Are evangelism and public justice contradictory concerns? This article shows that the mission of the church is the mission of Christ; we are to be concerned about the things and people that concern him.

This article is a survey of books published on mission and missiology in the English language between 1965 and 1970.

This article addresses trends in the debate surrounding the nature of a Christian theology of missions. The considerations are also done largely against a background dominated by the situation of the church in Asia and Africa. The "missio dei" is considered together with the conviction that the church's existence should be seen as mission.

The author interprets Hebrews 13:10-13 to mean a call to mission and evangelism.

This article offers eight cautions for church planters to avoid de-emphasizing sanctification in their ministries while exalting mission.

Are those who have not heard the gospel excluded from the blessing of a life with God? More evangelical scholars have recently questioned the conviction that those who die without faith in Christ are excluded from eternal blessings. In this paper it is argued that an unqualified inclusivism undermines the urgency of mission and evangelism. Two scholars, Clark Pinnock and John Sanders are placed in the spotlight.

This article considers Paul's purpose in writing Romans. Wu wants to demonstrate exegetically that Paul's motive in writing Romans was to motivate them to support his mission to the “barbarians” in Spain. He argues that the letter’s theology exists to allow Paul to preach the gospel where Christ had not been known (Romans 15:20). Wu works out the implications for the church's missiological and pastoral practice.

How did the apostle Paul view the scope of his ministry and mission? Bowers reviews the data available on what Paul considered within the range of his missionary calling.

Apologetics and mission are closely related and can never be divorced. The essay wants to set parameters for all missiological endeavors.

What was the practice of the Reformers with regard to the mission of the church in the world? Is it true that Martin Luther and John Calvin had no concern for the mission of the church? Gustav Warneck speaks of a "strange silence" of the Reformers in this regard. It is the view of Chaney that Luther was not blind to the missionary call of the church. Read the article for more.

This article looks at the principles behind the transition from John the Baptist to Christ. The author maintains that these principles apply also in a mission context. Missionaries should work with the aim of establishing a self-governing church, keeping these principles in mind.

This article looks at the principles behind the transition from John the Baptist to Christ. The author maintains that these principles apply also in a mission context. Missionaries should work with the aim of establishing a self-governing church, keeping these principles in mind.

Who is called to do mission work? Can mission work be done by organizations? This article addresses these questions. The author discusses the reasons given for supporting parachurch involvement in evangelism, but concludes that mission work should remain the calling and responsibility of the church.

The covenant promise of God has bearing on mission work. Mission work is a means which God employs to continue the line of His covenant. This covenant includes the promise God gave to Abraham in Genesis 17, and continues on throughout the Old and New Testament until today.

The church's perspective on mission work determines how it goes about doing mission work. This article offers a definition of mission work which builds its foundation on the principles of Scripture, showing that mission work is God’s work through the church.

This is the last article in a five part series on evangelism and mission work. The commission to preach and teach the gospel is given to the church. The preaching of the gospel is dependent upon Christ's work of fulfillling the order of salvation - regeneration, calling, and faith. God uses preaching to call and cause faith in those who hear.

This is the fourth article in a five part series on evangelism and mission work. The commission to preach and teach the gospel is given to the church. God’s election is the root of all mission endeavours. In this article the author shows how both election and reprobation can be of great comfort to those involved in mission work.

This is the third article in a five part series on evangelism and mission work. The commission to preach and teach the gospel is given to the church. How can mission work be successful? Election is the guarantee that it will be successful. This is the guarantee which Jesus Christ gave to His disciples, and is still the anchor for mission work today.

This is the second article in a five part series on evangelism and mission work. The commission to preach and teach the gospel is given to the church. In this task, the church is fully dependent upon the Lord. The Lord both directs the work and provides the fruit of this work.

This is the first article in a five part series on evangelism and mission work. The commission to preach and teach the gospel is given to the church. This commission means that the church has the duty to call and send out missionaries. The church does this under the conviction that God is the One who gives gifts and qualifies those who are called for mission work. All those called to this office embrace this commission knowing that God is the One doing the work.

What is the purpose and goal of mission work? Who sends out missionaries? Who may be sent to do mission work? Who is mission work directed toward? The written answers to these questions by Gisbertus Voetius contributed to the work of evangelism by the Netherlands churches.

God calls His church to do mission work. How can the church practice effective evangelism? This article looks at Paul's mission work in Athens (Acts 17), drawing implications for the church today.

God calls His church to do mission work. How can the church practice effective evangelism? This article looks at Paul's mission work in Athens (Acts 17), drawing implications for the church today.

Women should be involved in mission work. This article provides five practical ways women can be involved.

Should women be involved in mission work? This article looks at what mission work involves, and maintains that women have a great responsibility to support the preaching of the gospel in mission work.

The author of this article urges readers to financially support the work of ministry and the spreading of the gospel through mission work.

