Changing Face of World Missions, The: Engaging Contemporary Issues and Trends (Encountering Mission) [Paperback]

Michael Pocock (Author), Gailyn Van Rheenen (Author), Douglas McConnell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Encountering Mission | Publication Date: October 1, 2005

Dramatic changes have taken place in global society and in the church that have implications for how the church does missions in the twenty-first century. This guide helps readers understand these trends, including the rise of postmodernism, the spiritual decline in the West and the advance of the gospel in the rest of the world, and the impact of technology on society and missions.

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About the Author

Michael Pocock (D.Miss., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is chair and senior professor of world missions and intercultural studies at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Gailyn Van Rheenen (D.Miss., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) retired from Abilene Christian University in 2003 to launch Mission Alive, an organization devoted to the training of Christian leaders.

Douglas McConnell (Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) is dean of the School of Intercultural Studies and associate professor of leadership at Fuller.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Baker Academic (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080102661X
• ISBN-13: 978-0801026614
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for the book, 3 for the formatting, March 8, 2011

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This review is from: Changing Face of World Missions, The: Engaging Contemporary Issues and Trends (Encountering Mission) (Kindle Edition)

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I bought this book for a class on missions. The content it good but some of the formatting is out of whack. It isn't consistently bad throughout the book. The case studies seem to be the worst. Here is an excerpt from one of the case studies.

"How could an Amer can comp y this n workers? Wasn't America supposed to be a Chistian nation? Weren't the owners of this business Christians themselves? How could they simply dump dozens of people--people with families--so i pu su t of greater profit? Wasn't America full of Christians? Couldn't they tell these companies how badly it hurts when they pursue free-market policies ? Weren't there any rules against creating jobs in other countries, raising people's hopes, and then dashing them h Maybe he ndian Labor Board would have something to say to the American company!"

If you're a fan of mad libs, go with the kindle format.

5 stars for the book, 3 for the formatting

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff, April 17, 2008

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B. Lee "Reading" (Los Angeles, CA- The West) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Changing Face of World Missions, The: Engaging Contemporary Issues and Trends (Encountering Mission) (Paperback)

Good book. It goes into different trends and contemporary issues when it comes to missions. Some of the subjects covered are globalization, postmodernism, contextualization, majority world christianity, etc...It is written by evangelical missiologists from the west. This is an awesome book. Get it.

8 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Change your worldview!, February 22, 2006

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Hungry Reader (Stevensville, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Changing Face of World Missions, The: Engaging Contemporary Issues and Trends (Encountering Mission) (Paperback)

If you think you're fairly well informed re: church and mission issues, think again. The authors of this book cover the mega issues of our time and the challenges we face as Christians in addressing them. I'll read this book again before I'm ready to talk about it, there's so much here.