Christianity is the world's most global faith. Evangelical Christianity, meanwhile, is the world's fastest growing major religion in terms of conversion growth. And yet, at the dawn of the third millennium, the church's primary task ("go and make disciples of all nations") remains undone. Missions in the Third Millennium charts 21 trends—both positive and negative—with continuing significance for the Great Commission community in the 21st century. Revised and updated with two new chapters on urban missions and evangelizing Muslims, this up-to-date volume offers insights to help students, churches, missionaries, agencies, and Christians from outside the West grasp the big picture and take practical steps for more effective involvement. This edition contains extensive notes, expanded suggestions for further reading, and discussion questions.
Stan Guthrie is an editor at large for Christianity Today magazine. His book, All that Jesus Asks: How His Questions Can Teach and Transform Us, has been released by Baker. J.I. Packer says, "Guthrie's book is a landmark, perhaps a classic. I urge you to buy it and read it again and again."
Stan is also author of Missions in the Third Millennium: 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century and co-author (with Jerry Root) of The Sacrament of Evangelism. Stan's latest book, A Concise Guide to Bible Prophecy, is scheduled for release this summer.
Stan writes the monthly "Priorities" column for BreakPoint.org and produces monthly opinion pieces for Crosswalk.com. Besides authoring, writing, and editing books, Stan is a literary agent, bringing together good authors, good books, and good publishers.
Stan has appeared on National Public Radio's "Tell Me More," WGN's Milt Rosenberg program, Nightline's Twittercast, and many Christian shows, including "The Chris Fabry Show" and Moody Radio's "New Day Florida."
Stan has a master's in intercultural studies from Columbia International University and a bachelor's in journalism from the University of Florida. He is married to Christine, and they have three children and live near Chicago.
An inspirational speaker, he hosts a weekly podcast with John Wilson of Books & Culture.
A former columnist for CT, Stan served as moderator for the Christian Book Expo panel discussion, "Does the God of Christianity Exist, and What Difference Does It Make?"
You can learn more about Stan, publishing, and journalism at his Stan Guthrie Communications website, http://stanguthrie.com/.
