Christian Mission in the Modern World
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Some emphasize Christian mission as verbal proclamation and "saving souls." Others focus on global justice issues or relief and development work. Can we do both? In this classic book, John Stott shows that Christian mission must encompass both evangelism and social action. He offers careful definitions of five key terms―mission, evangelism, dialogue, salvation and conversion. Through a thorough biblical exploration of these concepts, Stott provides a model for ministry to people's spiritual and physical needs alike. Ultimately, Stott points to the example of Jesus, who modeled both the Great Commission of proclamation and the Great Commandment of love and service. This balanced, holistic approach to mission points the way forward for the work of the church in the world.
Top Highlights
“The second way of relating evangelism and social action is better. It regards social action not as a means to evangelism but as a manifestation of evangelism, or at least of the gospel which is being proclaimed.” (Page 29)
“First, some regard social action as a means to evangelism” (Page 28)
“‘Mission’ describes rather everything the church is sent into the world to do. ‘Mission’ embraces the church’s double vocation of service to be ‘the salt of the earth’ and ‘the light of the world.’ For Christ sends his people into the earth to be its salt, and sends his people into the world to be its light (Matthew 5:13–16).” (Page 33)
“Jesus did more than draw a vague parallel between his mission and ours. Deliberately and precisely he made his mission the model of ours, saying ‘as the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ Therefore our understanding of the church’s mission must be deduced from our understanding of the Son’s. Why and how did the Father send the Son?” (Page 26)
“The way to tell whether in fact you are evangelizing is not to ask whether conversions are known to have resulted from your witness. It is to ask whether you are faithfully making known the gospel message’” (Page 43)
- Title: Christian Mission in the Modern World
- Author: John Stott
- Publisher: IVP
- Print Publication Date: 2008
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Mission of the church; Evangelistic work; Christianity and other religions; Salvation › Christianity; Conversion › Christianity
- ISBNs: 9780830874736, 9780830844104, 0830874739, 0830844104
- Resource ID: LLS:CHRSTNMSSNMWRLD
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:41:35Z
John Stott CBE (1921 – 2011) was a Christian leader and Anglican clergyman who is noted as a leader of the worldwide evangelical movement. He is famous as one of the principal authors of the Lausanne Covenant in 1974. John Stott was ordained into the ministry of the Church of England in 1945 and has served the same church ever since. He was assistant pastor of All Souls for 5 years, the senior pastor (Rector) for 25, and Rector Emeritus since 1975. During the last quarter century he had been set free (under the auspices of the Langham Partnership) to travel the world, especially for ministry to pastors and students. He has been a Chaplain to the Queen since 1959. He was President of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity.