Foreword Michael Y. Oh
Introduction to the Fifth Edition
1 The Living God Is a Missionary God John R. W. Stott
2 The Bible in World Evangelization John R. W. Stott
3 The Nations at Heart Katie Hoogerheide Frost
4 Mission and God’s Earth Christopher J. H. Wright
5 Blessing as Transformation Sarita Gallagher Edwards and Steven C. Hawthorne
■ The Way of Blessing: Righteousness and Justice
Sarita Gallagher Edwards and Steven C. Hawthorne
■ The Story of Blessing: Prevailing Over Curse Richard Bauckham
6 The Story of His Glory Steven C. Hawthorne
■ Why Jonah Disobeyed: God’s Unhindered Pursuit of His Purpose Steven C. Hawthorne
7 Let the Nations Be Glad! John Piper
8 Beyond Duty Tim Dearborn
9 On Mission with God Henry T. Blackaby and Avery T. Willis Jr.
10 Witness to the World David J. Bosch
■ Two Forces Jonathan Lewis
11 The Gospel of the Kingdom George Eldon Ladd
■ D-Day before V-E Day Ken Blue
12 Jesus: The Long-Awaited King Steven C. Hawthorne
■ The Messiah Enthroned in Psalm 110 Steven C. Hawthorne
13 The Kingdom of God in the Life of the World Lesslie Newbigin
14 Follow Me: How Jesus Sends Steven C. Hawthorne
15 Jesus and the Gentiles H. Cornell Goerner
■ A Violent Reaction to Mercy Patrick Johnstone
16 God Builds God’s Kingdom N. T. Wright
17 Not Thirsty, Still Hungry Steve Hawthorne
18 Mandate on the Mountain Steven C. Hawthorne
■ The Great Commission and the Great Commandment Steven C. Hawthorne
■ I Am With You Steven C. Hawthorne
19 Discipling All the Peoples John Piper
20 Acts of Obedience Steven C. Hawthorne
■ The Wall and the Canyon Steven C. Hawthorne
21 The Turning Point: Setting the Gospel Free M. R. Thomas
22 Become Like, Remain Like Harley Talman
■ A New Creation David Anthony
23 The Apostle Paul and the Missionary Task Arthur F. Glasser
24 Prayer: Rebelling against the Status Quo David Wells
25 His Glory Made Visible Jim Montgomery
■ The Shopping Window of God Wolfgang Simson
26 Strategic Prayer John D. Robb
27 Lost Robertson McQuilkin
28 The Choice: Loving God or Loving the Darkness Michael McClymond
29 The Uniqueness of Christ Charles Van Engen
30 The Supremacy of Christ Ajith Fernando
■ Ten Qualities of Jesus’s Words Ajith Fernando
31 If I Perish Brother Andrew
32 Suffering and Martyrdom: God’s Strategy in the World Josef Tson
33 The Father Who Names the Nations Steven C. Hawthorne
34 Apostolic Passion Floyd McClung
The Expansion of the World Christian Movement
35 As the Waters Cover the Sea: God’s Glory Expands to All Peoples Bob Blincoe
36 Ways of Understanding History Yvonne Wood Huneycutt
■ Philosophies of History Yvonne Wood Huneycutt
37 Asian Christianity: Facing the Rising Sun Scott W. Sunquist
38 How the Gospel Flourished in Africa Sam Kebreab
39 How the New World of Latin America Became a Source of New Life
Guillermo Robert and Andrés Guzmán
40 The Long Look: Eras of Missions History Ralph D. Winter
42 The Social Impact of Christian Missions Robert D. Woodberry
43 A History of Transformation Paul Pierson
44 The History of Mission Strategy R. Pierce Beaver
45 A Historical Survey of African Americans in World Missions David Cornelius
46 Women in Mission Marguerite Kraft and Meg Crossman
47 The Two Structures of God’s Redemptive Mission Ralph D. Winter
48 Missionary Societies and the Fortunate Subversion of the Church Andrew F. Walls
49 Student Power in World Missions David M. Howard
Pioneers of the World Christian Movement
50 An Enquiry: The Obligation of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens William Carey
51 The Call to Service J. Hudson Taylor
52 Tribes, Tongues, and Translators William Cameron Townsend
53 The Bridges of God Donald A. McGavran
54 The New Macedonia: A Revolutionary New Era in Mission Begins Ralph D. Winter
55 Fruitful Fellow Workers: The Often-Untold Story of the Central Role of Local Leaders Pam Arlund
56 Overlooked Pioneers History Almost Forgot Linda P. Saunders
57 Women Leading the Way Mary Ho
58 Europe’s Moravians: A Pioneer Missionary Church Colin A. Grant
■ The Hundred Year Prayer Watch Jason Hubbard
The Status and Future of the World Christian Movement
59 The State of the Gospel Jason Mandryk
60 No Longer Emerging Beram Kumar
■ The Surging Non-Western Mission Force Bruce A. Koch
61 New Pioneers Leading the Way in the Final Era Yvonne Wood Huneycutt
■ African Sending Timothy Olonade
■ Korean Sending Chul Ho Han
■ Latin American Sending Carlos Scott
■ The Uniqueness of the Chinese Mission Movement Mary Ho and Rudolf Mak
■ Brazilian Sending Alisson Gomes de Medeiros, Felipe Fulanetto, Ademir Menezes, and Estevão Muller
■ Indian Sending K. Rajendran
63 From Western Christendom to Global Christianity Todd Johnson and Sandra S. K. Lee
■ The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins
Understanding Culture
64 Understanding Culture Lloyd E. Kwast
65 Culture, Worldview, and Contextualization Charles H. Kraft
66 The Flaw of the Excluded Middle Paul G. Hiebert
67 Is God Colorblind or Colorful?: The Gospel, Globalization, and Ethnicity Miriam Adeney
■ Created to Create Culture Erich Sauer
■ Ten Ways to Build Multiethnic Bridges between Churches Miriam Adeney
68 Clean and Dirty: Cross-Cultural Misunderstandings in India Paul G. Hiebert