Jesus, the Good Shepherd, teaches us to care for and gather in his sheep through the preaching of the gospel. The author of this article discusses the characteristics and calling of a true undershepherd working on the mission field, both at home and abroad.

This article discusses preaching and church mission. There can be the temptation to evangelize in a way which appeals to our current culture, using ways other than preaching to interest people in the gospel. However, powerful spiritual gospel preaching is the essence of evangelism.

This article looks at the life of Columba. Focus is given to his founding of the Iona Monastery and the mission work which was done from this monastery. This article shows that lessons can be learned from Columba, such as learning how God can turn weaknesses to His glory, as well as learning to self-sacrifice.

Jesus’ parting commission to His disciples immediately prior to His ascension is brief (Luke 24:46-49). It carries, however, major implications for how we practice mission work.

This article is about the Roman empire and the advancement of gospel, communication opportunities and mission in the early church, syncretism, and the relation of world history and church history.

This article is about the church's duty and calling to do mission work.

This article is about the definition of evangelism and mission, and the relation of evangelism and mission. It also discusses evangelism by lifestyle, by every believer's living faith.

This article is about missions to Islam.

Ramachandra sets the challenge of contemporary Christian discipleship and mission in the context of our changing political, economic and cultural context. He presents a vision of the gospel and the Church of Christ as the true universalism in the context of globalization.

The world of two contemporary Anglicans, Mark Stibbe and Ray Simpson is examined. Their work reveals radically divergent understandings of the origin, motivation, context and scope of mission.

Atkinson gives us an overview and critique of the alternative worship movement. She outlines its roots and then focuses attention on four of its central characteristics. These characteristics are the concerns for contextualisation, experience, multi-sensory worship and participation.

Why does the church exist? For the world or for the glory of God? There is a danger that the church does not see its mission task, but also that it becomes man-centered.

This article discusses the life of Henry Venn (1796-1873) and his contribution to mission thought. The heart of Venn's vision was the indigenous church as the goal of mission work.

The writer Luke gives in Acts encouragement to believers to be involved in the spread of the word, but he does not imply that all are expected to proclaim it, nor that the essence of the gift of the Spirit is to empower such mission.

How should we evaluate inter faith dialogue? In this article an analysis is offered of the report prepared by the Inter-Faith Consultative Group of the Board for Mission and Unity, at the request of the General Synod of the Anglican Church in 1981. This article gives useful principles for the contact with other religions.

Churches need to be much more aware of their missionary calling. What is the task of those believers who are not on the mission field? This article is an exhortation for believers to find ways to be involved in this work.

David Bosch developed the concept of "creative tension" in his influential book Transforming Mission. He explores the polarities held in tension when the Church engages in post-modern mission. The influence of Bosch's thinking on others writing on mission and evangelism through the last decade is assessed and the way opposing absolutes can be held together is described.

The work of Christian mission is dangerous. However, the greatest danger in mission work is distrust in the mercy of God. Avoiding that danger takes the sting out of all other possible dangers.

In this article McGrath argues for the importance of apologetics in contemporary mission to a post-modern world. He also raises concerns about the weakness of much modern evangelical apologetics. Making use of the apostles’ speeches in Acts he highlights the importance of knowing our audience before showing the importance of theology in apologetics.

This article is a review of the important "The Mission of God" of Chris Wright. In his book Wright himself offers a point at which his own work might be assessed when he writes: "I would ask that the missional framework I propose in this volume be evaluated for its heuristic fruitfulness. Does it in fact do justice to the overall thrust of the biblical canon? Does it illuminate and clarify? Does it offer a way of articulating the coherence of the Bible’s overarching message?".

The essay seek to demonstrate the following: (1) The Gospel of John's mission theology is an integral part of his presentation of Father, Son, and Spirit; and (2) rather than John’s mission theology being a function of his Trinitarian theology, the converse is actually the case: John’s presentation of Father, Son,and Spirit is a function of his mission theology.

It is important to have clarity on the place of mission in the theology of the New Testament? Kostenberger first clarifies the nature of mission, New Testament theology and Scripture. He then assesses the significance of mission within the scope of the New Testaments message as a whole. A survey is presented of the New Testament theologies by Rudolf Bultmann, George Ladd,and N. T.

Christian mission currently appears to be suffering from an acute identity crisis. This crisis has to do with at least two major factors: the increasing interdisciplinary nature of missiology and the rapid pace of change in the world around us. Each of these has significant implications for the church’s missionary task. Few would oppose in principle the efforts made to draw upon the valid findings of the various social sciences.

The present essay links the “greater works” passage in John 14:12 with other passages in John’s Gospel with similar wording or similar theological or terminological content. After a brief survey of the history of interpretation of the reference to believers’ “greater works” in John, an effort is made to draw implications from the present study’s findings for the self-understanding and practice of the contemporary church’s task and mission.

This article is about the Christian missions and the Islam faith. The author also discusses Islam and the Western culture, and the effect of secularism on missions.