the people are asking to other deities in daily life and frame an exclusive Jesus in an inclusive way. Missiologists, practitioners, and pastors will all benefit from this practical, contextualized approach to...
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To Die in Africa’s Dust
ISBN: 9781839735332
£28.99
Christian mission in the modern era has generally been conceptualized as a Western endeavor: “from the West to the rest.” The rise and explosive growth of world Christianity has challenged this narrative, emphasizing Christian mission as “from everywhere to everywhere.” Dr. Las Newman contributes to this revitalized perspective, interrogating our understanding of modern missions history by...
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Christian Mission in a Diverse British Urban Context
ISBN: 9781839738753
£21.99
In the globalized twenty-first century, there is greater need than ever for intercultural approaches to advancing the gospel in multicultural urban contexts. In this book, Dr. Johnson Ambrose Afrane-Twum explores the history of African immigrant churches in the UK. Examining the implications of black theology in the context of Britain’s multicultural landscape, he offers suggestions for how...
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Digital Media and Youth Discipleship
ISBN: 9781839736636
£24.99
Today’s youth grow up immersed in digital technology. This presents a unique challenge to the church as it seeks to faithfully make disciples of the next generation. What does it look like – theologically and practically – to minister contextually to those whose lives are permeated by social media and digital culture? In this in-depth study, Dr. Vo Huong Nam offers both social and theological...
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Bonne Nouvelle pour les Peuls
ISBN: 9781839737565
£29.99
Ce travail de recherche missiologique revient sur l’histoire de l’évangélisation des Peuls musulmans du Fouta-Djallon en République de Guinée et réévalue les approches utilisées. Il met en lumière des pistes concrètes pour l’évangélisation et l’implantation d’Églises parmi les Peuls aujourd’hui et intègre la vision peule du monde (le pulaaku) dans la réflexion sur la communication de...
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A Cry For Help
ISBN: 9781839735721
£15.99
With tensions between Christians and non-Christians on the rise in many areas of the world, the question of how the church is to respond to religious violence is a pressing one, encompassing issues of ecclesiology, theology, and missiology. Dr. Dadang explores the contextual realities that have led some believers in Northern Nigeria to embrace violence as a justifiable response to persecution.
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Women in Mission
ISBN: 9781839732096
£19.99
Women in Mission explores the powerful legacy of women in SIM (formerly, Sudan Interior Mission) and the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), demonstrating that from the beginning women have been active and essential participants in the work of God in Nigeria. Dr. Lami Rikwe Ibrahim Bakari examines various theological and cultural frameworks for understanding the role of women in society...
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Church and Mission in the Context of War
ISBN: 9781839730627
£24.99
Dr. Eraston Kambale Kighoma traces the survival and theological development of the Baptist Church in Central Africa over a twenty-year period of conflict. Utilizing a combination of descriptive, contextual and integrative approaches, he examines the effect of war on the church’s theology in action, especially its understanding and practice of mission. This study sheds new light on existing...
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Dialogue of Life
ISBN: 9781839732171
£19.99
The status of the global church is often that of a sociopolitical minority, at odds politically, religiously, and socially with the nations that encompass it. In such contexts, how is the church to faithfully uphold its missional calling?
In this in-depth study of Chinese Christians living in Sabah, Malaysia, Dr. Khee-Vun Lin engages missiology and political theology to address the practical...
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The Development of Vocational Stewardship among Indonesian Christian Professionals
ISBN: 9781783684656
£19.99
In this thorough study, Dr Harjanto explores the formational elements of the integration of faith, work and mission among Indonesian Christian professionals, through careful analysis and evaluation. The resulting book is an educational perspective on the theology of work and mission. If the church of Jesus Christ is to have the transformational impact that we know the world is in such...
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Transforming Missiology
ISBN: 9781783683642
£31.99
Dr Lygunda provides a thorough analysis of missiological teaching in theological education institutes in Africa, with special reference to three Christian universities in Democratic Republic of Congo. His detailed examination of current teaching of mission theory and praxis forms the solid foundation for his articulation of a new paradigm of missiological education. In this study Lygunda...
