The Centrality of Christ in Contemporary Missions
Mike Barnett (1953-2015) served for eleven years at Columbia (S.C.) International University, where he was professor of intercultural and historical studies and the dean of the College of Intercultural Studies. He was also the national vice president of publications for the Evangelical Missiological Society worked with the International Mission Board, as a pioneer in mission strategy whose drive played a key role in developing IMB initiatives in creative access and marketplace missions. Barnett also was a founding board member of Baptist Global Response, a Southern Baptist humanitarian organization, and filled an important role in developing the Consortium for Global Education partnership.
Michael Pocock is Senior Professor Emeritus of Missiology & Intercultural Ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary. He ministered for 16 years with The Evangelical Alliance Mission, first in Venezuela and later as mobilization director. Dr. Pocock has been a visiting professor at Christian colleges and seminaries around the world, and in 2008 he began serving as chairman of the board for Evergreen Family Friendship Services/China.
Therefore, The Centrality of Christ in Contemporary Missions considers on a series of vital questions that underlie the Christian mission. Is Jesus really the only way? What is unique about Christ and missions? What difference can Jesus make as the source of salvation in our twenty-first-century missions task? Where does Jesus Christ fit into this globalizing world?
The book’s contributors come from diverse backgrounds and specializations. They offer answers based on biblical exegesis, philosophy, cultural anthropology, and church history. This volume of the EMS series will equip readers for the task of preaching Christ among the nations.
Evangelical Missiological Society- Book 12
Author Profiles
Foreword Michael Pocock
Introduction Mike Barnett
I. THE CENTRALITY OF CHRIST
1. Is Jesus Christ Really the Only Way? by George Murray
2. The Uniqueness of Christ and Missions by Patrick Cate
3. Christ Centered Epistemology: An Alternative to Modern and Postmodern Epistemologies by Michael Pocock
4. The Relevance of Jesus as the Source of Salvation and Mission for the Twenty-First Century Global Context by William J. Larkin
II. CHRIST IN CONTEMPORARY MISSIONS
5. Mission and Jesus in a Globalizing World:Globalization and the Pluralistic Jesus by Harold Netland
6. Mission and Jesus in a Globalizing World: Mission as Retrieval by Harold Netland
7. Jesus and the Pagan West: Missiological Reflections on Evangelism in Re-enchanted Europe by Michael T. Cooper
8. WDJS—What Does Jesus Say . . . About Receptivity? by Cecil Stalnaker
III. MISSIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS
9. A Christocentric Understanding of Linguistic Diversity: Implications for Missions in a Pluralistic Era by Samuel Larsen
10. Leadership and Teams in Missions—Jesus Style by Mike Barnett
11. The Inescapable Christ: The Significance of E. Stanley Jones’ Christology for Twenty-first-Century Missiology by John Moldovan
12. How Do They Think? Understanding and Teaching Religious Belief Systems for Twenty-first-Century Missions by Norman Allison
Authors
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Mike Barnett
Mike Barnett
Mike Barnett (1953-2015) served for eleven years at Columbia (S.C.) International University, where he was professor of intercultural and historical studies and the dean of the College of Intercultural Studies. He was also the national vice president of publications for the Evangelical Missiological Society worked with the International Mission Board, as a pioneer in mission strategy whose drive played a key role in developing IMB initiatives in creative access and marketplace missions. Barnett also was a founding board member of Baptist Global Response, a Southern Baptist humanitarian organization, and filled an important role in developing the Consortium for Global Education partnership.
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Michael Pocock
Michael Pocock
Michael Pocock is Senior Professor Emeritus of Missiology & Intercultural Ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary. He ministered for 16 years with The Evangelical Alliance Mission, first in Venezuela and later as mobilization director. Dr. Pocock has been a visiting professor at Christian colleges and seminaries around the world, and in 2008 he began serving as chairman of the board for Evergreen Family Friendship Services/China.
- Pages: 314
- Publisher:
William Carey Publishing
William Carey Publishing
- Binding: Paperback
- Publish Year: 2004
- Vendor: William Carey Library
