2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
230
44
89
a
A32=Christopher J. H. Wright
A32=John R. Franke
A32=Jonathan Leeman
A32=Peter J. Leithart
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
aim-89
apologetics
automatic-update
B09=Stanley N. Gundry
B21=Dr. Jason S. Sexton
B21=Jason S. Sexton
bc-230
bible
biblical
caring
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=HRCM
Category=QRM
christian
christian life
christian nonfiction
church
commission
community
conteal
conviction
COP=United States
corporate
counterpoint
counterpoints
covenant
culture
Delivery_Pre-order
develop
development
difference
discipleship
doctrine
ecclesiology
ecumenical
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
essays
evangelical
evangelism
focus
focus on redemption
framework
giving
global
goal
god
gospel
great
grow
identity
injustice
international
interpretation
justice
kingdom
Language_English
log
logos
logos-16
love
ministry
missiological
missiology
mission
missional theology
missions
multiply
nonfiction
ordinance
outreach
PA=Temporarily unavailable
part of a series
participant
participants mission
participation
perspective
plant
political
potision
Price_€10 to €20
proclamation
PS=Active
reference
religion
religious
religious books
religious studies
restoration
s
sacrament
sacraments
serve
shalom
share
sharing the gospel
SN=Counterpoints: Bible and Theology
social
softlaunch
soteriology
spu-08
suffering
tc
tcnn-44
theology
theory
tradition
transform
uncategorized
unity
view
witnessing
woman
work
worship
zondervan counterpoints
Product details
- ISBN 9780310522737
- Weight: 185g
- Dimensions: 134 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 30 Nov 2017
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
What is the Church's mission? What does it mean to participate in God's mission personally? How do "mission" and culture interact and conflict?
This book articulates various evangelical views regarding the church's mission and provides a healthy, vigorous, and gracious debate on this controversial topic. In a helpful Counterpoints format, this volume demonstrates the unique theological frameworks, doctrinal convictions, and missiological conclusions that inform and distinguish the views:
- Soteriological Mission: Jonathan Leeman
- Participatory Mission: Christopher Wright
- Contextual Mission: John Franke
- Ecumenical-Political Mission: Peter Leithart
Each contributor answers the same key questions based on their biblical interpretations and theological convictions:
- What is your biblical-theological framework for mission?
- How does your definition of mission inform your understanding of the church's mission?
- How does the Mission of God and Kingdom of God relate to the mission of the church?
- What is the gospel?
- How does your view on the gospel inform the mission of the church?
- How do verbal proclamation of the gospel, discipleship, corporate worship, caring for the poor, social justice, restoring shalom, developing culture, and international missions fit into the church's mission?
The interactive format helps readers get a clearer picture of why different conclusions are drawn and provide a fresh starting point for discussion and debate of the church's mission.
The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.
Jonathan Leeman is the editorial director at 9Marks, a ministry that helps church leaders build healthy churches. He teaches theology at several seminaries and has written a number of books on the church. He is also a research fellow with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. He has degrees in political science and English, a master of science in political theory, a master of divinity, and a doctorate in political theology. Jonathan served for years as an elder at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, but has since left to plant a nearby church. He lives in the DC area with his wife and four daughters.
Dr. Christopher J. H. Wright is Global Ambassador for the Langham Partnership International. His many books include Hearing the Message of Ecclesiastes, Hearing the Message of Daniel, Knowing Jesus through the Old Testament, Old Testament Ethics for the People of God, Deuteronomy (Understanding the Bible Commentary), Salvation Belongs to Our God, The Mission of God, The God I Don't Understand, and The Mission of God's People. Chris and his wife, Liz, who have four adult children and eleven grandchildren, live in London, UK, and belong to All Souls Church, Langham Place.
John R. Franke (DPhil, Oxford) serves full-time as Theologian in Residence with Second Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis. He is also Professor of Religious Studies and Missiology for the Protestant Theological Faculty of Leuven, Belgium, and the General Coordinator for the Gospel and Our Culture Network, North America.
Peter J. Leithart (PhD, University of Cambridge) is President of Theopolis Institute and serves as Teacher at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Birmingham. He is the author of several books, including?The Kingdom and the Power, Creator: A Theological Interpretation of Genesis 1,?Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom, and?Baptism: A Guide from Life to Death.
Stanley N. Gundry is executive vice president and editor-in-chief for the Zondervan Corporation. He has been an influential figure in the Evangelical Theological Society, serving as president of ETS and on its executive committee, and is adjunct professor of Historical Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is the author of seven books and has written many articles appearing in popular and academic periodicals.