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Context and Contextuality
ISBN: 9781783683963
£36.99
Tsvirinko examines the holism, authenticity and contextuality of mission work done by churches in the Pacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association in America. He defines authentic mission in light of three major Christian groups and uncovers startling insights on how these churches engage in mission back in their homeland and in America. The conclusions are invaluable to diasporic Christian...
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Mission through Diaspora
ISBN: 9781783681099
£19.99
Surveying 652 US Chinese churches about their mission activities, along with interviews of a sub-set of respondents, Dr Wu provides analysis and explanation of mission activities using diaspora theories. The trend for Chinese diaspora church mission to take a “Chinese first” approach capitalizes on shared language, culture and transnational networks to advance the gospel. In this era of...
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Rethinking Missio Dei among Evangelical Churches in an Eastern European Orthodox Context
ISBN: 9781783681044
£24.99
This publication seeks to evaluate the various missionary approaches both from the Evangelical and Orthodox perspective. Reconciling each the author provides a platform to introduce a new missionary paradigm for Eastern European Evangelical churches.
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The Practice of Mission in Egypt
ISBN: 9781783681037
£26.99
Most of the historical mission studies focus on the work of Western missionaries going to Majority World countries. Few studies have examined the indigenous churches and their relationship with Western mission agencies in practising missions. This book is a historical study of the interaction between the American Presbyterian Mission and the Evangelical Church in Egypt.
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Mission Partnership in Creative Tension
ISBN: 9781783689316
£34.99
Cueva has refined his concept of ‘partnership in mission’ by advocating reciprocal contextual collaboration in this reflection on contemporary missiology. Referencing historical, theological and functional aspects of mission and analyzing its impact on the evangelical movement, he identifies that mission always develops with positive and negative tensions. Emphasizing an understanding of...
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Insights from the Lives of Olive Doke and Paul Kasonga for Pioneer Mission and Church Planting Today
ISBN: 9781783689248
£19.99
This publication addresses the most challenging phase in church-planting missions, the torch being passed from pioneering missionaries to indigenous leaders. Having observed a very different story in the relationship between Olive Doke and Paul Kasonga, Mbewe argues that the key is deep-rooted mutual respect and admiration. Following a biblical interpretation of missions and referencing...
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Le ministère de « berger » dans les Églises protestantes de Madagascar, Fifohazana et Réforme dans le protestantisme
ISBN: 9781783689996
£31.99
Les mouvements de Réveil ou le « ministère des mpiandry » (le premier initié par Rainisoalambo en 1894) existent aujourd’hui dans la plupart des Églises protestantes historiques de Madagascar, inspirant et influençant profondément leurs vies et leurs ministères. Ces mouvements ont toujours engendré des tensions et des conflits entre eux et les institutions protestantes. Cet ouvrage examine les...
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Missions amidst Pagodas
ISBN: 9781783689842
£15.99
For almost 200 years Protestant missionaries have endeavoured to communicate the gospel to Burmese Buddhists in Myanmar. However, Christianity among this people group is still regarded as a ‘potted plant’ with former Buddhists being separated from their community and culture. In this publication Peter Thein Nyunt, a former Buddhist monk, examines past and current approaches of the Protestant...
New & Upcoming Books
Word, Care, and Worship
£14.99
Preaching the Parables
£13.99
Fujian
£19.99
Henan
£19.99
Xinjiang
£19.99
Shaanxi
£15.99
Hainan
£15.99
Empowering Voices
£15.99
The Earth is the Lord’s
£21.99
Tibet
£19.99
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Church Growth in African Diaspora CommunitiesISBN: 9781839739712£24.99
African migrants have become a significant source of Christian witness in the West, and African diaspora congregations in the UK are springing up and multiplying. In this ethnographically informed study, Dr. Paul Araoluwa Ayokunle explores the factors impacting the growth of three such African diaspora churches in Liverpool, England. This book offers a powerful exploration of the richness of...
-
Dealing with Mission Drift in Parachurch AgenciesISBN: 9781839739361£24.99
Mission drift is a constant threat to any parachurch organization trying to remain “mission true” and “holistically relevant” in this post-Christian society. This insightful investigation into seven Christian NGOs and NPOs seeks to reveal the underlying reasons and motivations for moving towards mission drift. A must-read for missionaries, pastors, and leaders in parachurch organizations...
