As a fire by burning : mission as the life of th elocal congregation /
Roger Standing.
- London, UK : SCM, c2013.
- xii, 292 p. ; pbk ; 23.5 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Missional church -- PART 1. MISSION IN CONTEXT. 2. Mission and locality -- 3. Mission in an urban context / Juliet Kilpin -- 4. Mission in a rural context / Pete Atkins -- 5. Mission in a large church context / Simon Jones -- 6. Mission in a small church context -- 7. Mission in a black majority church context / David Shosanya -- 8. Mission in a multi-cultural church context / Susan Stevenson -- 9. City centre mission / Martin Turner -- 10. Cathedrals and mission / Yvonne Richmond Tulloch -- 11. Mission and Eucharist / Michael Volland -- 12. Mission in a mainstream church context / Martyn Percy -- 13. Mission in youth ministry / Clare Hooper -- 14. A fresh expression of mission / Cid Latty -- 15. Pioneering mission / Dave Male -- 16. Mission and the local economy / Terry Drummond -- 17. Mission and ecclesiastical collaboration / Tom Stuckey -- 18. Mission in a global context / David Kerrigan -- PART 2. MISSION AND THE LOCAL CONGREGATION. 19. Mission and context -- 20. Mission and the cultural landscape -- 21. Mission and evangelism -- 22. Worship and mission -- 23. Missional disciple making -- 24. Mission and leadership -- 25. Organizing for mission -- 26. Whose mission? -- 27. Mission and Third-Agers -- 28. Mission and the occasional offices.
Mission is the key subject in all denominations. All who prepare for ministry will have to study mission. Several training institutions have already created posts to train students in pioneer ministry.This is a book that brings together current missiological thinking and practical experience in a variety of local settings
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Church growth. Missions. Missional Church Movement.