Reformed Means Missional: Following Jesus Into the World

by Samuel T. Logan Jr.

Publisher:

New Growth Press

, 2013

Overview

Christians are not on a mission for God; his Christian church is on his mission, the mission of bringing the grace of Jesus Christ to sinners; the mission of bringing the whole world into obedience to Jesus Christ; and the mission of covering the earth with the knowledge of the glory of God in Jesus Christ. Being on God’s mission means following Jesus into the darkest places of the world to bring the good news of the total redeeming work of Jesus Christ.

Leading reformed thinkers including Tim Keller, Thomas Schirrmacher, P. J. Buys, Diane Langberg, John Leonard, Basyle Tchividjian, John Freeman, and many others, demonstrate why and how the Christian church must be on God’s mission of bringing grace, holiness, compassion, and justice to a world of sin and suffering.

This book is also available in Kindle. The Kindle edition features eight additional chapters on topics such as majority world challenges in the twenty-first century, worship and ministry in both word and deed, and unity in the universal church.

Key Features

• Argues for the need to shift our perspective to see that, like salvation, mission belongs to God
• Discusses the theological foundations of the “outward, missional face” of Reformed theology
• Shows why and how the church must be on God’s mission of bringing grace, holiness, compassion, and justice to a sinful and suffering world

Contents

• Foreword: What Do We Mean by “Missional”? - Christopher J. H. Wright
• Introduction: Why the World Reformed Fellowship Seeks to Encourage Missional Theology and Practice - Samuel T. Logan, Jr.

Section I: Laying the Foundation

• What a Missional Church Looks Like, Martin Allen
• What’s the Point in Believing and Doing the Right Things? A Missional, “Edwardsean” Approach to Orthodox Belief and Moral Behavior - Samuel T. Logan, Jr.
• The Book of Romans and the Missional Mandate: Why Mission and Theology Must Go Together - Thomas Schirrmacher

Section II: The Church Reaches the World

• A Missional Response to Poverty and Social Injustice - P. J. (Flip) Buys
• What Is God’s Global Urban Mission? - Timothy Keller
• A Missional Approach to the Health of the City - Susan M. Post
• A Missional Response to Global Violence against Women - Diane Langberg
• Worship and Children: A Missional Response to Child Sexual Abuse - Basyle Tchividjian
• God Scatters to Gather through His People: A Missional Response to Migrant Churches - Elias Medeiros
• Dogma Meets Diversity in Europe: A Missional Response to Secularity - Robert Calvert
• The Missional Challenges of Islam: A Very Diverse People, Religion, and Culture - John Leonard
• A Missional Approach to “Hidden Believers” - John Nicholls
• A Missional Response to Homosexual Strugglers in the Church and the Gay Community - John Freeman
• Conclusion: Crafting an Evangelical, Reformed, and Missional Theology for the Twenty-First Century - A. T .B. McGowan
• Afterword: Missional Is Mission Critical, Frank A. James, III

Praise for Reformed Means Missional

“In Reformed Means Missional, Dr. Sam Logan brings together both well-known authors and some hidden jewels of the church who labor, Jesus-like, in dark places, and serve the least and the lowest. Refreshingly, the theorists are also practitioners, while the practitioners think biblically and theologically about how God’s mission shapes their work. The result? This wide-ranging volume, which is calculated to give mind, conscience, and yes, emotions also, a serious, gospel workout.

—Sinclair B Ferguson, Theologian; author; and professor, Redeemer Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX

Building on ‘Mission and Evangelism’ in the WRF Statement of Faith, Reformed Means Missional brings theological substance to ‘missional,’ ensuring the term doesn’t become a passing fad. A collection of the world’s top Reformed thinkers have provided rich, compelling insights as to how the church in the twenty-first century must change the way it thinks and behaves as it is sent into the world to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and promote the expansion of His Kingdom.

—Jeffrey Jeremiah, MDiv, PhD, Stated Clerk, Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Reformed Means Missional is a foundational and strategic call to all in the Reformed tradition to truly be His church, on His mission taking the Whole Gospel to the Whole World. My friend, Sam Logan, understands this reality and articulates this call, both in terms of its theological groundings and its global implications, more persuasively than anyone I know. This book is required reading for any leader in the Reformed tradition who wants to be able to participate in twenty-first century conversations with respect to the Reformational church and the core of Christ’s calling.

—Dr. S. Douglas Birdsall, President of the American Bible Society; former Executive Chair of the Lausanne Movement.

Product Details

• Title: Reformed Means Missional
• Author: Samuel T. Logan Jr.
• Publisher: New Growth Press
• Print Publication Date: 2013
• Pages: 289
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781938267758, 1938267753
• Resource ID: LLS:RFRMDMNSMSSNL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-14T21:54:03Z

About Samuel T. Logan Jr.

Samuel T. Logan, MDiv, PhD, has been International Director of the World Reformed Fellowship since 2005. He served at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1979-2007, and is now President Emeritus. He was also Visiting Fellow at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1988-89, and special counsel to the president at Biblical Seminary in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, from 2007_2013. He is a minister of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Dr. Logan’s publications include The Preacher and Preaching, Sermons That Shaped America, Confronting Kingdom Challenges, and numerous articles on Jonathan Edwards.