-
Ethiopian Diaspora Churches on MissionISBN: 9781839738838£21.99
Diaspora churches are positioned to have a tremendous capacity for missions as they practice their faith in the Western world, yet why do they fail to develop effective strategies to break out of their inwardly locked ministries? Addressing this question, Dr. Korcho offers a thorough examination of Ethiopian diaspora churches in the United States, encompassing their historical, sociological,...
-
Religiosity and Gospel TransmissionISBN: 9781839739194£21.99
In this important missiological work, Dr. Chuang skilfully demonstrates that to better contextualize the gospel among Han Chinese in Taipei, Christians need to ask the questions that the people are asking to other deities in daily life and frame an exclusive Jesus in an inclusive way. Missiologists, practitioners, and pastors will all benefit from this practical, contextualized approach to...
-
To Die in Africa’s DustISBN: 9781839735332£28.99
Christian mission in the modern era has generally been conceptualized as a Western endeavor: “from the West to the rest.” The rise and explosive growth of world Christianity has challenged this narrative, emphasizing Christian mission as “from everywhere to everywhere.” Dr. Las Newman contributes to this revitalized perspective, interrogating our understanding of modern missions history by...
-
Christian Mission in a Diverse British Urban ContextISBN: 9781839738753£21.99
In the globalized twenty-first century, there is greater need than ever for intercultural approaches to advancing the gospel in multicultural urban contexts. In this book, Dr. Johnson Ambrose Afrane-Twum explores the history of African immigrant churches in the UK. Examining the implications of black theology in the context of Britain’s multicultural landscape, he offers suggestions for how...
-
Digital Media and Youth DiscipleshipISBN: 9781839736636£24.99
Today’s youth grow up immersed in digital technology. This presents a unique challenge to the church as it seeks to faithfully make disciples of the next generation. What does it look like – theologically and practically – to minister contextually to those whose lives are permeated by social media and digital culture? In this in-depth study, Dr. Vo Huong Nam offers both social and theological...
-
Bonne Nouvelle pour les PeulsISBN: 9781839737565£29.99
Ce travail de recherche missiologique revient sur l’histoire de l’évangélisation des Peuls musulmans du Fouta-Djallon en République de Guinée et réévalue les approches utilisées. Il met en lumière des pistes concrètes pour l’évangélisation et l’implantation d’Églises parmi les Peuls aujourd’hui et intègre la vision peule du monde (le pulaaku) dans la réflexion sur la communication de...
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A Cry For HelpISBN: 9781839735721£15.99
With tensions between Christians and non-Christians on the rise in many areas of the world, the question of how the church is to respond to religious violence is a pressing one, encompassing issues of ecclesiology, theology, and missiology. Dr. Dadang explores the contextual realities that have led some believers in Northern Nigeria to embrace violence as a justifiable response to persecution.
-
Women in MissionISBN: 9781839732096£19.99
Women in Mission explores the powerful legacy of women in SIM (formerly, Sudan Interior Mission) and the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), demonstrating that from the beginning women have been active and essential participants in the work of God in Nigeria. Dr. Lami Rikwe Ibrahim Bakari examines various theological and cultural frameworks for understanding the role of women in society...
-
Church and Mission in the Context of WarISBN: 9781839730627£24.99
Dr. Eraston Kambale Kighoma traces the survival and theological development of the Baptist Church in Central Africa over a twenty-year period of conflict. Utilizing a combination of descriptive, contextual and integrative approaches, he examines the effect of war on the church’s theology in action, especially its understanding and practice of mission. This study sheds new light on existing...
-
Dialogue of LifeISBN: 9781839732171£19.99
The status of the global church is often that of a sociopolitical minority, at odds politically, religiously, and socially with the nations that encompass it. In such contexts, how is the church to faithfully uphold its missional calling?
In this in-depth study of Chinese Christians living in Sabah, Malaysia, Dr. Khee-Vun Lin engages missiology and political theology to address the practical...
