Shaping tomorrow’s mission, today.Missiology should be a dynamic discipline, always adapting to a changing world. Today’s trends—global demographic shifts, digital frontiers, and rising indigenous voices—demand more than minor adjustments. They call for reimagining what mission looks like. New Frontiers in Missiology rises to this challenge, offering fresh insight into emerging trends and innovative ideas that are reshaping the global mission landscape. Fr...

The ultimate purpose of this festschrift is to glorify God by honouring His good and faithful servant Dr. Enoch Wan who “keeps the Message alive and does a thorough job as God’s servant.”MAP: Missionary, Anthropologist, Professor - A Festschrift for Dr. Enoch Wan was written by Dr. Wan’s former students and co-workers. It is their individual expressions of gratitude and respect to honour and recognize Professor Wan for his impact in each one’s life, career...

Secularization, as a movement away from a religious orientation to life, is strong in Canada and has influence worldwide. In this volume, missiologists and practitioners across Canada consider how an agenda of Christian mission and evangelism can be advanced in a secularizing environment. How can believers be "curious and engaged rather than defensive and fearful"? What changes are required from the evangelical community so that there is productive dialogue and action in ways that maintain...

Cultural Change and the Church For many years, cross-cultural missions were directed to people in the countries of their birth, generally in Majority World areas. Foreigners present among or around the intended focus of ministry were not viewed as part of mission ministry. However, diaspora missions intentionally focuses on these peoples. Diaspora Missiology will help you understand the dynamics behind this accelerated movement of peoples from one region to another, and biblical principles...

The churches from the whole world are joined in the effort to reach the whole world. Although it has been documented that Western missionaries serving outside their countries still comprise the majority of world missions workers, the growth rate of majority world missionaries far outpaces that of the West. In recent years, while Western missionary forces are shrinking in numbers and possibly in influence, missions from the majority world have proliferated, bringing amazing progress and som...

"This volume is not a set of textbook answers on how to witness to Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and people with other religions based on simple formulas. It is the wrestlings, affirmations, and testimonies of those who have been deeply involved in ministries to people of other religious faiths and have thought deeply about the issues religious pluralism raises." - Paul G. Hiebert, Professor Emeritus, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School