Table of Contents

  1. Preface to the Second Edition
  2. Section 1: Introduction to the Study of Missions
    1. Chapter 1: An Overview of Missiology
    2. Chapter 2: The Purpose of Missions
    3. Chapter 3: Missiological Method
  3. Section 2: The Biblical Basis of Missions
    1. Chapter 4: Mission in the Old Testament
    2. Chapter 5: Mission in the Gospels
    3. Chapter 6: Missions in the Apostolic Church
  4. Section 3: The Theology of Missions
    1. Chapter 7: The Missionary Mandate of God’s Nature
    2. Chapter 8: The Missional Church
    3. Chapter 9: The Missionary Motivation of God’s Salvation
    4. Chapter 10: The State of the Unevangelized and Its Missionary Implications
  5. Section 4: The History of Missions
    1. Chapter 11: The History of Missions in the Early Church
    2. Chapter 12: Medieval and Renaissance Missions (500–1792)
    3. Chapter 13: The Great Century and Beyond (1792–1910)
    4. Chapter 14: The History of Missions in North America
    5. Chapter 15: Missions in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
  6. Section 5: Applied Missiology
    1. Chapter 16: Culture: The Milieu of Missions
    2. Chapter 17: Cross-Cultural Communication
    3. Chapter 18: Indigenous Missions
    4. Chapter 19: Contextualization and the Missionary Endeavor
    5. Chapter 20: Missionary Call and Service
    6. Chapter 21: Traditional Religions: Primal Religiosity and Mission Dynamics
    7. Chapter 22: Eastern Religions
    8. Chapter 23: Understanding Islam
    9. Chapter 24: Contemporary Cults
    10. Chapter 25: Christian Theology of Religions
    11. Chapter 26: Introduction to the Strategy and Methods of Missions
    12. Chapter 27: Missions in North America
    13. Chapter 28: Strategies for Starting Churches
    14. Chapter 29: Women in Missions
    15. Chapter 30: Ecclesiology and Missions
    16. Chapter 31: Human Needs Ministries
    17. Chapter 32: Leadership Development in Missions Settings
    18. Chapter 33: Urban Missions
    19. Chapter 34: Business as Mission
    20. Chapter 35: Strategies for Ethnic Ministries
    21. Chapter 36: Spiritual Formation and Missions
    22. Chapter 37: Christianity in China
    23. Chapter 38: The Missionary Family
    24. Chapter 39: Spiritual Warfare and Missions
    25. Chapter 40: Missions in the Local Church
    26. Chapter 41: World Christianity
    27. Chapter 42: Finishing the Task: A Balanced Approach
  7. Bibliography
  8. Contributors
  9. Name Index
  10. Subject Index
  11. Scripture Index

Guide

  1. Preface to the Second Edition
  2. Table of Contents