Author Chris Wright offers a sweeping biblical survey of the holistic mission of the church, providing practical insight for today's church leaders.

This edition contains the original charts, together with illustrations relevant to the missionary cause.

Wright emphasizes throughout a holistic mission as the proper shape of Christian mission. God's mission is to reclaim the world--and that includes the created order--and God's people have a designated role to play in that mission.

Of all the missionary work that has been done within the past century, one story will remain in the hearts and minds of the American public.

Identifies the dangers of safe Christianity and the embracing of casual faith, daring readers to face the risk of persecution and partner with Jesus in the toughest places on Earth.

"Contributes as much to advancing contemporary social theory as it does to understanding conversion."—Dale Eickelman, Dartmouth College "These rich and rewarding essays problematize a process central to Western notions of the making of ...

The result of a three-year research project undertaken by The Gospel and Our Culture Network, this book issues a firm challenge for the church to recover its missional call right here in North America, while also offering the tools to help ...