discovering missions - Southern Nazarene University

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CONTENTS
Preface 5
1. Mission: An Introduction 7
2. The Heart of God: The Biblical and Theological Basis of Mission 21
3. Christian Mission: A Brief History 36
4. Doing Mission Together 51
5. A Global Church 61
6. From Every Nation 75
7. How Culture Affects Mission 89
8. Intercultural Communication 104
9. Volunteerism in Mission 118
10. Developing Tomorrow’s Missionaries 133
11. Contrasting Philosophies and Strategies of Mission 148
12. New Contexts for Mission 163
13. Mobilizing the Local Church 177
14. Future Church 192
Appendix—Case Study: Mission in the Church of the Nazarene 205
Notes 211
Glossary 221
Bibliography 229
Index 233
Illustrations follow page 120