Culture and Communication
69 Redemptive Analogy Don Richardson
70 Making Disciples of Oral Learners International Orality Network
71 Why Communicate the Gospel through Stories? Tom A. Steffen
■ Transforming Worldviews through the Biblical Story D. Bruce Graham
72 The Three-Dimensional Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures
Jayson Georges
73 Three Encounters in Christian Witness Charles H. Kraft
74 Finding a Place and Serving Movements within Society Paul G. Hiebert
■ Culture Shock: Starting Over Paul G. Hiebert
■ Closing the Gap Donald N. Larson
75 Communication and Social Structure Eugene A. Nida
■ Identity in Culture
76 The Difference Bonding Makes Elizabeth S. and E. Thomas Brewster
77 Identification in the Missionary Task William D. Reyburn
78 Identity with Integrity: Apostolic Ministry in the Twenty-First Century Rick Love
■ Google-Proof Transparency L. Mak
■ As Unknown, Yet Well-Known: Commending Ourselves as Servants Bob Blincoe
79 Missions and Money Phil Parshall
■ Different Views concerning Relationships and Money Joseph Cumming
■ The Role of the Righteous Rich Jonathan J. Bonk
Gospel and Culture Change
80 Do Missionaries Destroy Cultures? Don Richardson
81 Discovering the Holy Spirit’s Work in a Community T. Wayne Dye and Sally Dye
■ As the Holy Spirit Works to Transform T. Wayne and Sally Dye
82 Cultural Implications of an Indigenous Church William A. Smalley
■ The Fourth Self: Self-Theologizing Paul Hiebert
83 The Willowbank Report The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization
Strategy for World Evangelization
84 Accelerating Toward the Finish R. W. Lewis
85 Global Gateways through Cities Chris Clayman
86 Reaching All the Peoples Bruce A. Koch
■ Mission Leaders Agree on Strategic Definitions Bruce A. Koch
■ God’s Symphony of Effort To Bring About “A Church for Every People”
Bruce A. Koch and Krikor Markarian
87 From Every Language Barbara F. Grimes
■ Bible Translation: How Many Languages to Go? Barbara F. Grimes
88 Missions in the Digital Era D. G. Wynn
89 Crossing Boundaries, Penetrating Barriers Tony Ford
Strategies for Transforming Communities
90 State of World Need World Relief
91 Sustainable Community Development through the Local Church Florence Muindi
92 Transformational Development: God at Work Changing People and Their Communities
Samuel J. Voorhies
■ Strategic, rather than Static, Holism Steve Hawthorne
93 What Is Poverty Anyway? Bryant L. Myers
94 The Urban Poor: Who Are We? Viv Grigg
95 Cities and Salt: Counter-Cultures for the Common Good Tim Keller
■ Strategies for Church Movements
96 A Church in Every People: Plain Talk about a Difficult Subject Donald A. McGavran
97 The Spontaneous Multiplication of Churches George Patterson
■ Three Levels of Biblical Authority George Patterson
98 Church Is a Living Entity Neil Cole
99 Church-Planting Movements David Garrison
100 Evangelization of Whole Families Wee Hian Chua
101 Dependency Glenn Schwartz
102 The C1–C6 Spectrum: Types of Fellowships Muslims Join or Form When They Follow Jesus
John J. Travis
103 Insider Movements: Retaining Identity and Preserving Community R. W. Lewis
■ Kingdom Circles R. W. Lewis
■ Three Types of Christward Movements Rick Brown and Steven C. Hawthorne
104 A Pioneer Team in Zambia, Africa Phillip Elkins
105 Distant Thunder: Mongols Follow the Khan of Khans Brian Hogan
106 The Zaraban Breakthrough Ken Harkin and Ted Moore
107 Planting Churches: Learning the Hard Way T. and R. W. Lewis
108 Pigs, Ponds, and the Gospel James W. Gustafson
109 A Movement of God among the Bhojpuri of North India David L. Watson and Paul D. Watson
110 Ourselves as Servants: Latin American Workers in the Middle East
Andres and Angelica Guzman
111 Testimony of a Viable, Indigenous Church-Planting Movement R. Rekedal Smith
112 A Movement of Christ Worshipers in India Dean Hubbard
113 Christ Movements in the Hindu World H. L. Richard
114 A Movement to Jesus among Muslims Rick Brown
115 Christ Followers in East Africa Aila Tasse and Dave Coles
116 The Awakening of the Persian Church Gilbert Hovsepian and Krikor Markarian
World Christian Discipleship
117 Beyond Loving the World: Serving the Son for His Surpassing Glory David Bryant
118 The Discipline of Simplicity Pam Arlund
119 Life on Purpose Claude Hickman, Steven C. Hawthorne, and Todd Ahrend
120 Is Every Christian a Missionary? Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison
Strategic Pursuit of God’s Plan
121 Join the World Christian Movement Ralph D. Winter
122 The Awesome Potential for Mission Found in Local Churches George Miley
■ Be a Church Whisperer Larry Walker
123 Welcome Home: The Invitation of Jesus to Hope, Freedom, and Family Mouyassar Alshahf with Callie Ferguson and Juergen Kramer
124 Missio Dei or “Missio Me”? Using Short-Term Missions to Contribute toward the Fulfillment of God’s Global Purpose Roger Peterson
Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission
125 Restoring the Role of Business in Mission Steve Rundle
■ Tentmakers: Integrating Work and Witness Ruth E. Siemens
126 The Lausanne Covenant The Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization