Reformational Missiology
An Evangelical Lutheran Perspective for Global Mission
- Evangelism & Missions
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2026
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Publisher's Description
This book is about why Christians share their faith—not because they made it up, but because God calls us to share. It explains how Lutheran beliefs, like being saved by grace alone and focusing on Jesus’ sacrifice, shape the spread of the message of Jesus today. The book covers the Bible’s teachings, history, modern challenges and practical ways to live out serving in God's mission today. Lutheran mission perspective may present different than that of other Christians, but all agree mission is about telling people God forgives them and invites them into His family.
Endorsements (4)
“Rodewald and Deressa write with a thoroughly Lutheran understanding of mission grounded in the fact that mission belongs to God. They articulate well the tension between God nurturing his church through Word and Sacrament, and God sending his priesthood of believers to proclaim the Gospel. Translation, contextualization, etc., are presented as efforts to remove barriers to give the Spirit free course to work faith. This is a valuable resource for all with mission hearts.”
“Reformational Missiology provides a constructive Gospel-centered and global Lutheran missiology in theology and praxis for reflection and witness. Seeing the missio Dei through the lens of Lutheran doctrine, Mike Rodewald and Samuel Deressa enlighten the contemporary challenge of the translatability of the Gospel in our interconnected world and show how Lutheran theology shapes a faithful and contextual approach to Christian mission.”
“Reformational Missiology demonstrates full-throated confidence in the Gospel and the Spirit’s work of creating and sustaining faith, while also recognizing that God’s people are called to communicate that Gospel in ways that their hearers can hear it on their own terms. Rodewald and Deressa bring biblical, historical, and theological acumen to bear on missiology, combined with numerous examples from the mission field. Their chapters on the clashing of worldviews, animism, and translation should be required reading for anyone speaking the good news.”
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