Theology and Practice of Mission God, the Church, and the Nations

by Ashford, Bruce Riley

• ISBN13: 9780805464122
• ISBN10: 0805464123
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-01
• Publisher: B&H Academic

Summary

The mission of God was not conceived, constituted, or commissioned by the church or any individual. The mission of God has been revealed by God through the person and work of Christ in His Word. The biblical call to God's mission is such that many have said it is not enough to speak of the biblical basis of missions, but rather we should speak of the missiological basis for the Bible. The Bible and the Mission of Godestablishes the foundation by which we comprehend and execute that which God has called us to do. Through a thorough examination of the consistent mission of God throughout the full biblical record, readers will come to understand the clarion call of scripture to engage without reservation in the mission of God.Contributor list forthcoming.

Author Biography

Bruce Ashford is dean of The College and associate professor of philosophy and intercultural studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Before that he lived and worked in the former Soviet Union.

David Nelson is senior vice president for academic administration and dean of the faculty at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where he also teaches courses on systematic theology and worship.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
God's Mission	p. 5
The Story of Mission: The Grand Biblical Narrative	p. 6
The Triune God: The God of Mission	p. 17
The Church's Mission	p. 35
The Agents of Mission: Humanity	p. 36
The Heart of Mission: Redemption	p. 48
The Community of Mission: The Church	p. 60
The Gospel and Evangelism	p. 76
The Gospel and Social Responsibility	p. 92
The Gospel and Culture	p. 109
The Gospel and Lifestyle	p. 128
The Church's Mission to the Nations	p. 145
The Hebrew Bible and the Nations	p. 146
The New Testament and the Nations	p. 160
Mission and Unreached People Groups	p. 173
Mission and Discipleship	p. 186
Mission and Church Planting	p. 200
Mission and Suffering	p. 211
Mission to Muslims	p. 222
Mission to Hindus	p. 238
Mission to Buddhists	p. 252
Mission to Animists	p. 266
Mission to Postmoderns	p. 277
IV	p. 293
A Theologically Driven Missiology	p. 294
A Challenge for Our Churches	p. 319
Name Index	p. 334
Subject Index	p. 336
Scripture Index	p. 339
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