"As the Father has sent me, I am sending you" (John 20:21). With the reality of broad-scale secularization in the West and the attendant cloud of insignificance hanging over the church, is there any hope for the re-evangelization of the...
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"As the Father has sent me, I am sending you" (John 20:21). With the reality of broad-scale secularization in the West and the attendant cloud of insignificance hanging over the church, is there any hope for the re-evangelization of the West? In this comprehensive theology of mission, Ross Hastings directs the fretful gaze of the church to the trinitarian commission of John 20. There we find Jesus granting peace to his disciples by breathing his Spirit on them. He formed them into his community of shalom. Leaving their locked room, these "sent ones" went out to participate in God's own ongoing mission to the world. Hastings also tackles the dual challenges of isolation from and accommodation to the surrounding culture. Building on the works of David Bosch, Lesslie Newbigin, Christopher Wright and Darrell Guder, the author corrects numerous dichotomies that hinder the church. In the power of the Spirit the gathered church is spiritually transformed and also scattered as it proclaims God's forgiveness and freedom. This comprehensive theology of mission opens possibilities for renewal of faithful effort as we join in Christ's mission to the world.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 365142
- Product Code 9780830839551
- ISBNÂ 0830839550
- EANÂ 9780830839551
- Pages 355
- Department Academic
- Category Church
- Sub-Category Missions
- Publisher Intervarsity Press Usa
- Publication Date Nov 2012
- Sales Rank 62596
- Dimensions 228 x 152 x 25mm
- Weight 0.508kg
Ross Hastings
Ross Hastings is associate professor of pastoral theology at Regent College. Hastings holds two Ph.Ds, one in chemistry from Queen's University in Kingston Ontario, and the other in theology from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. From 1992 to 1995 he served as a pastor in Montreal before returning to British Columbia to become the senior pastor of Peace Portal Alliance Church. Hastings also previously served as a sessional lecturer for two years at Regent College, teaching in the area of pastoral ethics. He is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and a much
- Introduction
- 1. The Greatest Commission
- 2. Breaking Free Through Discerning Inculturation
- 3. Breaking Free Of The Entrapment Of Indiscriminate Enculturation
- 4. Greatest Co-mmission: The Missional Trinity
- <strong>part One: Discovering Shalom</strong>
- 5. Communities Of Christ's Risen Presence
- 6. Mission Of Incarnation And Resurrection
- 7. Communities Of Christ's Crucified Presence ... Beautiful Scars
- 8. Mission About The Cross, Mission Under The Cross
- <strong>part Two: Disseminating Shalom ...</strong>
- 9. Communities Of The Triune Missional God: Mission The Mother Of Theology, Theology The Mother Of Mission
- 10. Mission In Participation With The Son By The Spirit: The Spirituality Of Mission As Theosis
- 11. Communities Of The Spirit: Gathered And Scattered
- 12. Communities Of Forgiveness: Mission Of Absolution And Freedom
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