Brian Stanley

Neo-Pentecostalism

Theology

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Planting an Indigenous Church

Evangelism & Missions

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Renewing a Modern Denomination

History & Biography

“Baptists have been less affected by declining numbers than other British Free Churches. Goodliff’s analysis of the two main recipes for denominational renewal advocated in the 1990s helps to explain why. Commitment to mission and charismatic renewal on the one hand, and deep ecclesiological reflection on a covenantal basis for Christian unity on the other, offered contrasting solutions, but both played their part in rejuvenating a historic Free Church tradition for the twenty-first century.”

Tethered to the Cross

History & Biography

“C. H. Spurgeon was the most popular and effective preacher of the Victorian age. Thomas Breimaier's scholarly but accessible study of Spurgeon's use of the Bible shows clearly that a focus on the cross of Christ and an appeal to his hearers to turn to Christ in faith were the consistent hallmarks of his preaching and writing. Breimaier has broken new ground through this book. It will become an indispensable addition to scholarship on this eminent but too often caricatured Victorian.”

The Contextualisation of Leadership in Paul

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Roger Senior’s lucid and rigorous examination of the biblical evidence confirms that, though there is no single New Testament blueprint for structures of church governance, there is a consistent emphasis on the need for all patterns of Christian leadership to reflect the servant mind of Christ. Hence, whilst there is ample scope for contextualising models of leadership to suit particular cultural contexts, no style of leadership that exalts its own authority can claim to be authentically Christian. This book will be of wide interest – well beyond the Malaysian context in which its arguments are set.”

The Shape of Christian History

History & Biography

“Much contemporary writing implies that there is no such thing as Christianity, only a bewildering multiplicity of local appropriations of what was once the religion of the Western world. Scott Sunquist's book provides a telling riposte. Both profoundly theological and historically well-informed, it powerfully argues the case that the Jesus movement today is held together by the same convictions as it was at the beginning—that history begins with divine creation, turns on divine intervention in the person of Jesus Christ, and ends with the glory of the completed kingdom of God.”

Transforming Communication

Evangelism & Missions

“Evangelical missions theory has too often conceived what is termed cross-cultural communication as an obstacle race in which missionaries strive to surmount the hurdles of understanding alien cultures in order to reach the finishing line of winning converts. Vee J. D-Davidson’s book challenges this assumption by employing instead the concept of intercultural communication, a two-way process in which communicators and recipients of the message enter into a mutual relationship and together bring their cultural understandings under the authority of the gospel. This well-written book will guide both students and practitioners of Christian mission from Global North and Global South backgrounds into wise pathways of missional discipleship.”

World Christianity and the Unfinished Task

Evangelism & Missions

“The extraordinary transformation in the global composition and cultural flavor of Christianity that has taken place in the last half-century have attracted the attention of numerous scholars, but sadly have yet to penetrate the consciousness of the average churchgoer in the West. Lionel Young’s readable and stimulating survey will surely help to address that deficit, widening horizons and dispelling preconceptions.”