Section A: Megatrends that are shaping twenty-first century missions
From moratorium and malaise to 'selah' and rebirth
Section B: The Triune God and the Missio dei
A trinitarian, missional theology
A trinitarian framework for missions
God the Father : the providential source and goal of the Missio dei
Section A: A missional perspective on the Bible
The God of mission reveals his plan
The sending Father and the sent church
Section B: Creation, revelation, and the human response to God's rule
A trinitarian, "new creation" theology of culture
An evangelical theology of religions
God the Son : the redemptive embodiment of the Missio dei
Section A: Missions history as a reflection of the incarnation
Turning points in the history of missions before 1792
The "great century" of missions, 1792-1910
The flowering of world Christianity, 1910-present
Section B: Cross-cultural communication as a reflection of the incarnation
The incarnation and the translatability of the Gospel
Access and reproducibility in missions strategy
Reflecting the incarnation in holistic missions
God the Holy Spirit : the empowering presence of the Missio dei
Section A: Empowering the church to embody the presence of the future
The Holy Spirit, the book of Acts, and the Missio dei
The church as the embodiment of the new creation
Section B: Missionaries as agents of suffering and heralds of the new creation
The suffering, advancing church
Conclusion: the church as the reflection of the trinity in the world.
