Becoming a Missionary Church: Lesslie Newbigin and Contemporary Church Movements

by Michael W. Goheen, Timothy M. Sheridan

Overview

This book offers a historical assessment and balanced critique of contemporary church movements, especially in light of missional ecclesiology. An expert on Lesslie Newbigin and an expert on contemporary church models show how Newbigin's ideas have been developed and contextualized in three popular contemporary church movements: missional, emergent, and center church. In addition, the authors explain that some of Newbigin's insights have been neglected and need to be retrieved for the present day. This book calls for the recovery of the missionary nature of the church and commends church practices applicable to any congregation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493436552
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/19/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	288
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Michael W. Goheen (PhD, University of Utrecht) is director of theological education at the Missional Training Center, scholar-in-residence, Surge Network of Churches-Phoenix, and professor of missional theology at Covenant Theological Seminary. Goheen is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including The Drama of Scripture, Living at the Crossroads, A Light to the Nations, and The Church and Its Vocation. He splits his time between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Phoenix, Arizona.

Timothy M. Sheridan (PhD, Stellenbosch University) is church-planting leader for Resonate Global Mission and professor of congregational theology at the Missional Training Center, Phoenix. He has served in pastoral ministry for over twenty years in both the United States and Canada. He lives in Maple Ridge, outside of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Table of Contents

Contents

1. Becoming a Missionary Church: An Invitation
Part 1: The Historical Development of a Missionary Church
2. The (Re)Birth of a Missionary Church (1938-1952)
3. God's Mission and the Missionary Church (1952)
4. Competing Visions for a Missionary Church
5. A Missionary Church in Western Culture
Part 2: The Missional Church Conversation
6. Theological Foundations
7. The Missionary Congregation
8. Western Culture as a "Mission Field"
Part 3: The Emergent Church Conversation
9. Modern and Postmodern Cultural Context
10. The Missionary Congregation in a Postmodern Setting
Part 4: Center Church
11. A Missionary Encounter with Western Culture
12. Missionary Congregation
13. Gospel and Biblical Story
14. Becoming a Missionary Church: Lesslie Newbigin's Legacy for the Twenty-First Century
Index