World Mission: Theology, Strategy, and Current Issues

by Scott N. Callaham (Editor), Will Brooks (Editor)

Overview

World mission needs a fully biblical ethos.

This is the contention of the editors of and contributors to World Mission, a series of essays aimed at reforming popular approaches to missions.

In the first set of essays, contributors develop a biblical theology of world mission from both the Old and New Testaments, arguing that the theology of each must stand in the foreground of missions, not recede into the background. In the second, they unfold the Great Commission in sequence, detailing how it determines the biblical strategy of all mission enterprises. Finally, they treat current issues in world mission from the perspective of the sufficiency of Scripture.

Altogether, this book aims to reform missions to be thoroughly-not just foundationally-biblical, a needed correction even among the sincerest missionaries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683593034
Publisher:	Lexham Press
Publication date:	06/12/2019
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Scott N. Callaham (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Lecturer in Biblical Hebrew and Old Testament at Baptist Theological Seminary, Singapore. He is author of Modality and the Biblical Hebrew Infinitive Absolute.

Will Brooks (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) teaches at two seminaries in Asia. He is author of Love Lost for the Cause of Christ.

Table of Contents

Dedication vii

Abbreviations ix

An Invitation to World Mission xi

I Theology and World Mission 1

1 Old Testament Theology and World Mission Scott N. Callaham 3

2 New Testament Theology and World Mission Wendel Sun 33

3 Biblical Theology and World Mission Wendel Sun 67

II World Mission Strategy 103

4 Discipleship as Integral Component of World Mission Strategy Stephen I. Wright 105

5 Focus on "All Nations" as Integral Component of World Mission Strategy Jarvis J. Williams Trey Moss 131

6 Baptism as Integral Component of World Mission Strategy John Massey Scott N. Callaham 149

7 Theological Education as Integral Component of World Mission Strategy Sunny Tan Will Brooks 177

III Current Issues in World Mission 205

8 Language and World Mission Scott N. Callaham 207

9 Grammatical-Historical Exegesis and World Mission Will Brooks 239

10 Biblical Theology for Oral Cultures in World Mission Jackson W. 269

11 Paul as Model for the Practice of World Mission Will Brooks 291

Afterword 319

Bibliography 321

About the Authors 355

Subject Index 357

Scripture Index 367

Editorial Reviews

Too often books on missions are bereft of biblical theology and serious exegesis. This work edited by Callaham and Brooks stands out as an exception, and I expect both students and professors will consult it often. —Thomas R. Schreiner, Associate Dean of the School of Theology, Professor of New Testament, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Battle lines are often drawn between biblical scholars and theologians on one side, and missiologists and missionaries on the other—ne’er the twain shall meet? In this refreshing volume, the contributors bridge the gap by offering robust biblical theology in conversation with hot topics in mission studies such as insider movements, Bible translation, and orality, to name a few. This inviting book shows how the Bible and theology ought to shape the entire missionary enterprise from the ground up, in both its foundations as well as its methods. —Jerry Hwang, Academic Dean, School of Theology (English), Associate Professor of Old Testament, Singapore Bible College

This book starts missiological thinking at the right place; world mission is first about God. The contributors are both biblical scholars and missions practitioners who are very evidently in touch with the contemporary missions setting. Their insights persuade us to renew our allegiance to the permanent things: the integrity and authority of God’s Word, the Great Commission obligation to baptize, and commitment to think deeply and do the hard work to communicate the message. At the same time, this book can also be discomfiting because it successfully challenges the veracity of some current practices that promise success through expedited or misinformed means. As a theological educator, I am especially heartened to read this book’s affirmation of sustained theological training as an indispensable part of the missionary enterprise. —Choon Sam Fong, Dean of Academic Studies, Baptist Theological Seminary, Singapore

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