Committed Communities

Name: Committed Communities
Brand: William Carey Library
SKU: 9780878084265
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Committed Communities

Fresh Streams for World Missions

by: Charles Mellis (Author)

Committed Communities explores the role of intentional Christian communities in advancing world missions. Tracing historical and biblical precedents, Mellis identifies two complementary church structures: the local congregation and specialized missionary “sodalities.” He examines early Christian bands, monastic and friar movements, radical Protestant groups, and voluntary societies, showing how each fostered deep commitment and effective outreach. These historical models reveal how shared mission and disciplined community life have repeatedly revitalized the church’s evangelistic efforts across centuries.

The book then turns to modern expressions, including the Jesus Movement, Youth With A Mission, Operation Mobilization, and other mission-focused fellowships. Mellis emphasizes the power of shared life—mutual care, accountability, and sacrificial service—to sustain long-term ministry and adapt across cultures. He proposes models for forming and nurturing committed communities today, balancing autonomy with connection to the wider church. Ultimately, Committed Communities calls for fresh, intentional structures that embody both spiritual depth and missionary zeal, enabling believers to live out the gospel together in transformative and sustainable ways.

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The author has captured on these pages the dynamics of the combination, for world evangelization, of youth, mobility, and community. He shows how these scriptural principles work, and how they are released through depth of dedication to Christ and his last commandment to "Go...and make disciples of all nations." I'm excited over the message of this book and its potential for the Kingdom. It's a MUST for every Christian leader.

Loren CunninghamInternational Director, Youth With A Mission
This book is unique - a brilliantly written exploration of the role of committed communities in the ongoing world-wide mission of the Church. Not only is it a review of their significance during almost two milennia of Christian expansion, it also contains the mature and creative reflection of a man of singular achievement in the missionary enterprise.Those of us who were with the author during the long months when this book was being written, and who had the privilege of "previews" of the separate chapters, were often excited by the things we learned. We rejoice that this distillation of his insights is now available to the Christian public.

Arthur F. GlasserSchool of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary