"Time and again we have been warned that the missionary movement is rapidly coming to an end...We are told hat missions are at the crossroads, but this should not unduly disturb us. Missions have always been at a crossroads. That is where they began; that is where they belong."
J. Herbert Kane speaks as an authority on the subject of missions. A mission professor with years of overseas experience, he is keenly aware of the need for a realistic appraisal of world missions. His awareness develops a realistic picture of what the church faces during this period of change.
With an in-depth view of contemporary trends in the Christian mission, Kane considers such questions as, "Where are the candidates?" "The non-professional missionary: good or bad?" and "What happened to the halo?"
" If there is one thing young people want today, it is honesty. They will find it in this book. Herbert Kane...speaks honestly. In so doing he gives a realistic appraisal of what the church faces in the latter part of the twentieth century in seeking to be faithful to the unfulfilled commissions given by Jesus Christ.
