Biblical Missions: Principles, Priorities, and Practices
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Overview
Biblical Missions is a textbook for conservative evangelical students that brings together 100 of the most experienced and biblically focused missions voices to provide the tools that enhance a faithful witness of the gospel work needed for today’s global church. It includes an introduction and conclusion by John MacArthur.
Biblical Missions is a textbook by The Master’s Academy International (TMAI), a non-profit organization which is part of the John MacArthur family of ministries designed to equip pastors and church leaders around the world in biblical missiology and practice.
This textbook combines 100 worldwide voices that will not only address the principles of biblical mission theory, but will also offer recommendations for faithful field applications, both within historic missions-sending countries as well as in Majority World countries that are now reaching their surrounding regions with the gospel.
Local churches around the world, as well as like-minded Christian colleges and seminaries, will benefit from these tools and enhance the faithful witness of the gospel worldwide.
- Brings together 100 of the most experienced and biblically focused missions voices.
- Provides the tools that enhance a faithful witness of the gospel work needed for today’s global church.
- Includes an introduction and conclusion by John MacArthur.
- Foreword
- General Editors’ Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- PART 1: PRINCIPLES
- Section 1: Biblical Foundations
- Sub-Section 1: Missions and the Bible
- 1. Fidelity to the Word of God in Missions: Scripture as the Launch, Life, and Legacy of the First Missionaries
- 2. The Authority and the Sufficiency of the Bible for the Missionary Task
- 3. A Biblical View of God’s Servants, Work, and the Church
- 4. The Old Testament: God’s Heart for the World
- 5. One Holy Race: Ethnicity and the People of God
- 6. A Messiah for All Peoples: Christ’s Affirmation of a Nonexclusive Gospel
- 7. God’s Invincible Plan: A Structural Study of Acts
- 8. The Kingdom of God in the Church Age
- Sub-Section 2: The Great Commission and Biblical Evangelism
- 9. The Composite Teaching of the Great Commission Passages
- 10. Make Disciples: What the Great Commission Means and What We Must Do
- 11. The Message of Our Mission
- 12. One Gospel for All Contexts: Paul’s Cross-Cultural Communication
- 13. Sharing the Gospel with Jewish Friends
- 14. Biblical Proclamation in Missions History: A Concise Reference Guide
- 15. Reformation Power: God’s Word, a Light in Darkness
- 16. The Consequences of a Compromised Commission: A Historical Analysis of Twentieth-Century Mission Theory
- 17. A Witness to the End: The Church’s Mission in the Last Days
- 18. Missions Today in Light of Christ’s Imminent Return
- PART 2: PRIORITIES
- Section 1: The Missionary Development Process
- Sub-Section 1: Selecting Missionaries: Identifying and Equipping
- 19. Igniting Passion for Missions in the Local Church
- 20. Mobilizing and Mentoring for Missions: Ten Key Considerations for Every Church
- 21. Courage to Carry Out the Great Commission: Missionary Calling, Competence, and Character
- 22. The Elder-Qualified Missionary: Preparing Missionaries to Plant Churches and Train Others on the Field
- 23. Nonoptional Pre-Field Training: Biblical Doctrine
- Sub-Section 2: Sending and Supporting Missionaries
- 24. Church Elders and Missions: Evaluating and Planning a Missions Program in the Local Church
- 25. Don’t Hand Them Off: The Ongoing Role of the Home Church in the Life of a Missionary
- 26. Gospel-Centered Prayer: Paul’s Priorities in Colossians 4:2–6
- 27. Seven Ways to Pray for Missionaries
- 28. Shrewdly Investing in the Great Commission: The Parable in Luke 16:1–13
- Sub-Section 3: Shepherding Missionaries
- 29. It’s More Than Money: How to Support Missionaries on the Field
- 30. Holding the Rope: 3 John for Missions Donors
- 31. Shepherding the Family on the Mission Field
- 32. A Deadly Enemy of Faithful Missionaries: Love of Material Comfort
- Section 2: Church Planting
- Sub-Section 1: Biblical Parameters for Church Planting
- 33. Church Planting by the Book
- 34. Essential Principles for Church Planting
- 35. The Joys of Planting a Church
- Sub-Section 2: The Goal of Unity and Maturity in the Planted Church
- 36. Unity in Holiness: A Biblical Theology of Race and the Church
- 37. Resolving Conflict in Cross-Cultural Settings
- 38. Women’s Ministries in Cross-Cultural Settings
- 39. Lessons from the Field: Wisdom for Missionary Wives
- Section 3: The Maturing and Reproducing Local Church
- Sub-Section 1: Equipping Indigenous Church Leaders
- 40. Indigenous Missions in Scripture and in Practice
- 41. Removing the Scaffolding: The Missionary’s Final Phase of Church Planting
- Sub-Section 2: Theological Education for Church Leaders
- 42. The First Seminary: A Biblical Case for Pastoral Training
- 43. Training Pastors Theologically: A Sine Qua Non of Biblical Missions
- 44. Drafting the Distinctives of a Philosophy of Global Theological Education
- 45. Foundation Blocks for Faithful Pastoral Training
- Sub-Section 3: Music in Missions
- 46. Embracing Theologically Sound Music in a Theologically Unsound World
- 47. Teaching Music in the Global Church
- Sub-Section 4: Bible Translation and Print Resourcing
- 48. Why Bible Translation Is Critical in God’s Plan of Redemption
- 49. The Rationale for Bible Translation
- 50. The Word of God and Translation Faithfulness
- 51. Bible Translation: Concepts and Models
- 52. Missions and the Pastor-Translator: Bible Translation “Best Practices”
- 53. Resourcing the Global Church
- PART 3: PRACTICES
- Section 1: Local Cross-Cultural Practices
- 54. Compassion and Commission: Proclaiming the Gospel to “the Poor”
- 55. Thinking Biblically about Poverty and Spirituality
- 56. Reaching the Global City
- 57. Portraits of Urban Ministry Past and Present
- 58. Pursuing Justice: Representing God, the Defender of the Helpless in Cruel and Unjust Societies
- 59. At-Risk Children and How Adoption Displays the Gospel
- 60. Health Care Missions as a Discipleship Strategy
- 61. Global Opportunities through Education: Advantages, Trends, and Issues
- 62. Imitating God’s Gracious Invitation: Biblical Hospitality and the Gospel
- 63. The Marketplace Believer: Ambassadors for Christ on the Clock
- Section 2: International Practices
- Sub-Section 1: Short-Term Ministry
- 64. Short-Term Ministries, Not Short-Term Missions
- 65. Examining Short-Term Missions in Modern Church History
- 66. Difficult-to-Access Ministry Trips: Principles from the Alaskan Bush
- Sub-Section 2: Missions Partnership Strategies
- 67. Can We Work Together? A Biblical Theology of Collaboration
- 68. Cooperation and Separation: Partnership in the Gospel Strategically and Selectively
- 69. Partnership Strategies in Africa with Local Leaders and Rural Communities
- Sub-Section 3: Cultural Engagement
- 70. Fighting through the Fog: Exercising Discernment as a Missions Leader
- 71. Toward a Biblical Model of Cultural Engagement
- 72. Ten Mistakes Missionaries Make
- Conclusion
- Contributors
- Glossary
- Scripture Index
- Subject Index