John Mark Terry - Missiology: an Introduction to the Foundations, History, and Strategies of World Missions

Christs clarion call continues ringing outGo into all the world and make disciples. Until Christ returns, there is no expiration date on the Great Commission. Current global crises require ongoing, substantive, and articulate analyses in order to insure that missionary theory and practice are biblically true. The Bible should define our theology, affirm Scriptures prophetic voice, and critique our own or any culture, never the reverse. A myriad of kindred issues arise. We welcome this new edition of Missiology: An Introduction to the Foundations, History, and Strategies of World Missions . Professors, pastors, and students alike will be informed, enlightened, mobilized, and challenged by this text as Great Commission Christians continue engaging an increasingly dangerous world.

Keith Eitel , dean, Roy Fish School of Evangelism and Missions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Missiology: An Introduction to the Foundations, History, and Strategies of World Missions surveys the wide vistas and narrow tributaries of the Great Commission. From the Baptist perspective and beyond, the contributors chosen by Mark Terry represent a wide spectrum of scholarship and experience in missions. Any student of missions will be greatly aided by this expanded and updated edition of the 1998 textbook. I recommend Missiology wholeheartedly and without reservation.

Robin Dale Hadaway, vice president for institutional initiatives and professor of missions, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Missiologist John Mark Terry has performed a great service for the whole church by editing and updating Missiology: An Introduction.... This book helps to unravel the complexities of contemporary missiology in ways that enable evangelicals to rediscover biblical mission and, when necessary, refocus and redirect their missionary efforts. It deserves a wide and careful reading.

David Hesselgrave , professor emeritus of missions, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

This updated version of Missiology constructs a biblical and theological foundation of missions, builds on insights from the history of missions, and practically applies these truths to various settings and contexts. This work is more than a missiology book, though; it is a toolbox compiled by missionaries, scholars, pastors, and denominational leaders who long for the world to know Jesus. Keep this resource handy, as you will turn to it over and over again.

Chuck Lawless , professor of evangelism and missions and dean of graduate studies, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Missiology mattersand how you do missiology shapes the focus and the fruit of your missionary task. Thats why this book is so essentialit lays out a vision for sending, provides the needed discernment for the task, and points the reader to Gods global mission.

Ed Stetzer , executive director of LifeWay Research

Missiology: An Introduction to the Foundations, History, and Strategies of World Missions, Revised Second Edition

Copyright 2015 by John Mark Terry

B&H Publishing Group

Nashville, Tennessee

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ISBN: 978-1-4336-8151-6

Dewey Decimal Classification: 266

Subject Heading: MISSIONS

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Preface to the Second Edition

I am delighted that B&H Academic decided to publish this second edition of Missiology . The first edition was edited in 1997. Many seminaries adopted the first edition as a textbook, and it was translated into many foreign languages. However, seventeen years is a long time in missions studies. The canon of Scripture does not change, but missions changes every day. I sometimes remind my faculty colleagues that every international news report means changes that affect the ministry of missionaries. Since Broadman & Holman published the first edition, the focus of missions has shifted to the 10/40 Window and to Unreached People Groups.

Beyond that, the United States is more cosmopolitan than in 1997. It is often said, The world has come to us; and that is certainly true. When I go to the store here in Memphis, Tennessee, I see Muslim women wearing traditional clothing, and I hear families speaking Chinese and Korean and Spanish. The church in North America must learn to think more missiologically in response to this influx of internationals. When I first studied missions, my professors trained Westerners to go to the majority world. Now, we train everyone to go everywhere. This fact reflects the reality that, while the number of missionaries going out from North America has plateaued, the number of missionaries from countries that formerly received missionaries, like Korea and Brazil, has increased dramatically.

We designed this book as an introductory textbook on missions for seminaries and graduate schools. We hope and pray that it proves beneficial in the training of missionaries and missions-minded pastors. We need more of both.

Contributors were chosen because of their academic credentials and missionary experience. Almost all of the writers have served as missionaries in North America or in international settings. Almost all of them teach missions or serve a missions agency. They have been a joy to work with, and their combined efforts will benefit the new student generation. Keen observers who compare the first and second editions will find that this second edition includes writers from other evangelical organizations, thus broadening its appeal.

I feel grateful for the two editors who worked with me on the first editionDrs. Ebbie C. Smith and Justice Anderson. Dr. Anderson has passed away, and Dr. Smith has retired from active teaching. Both influenced my development as a missiologist, and their chapters retained from the first edition will continue to reflect their erudition and wisdom. Dr. Smith and his wife Donna labored long and hard on the first edition. I am also grateful to Jim Baird and Chris Cowan of B&H Academic. Jim Baird recognized the need for a new edition, and Chris Cowan managed the project. I enjoyed working with both.