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Renewing the Church by the Spirit: Theological Education after Pentecost

Renewing the Church by the Spirit: Theological Education after Pentecost

by Amos Yong

In most parts of the world and especially where Christianity is flourishing, Pentecostal and charismatic movements predominate. What would it look like for the Western world—beset by the narrative of decline—to participate in this global Spirit-driven movement? According to Amos Yong, it all needs to start with the way we approach theological edu… Read more…

Cultural Insights for Christian Leaders (Mission in Global Community): New Directions for Organizations Serving God's Mission

Cultural Insights for Christian Leaders (Mission in Global Community): New Directions for Organizations Serving God's Mission

by Douglas McConnell, Scott Sunquist and Amos Yong

This volume helps leaders and leaders-in-training become students of culture who can then contextualize what they learn for their own organizational settings. Douglas McConnell, a respected leader in the worlds of missiology and higher education, enables readers to understand intercultural dynamics so they can shape their organizational cultures and lead the… Read more…

Engaging Globalization (Mission in Global Community): The Poor, Christian Mission, and Our Hyperconnected World

Engaging Globalization (Mission in Global Community): The Poor, Christian Mission, and Our Hyperconnected World

by Bryant L. Myers, Scott Sunquist and Amos Yong

Globalization is speeding up our world, extending our relationships globally and bringing us closer together in positive and not-so-positive ways. The church and many Christians, however, remain largely unaware of its seductive power, resulting in a failure of vision for mission in today's world. This up-to-date resource by a veteran leader in global dev… Read more…

Global Renewal Christianity: Europe and North America Spirit Empowered Movements: Past, Present, and Future

Global Renewal Christianity: Europe and North America Spirit Empowered Movements: Past, Present, and Future

by Vinson Synan and Amos Yong

The growth of Spirit-empowered Christianity has been nothing short of phenomenal. From a handful of believers in the early twentieth century to over six hundred million people in almost every culture and denomination today, those who embrace the Holy Spirit and His gifts are now the fastest-growing religious group in the world. But if any generation ceases t… Read more…

Joyful Witness in the Muslim World (Mission in Global Community): Sharing the Gospel in Everyday Encounters

Joyful Witness in the Muslim World (Mission in Global Community): Sharing the Gospel in Everyday Encounters

by Evelyne A. Reisacher, Scott Sunquist and Amos Yong

This up-to-date textbook features global perspectives on current Christian engagement with Islam, equipping readers for mission among Muslims. Evelyne Reisacher, who has worked extensively with Muslims in Europe, helps readers move from fear to joy as they share the gospel with Muslims. Reisacher surveys areas where Muslims and Christians encounter one anoth… Read more…

Global Renewal Christianity: Spirit-Empowered Movements: Past, Present and Future

Global Renewal Christianity: Spirit-Empowered Movements: Past, Present and Future

by Vinson Synan, Amos Yong and J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu

The growth of Spirit-empowered Christianity has been nothing short of phenomenal. From a handful of believers in the early twentieth century to over six hundred million people in almost every culture and denomination today, those who embrace the Holy Spirit and His gifts are now the fastest-growing religious group in the world. But if any generation ceases t… Read more…

Global Renewal Christianity: Latin America Spirit Empowered Movements: Past, Present, and Future

Global Renewal Christianity: Latin America Spirit Empowered Movements: Past, Present, and Future

by Vinson Synan, Amos Yong and Miguel Alvarez

The growth of Spirit-empowered Christianity has been nothing short of phenomenal. From a handful of believers in the early twentieth century to over six million people in almost every culture and denomination today, those who embrace the Holy Spirit and His gifts are not the fastest-growing religious group in the world. But if any generation ceases to emphas… Read more…

The Gospel and Pluralism Today: Reassessing Lesslie Newbigin in the 21st Century

The Gospel and Pluralism Today: Reassessing Lesslie Newbigin in the 21st Century

by Scott W. Sunquist and Amos Yong

Hearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, TheologyToward the end of the twentieth century, Lesslie Newbigin offered a penetrating analysis of the challenges of pluralism that confronted a Western culture and society reeling from the dissolution of Christendom. His enormous influence has been felt ever since. Newbigin (1909-1998) was a longtime Church… Read more…

Global Renewal Christianity: Asia and Oceania Spirit-Empowered Movements: Past, Present, and Future

Global Renewal Christianity: Asia and Oceania Spirit-Empowered Movements: Past, Present, and Future

by Vinson Synan and Amos Yong

The growth of Spirit-empowered Christianity has been nothing short of phenomenal. From a handful of believers in the early twentieth century to a global movement today numbering over 600 million people in almost every culture and denomination, those who embrace the Holy Spirit and His gifts are now the fastest growing religious group in the world.  This… Read more…

The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh: Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology

The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh: Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology

by Amos Yong

The Pentecostal movement has had an incredible impact on the shape of worldwide Christianity in the past century. Estimates are that Pentecostals and charismatics make up approximately one-fourth of Christians worldwide, and the numbers are only expected to grow. With these developments comes the need for thoughtful Christians of all persuasions to better un… Read more…