New Wineskins: Faithful Mission in the 21st Century

Summary:1. Eve of a new millenium — Called into God’s mission / Rena M. Yocom — The transfiguration of mission / Willbert R. Shenk — Missional Church: From sending to being sent / Darrell L. Guder — The transformational role of the church in Angola / Bishop Emilio J. M. De Carvalho — 2. The sent people of God — Missionary / Ronald E. Osborn — American women in mission / Dana L. Robert — Crossing Borders / Glory E. Dharmaraj — The pattern of the Christian world mission / Lesslie Newbigin — Recruitment of Protestant missionaries / Joan Delaney, MM — Contextualization in Mission / Donalad R. Jacobs — Case study: “Singing the Lord’s song” / Thomas H. Graves and Alan Neely — 3. A shifting global context — What is context? / Ala Neely — The North American context / Andrew Walls — Church: A “place where…” / George R. Hunsberger — Emerging trends in context / Stan skreslet — A changed context / Lesslie Newbigin — Islam: A major factor for the 21st century / Stan Skreslet — Mission and transformation / A southeast Asian perspective / Robert Solomon — Relating to people of other religions / M. Thomas Thangaraj — Case study: “What’s the matter, Abdaraman?” / Alan Neely — 4. Missional challenges for the 21st century — Globalization, wealth, and media — Challenges in the context of globalization / Sara Bhattacharji — Communicatio and human dignity / William Fore — Globalization and communitarianism / Jan Love — Church in a market economy / George R. Hunsberger — Populations, affluence, and distribution of resources / Randolph Nugent — The church of the future: A view from Africa / Mercy Amba Oduyoye — Welcoming the stranger — Who comes in the name of the Lord? / Harold J. Recinos — Amazing Grace / Jonathan Kozol — Economic refugees / Stan Skreslet — Bridges in spirituality / Gladys McCue Taylor and Gladys Taylor Cook — God’s world, our stewardship — EarthCurrents / Howard Snyder — Earthkeeping / M. L. Daneel — Healing and reconciliation — No nonpersons in God’s family / Donald E. Messer — Forgiveness and reconciliation / Ngoy Daniel Mulunda-Nyanga — Tending God’s children — Children and poverty: An Episcopal initiative — The shape of your mountain / Mary Taylor Previte — Case study: A challenge to the Cuban church / Héctor Méndez — 5. Our engagement in mission — Learning by apprenticeship / Tex Sample — Mission from the margins to the margins / Samuel Escobar — Mission evangelization in secular societies / Lesslie Newbigin — The global nature of the church / Robert Harman — Joy in receiving / Edward W. Poitras — Case study: “A church for all people?” / Garnett E. Foster — Study guide