The Missional Church in Perspective
- Church Leadership & Ministry
- Evangelism & Missions
- Publisher: Baker Academic (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2011
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Publisher's Description
In this book, two leading ministry experts place the missional church conversation in historical perspective and offer fresh insights for its further development. They begin by providing a helpful review of the genesis of the missional church and offering an insightful critique of the Gospel and Our Culture Network's seminal book Missional Church, which set the conversation in motion. They map the diverse paths this discussion has taken over the past decade, identifying four primary branches and ten sub-branches of the conversation and placing over one hundred published titles and websites into this framework. The authors then utilize recent developments in biblical and theological perspectives to strengthen and extend the conversation about missional theology, the church's interaction with culture and cultures, and church organization and leadership in relation to the formation of believers as disciples. Professors, students, and church leaders will value this comprehensive overview of the missional movement. It includes a foreword by Alan J. Roxburgh.
Endorsements (26)
“strategies. It belongs on the reading list of anyone whose ecclesiological imagination is stirred by the promise of the reign of God.”
“The missional conversation has for some time been in need of clarity. This book provides us with an understanding of this term and its origin while also offering helpful suggestions for extending the conversation. Using both biblical and theological resources, The Missional Church in Perspective clarifies and deepens the missional conversation. It is a welcome addition and should enhance our dialogue and work in the future.”
“'Missional' is a word everyone uses and few understand. It is a term that has been used, misused, and at times abused until it has lost its edge. The authors do a wonderful job in sharpening this dull edge so that it will serve the church well. This book provides both perspective and place—a perspective from which to understand the term 'missional' and a place to freshly engage it. Church leaders, pastors, church planters, and anyone seeking to understand God’s mission are invited to join the conversation and engage the project.”
“Van Gelder and Zscheile make a most valuable contribution to the missional conversation. They offer a much-needed theological and missiological framework that invites ministers and congregations to inhabit the ‘shalom space’ of God’s reign coming on earth as it is in heaven.”
“Over the last decade the missional church movement has proliferated with one casualty of this expansion being clarity about the key issues—biblical, theological, cultural, and ecclesiological—that initially informed and continue to shape the missional conversation. This book provides not only a definitive overview of the history of the movement but also points to a number of critical topics that must be explored as we move ahead.”
“Finally, a book that untangles the web of ideas surrounding the ‘missional’ concept. Van Gelder and Zscheile provide a road map for the missional journey by sharing insights into its history, conception, and perspectives. With expertise, they engage us in theological thoughts and practical applications, taking readers on a virtual tour of all things missional.”
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