-
The Development of Vocational Stewardship among Indonesian Christian ProfessionalsISBN: 9781783684656£19.99
In this thorough study, Dr Harjanto explores the formational elements of the integration of faith, work and mission among Indonesian Christian professionals, through careful analysis and evaluation. The resulting book is an educational perspective on the theology of work and mission. If the church of Jesus Christ is to have the transformational impact that we know the world is in such...
-
Transforming MissiologyISBN: 9781783683642£31.99
Dr Lygunda provides a thorough analysis of missiological teaching in theological education institutes in Africa, with special reference to three Christian universities in Democratic Republic of Congo. His detailed examination of current teaching of mission theory and praxis forms the solid foundation for his articulation of a new paradigm of missiological education. In this study Lygunda...
-
Context and ContextualityISBN: 9781783683963£36.99
Tsvirinko examines the holism, authenticity and contextuality of mission work done by churches in the Pacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association in America. He defines authentic mission in light of three major Christian groups and uncovers startling insights on how these churches engage in mission back in their homeland and in America. The conclusions are invaluable to diasporic Christian...
-
Mission through DiasporaISBN: 9781783681099£19.99
Surveying 652 US Chinese churches about their mission activities, along with interviews of a sub-set of respondents, Dr Wu provides analysis and explanation of mission activities using diaspora theories. The trend for Chinese diaspora church mission to take a “Chinese first” approach capitalizes on shared language, culture and transnational networks to advance the gospel. In this era of...
-
Rethinking Missio Dei among Evangelical Churches in an Eastern European Orthodox ContextISBN: 9781783681044£24.99
This publication seeks to evaluate the various missionary approaches both from the Evangelical and Orthodox perspective. Reconciling each the author provides a platform to introduce a new missionary paradigm for Eastern European Evangelical churches.
-
The Practice of Mission in EgyptISBN: 9781783681037£26.99
Most of the historical mission studies focus on the work of Western missionaries going to Majority World countries. Few studies have examined the indigenous churches and their relationship with Western mission agencies in practising missions. This book is a historical study of the interaction between the American Presbyterian Mission and the Evangelical Church in Egypt.
-
Mission Partnership in Creative TensionISBN: 9781783689316£34.99
Cueva has refined his concept of ‘partnership in mission’ by advocating reciprocal contextual collaboration in this reflection on contemporary missiology. Referencing historical, theological and functional aspects of mission and analyzing its impact on the evangelical movement, he identifies that mission always develops with positive and negative tensions. Emphasizing an understanding of...
-
Insights from the Lives of Olive Doke and Paul Kasonga for Pioneer Mission and Church Planting TodayISBN: 9781783689248£19.99
This publication addresses the most challenging phase in church-planting missions, the torch being passed from pioneering missionaries to indigenous leaders. Having observed a very different story in the relationship between Olive Doke and Paul Kasonga, Mbewe argues that the key is deep-rooted mutual respect and admiration. Following a biblical interpretation of missions and referencing...
-
Le ministère de « berger » dans les Églises protestantes de Madagascar, Fifohazana et Réforme dans le protestantismeISBN: 9781783689996£31.99
Les mouvements de Réveil ou le « ministère des mpiandry » (le premier initié par Rainisoalambo en 1894) existent aujourd’hui dans la plupart des Églises protestantes historiques de Madagascar, inspirant et influençant profondément leurs vies et leurs ministères. Ces mouvements ont toujours engendré des tensions et des conflits entre eux et les institutions protestantes. Cet ouvrage examine les...
-
Missions amidst PagodasISBN: 9781783689842£15.99
For almost 200 years Protestant missionaries have endeavoured to communicate the gospel to Burmese Buddhists in Myanmar. However, Christianity among this people group is still regarded as a ‘potted plant’ with former Buddhists being separated from their community and culture. In this publication Peter Thein Nyunt, a former Buddhist monk, examines past and current approaches of the Protestant...
New & Upcoming Books
Word, Care, and Worship
£14.99
Preaching the Parables
£13.99
Fujian
£19.99
Henan
£19.99
Xinjiang
£19.99
Shaanxi
£15.99
Hainan
£15.99
Empowering Voices
£15.99
The Earth is the Lord’s
£21.99
Tibet
£19.99
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