Changing Frontiers of Mission reflects on the history of missions and seeks to discern its path for the future. Ever since Jesus' time, mission must precede the church. The renewal of the church is linked to recovery of this priority of mission. Unlike in the past, where the "frontier" was a geographical location, the future "frontier" is symbolized by outward movement, away from the status quo, and toward new challenges, growth and opportunities.

Mission is contrived from and performed over lived contexts, but the visions that guide and drive mission are oftentimes blinded by power, position, protection, and plenitude. This collection visits those matters with queering attention to the shadows that empires cast over the contexts of mission, and to the collusion and complicity of Christians and churches with empires past (as in the case of Rome) and present (as in the case of the United States of America). In the interests of those in mission fields who survived, but continue to agonize under the burdens of empires, the contributors to this work dare to re-vision the course and cause of mission. Writing from minoritized settings in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania, the authors interweave the principles and practices of mission with the opportunities in decolonial theology and hermeneutics, minoritized and migrant Christologies, repatriation and the courage to get up and get out, indigenous insights and wisdom, mission archives, stories of resistance and endurance in zones of contact and violence, restless souls and returning spirits, and life-centered spiritual (en)countering. In Mission and Context as with previous volumes in this series-empires do not have the final word, nor are they the final world.

Be inspired by a woman who dared to follow God Amy Carmichael understood true discipleship and lived it out. At a very young age she felt called to the mission field, followed God's guidance, and eventually went to India, where she would spend fifty-three years without furlough. While there, Amy founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a refuge for children in moral danger-children who were orphaned or unwanted and sold to the temple. Amy became a mother for these children, and so they called her "Amma." Even today, Amy's life of obedience and courage stands as a model for all Christians everywhere. We resonate with her desires and dreams, her faults and fears, her dedication and service. For former missionary and author Elisabeth Elliot, Amy became a role model. "She was my first spiritual mother," writes Elliot. "She showed me the shape of godliness." A Chance to Die is the life story of Amy Carmichael. In this reverent biography, Elisabeth Elliot brings "Amma" to life, providing a compelling, unforgettable narrative that will provoke you to examine the depths of your own faith and encourage you to reaffirm your life and commitment to Christ. Elisabeth Elliot, one of the outstanding women of present-day Christianity, is the author of more than twenty books, including Passion and Purity, The Journals of Jim Elliot, and These Strange Ashes. She and her husband, Lars Gren, live in Magnolia, Massachusetts.

Does the thought of doing evangelism fill you with fear and make you want to run for the door? Do you struggle to find motivation to share your faith? Have you had uncomfortable experiences with evangelism that you would rather not repeat? If so, this book is for you. God's Dream will take you on a journey to discover the purpose God has for you in fulfilling his dream. It will inspire you to try evangelism again no matter what your previous experiences have been. "This is the best book I have read on evangelism in the past ten years." Derrick, YWAM Missionary. "For many, God's Dream will redeem the concept and practice of evangelism. It is practical and theologically thorough." David Webster, MA, Eastgate Church Director. "This book is a real tonic for all of us who feel out of our depth with the big 'E'. Laced with brilliant real life stories and examples of how easy evangelism can be when we partner with the Holy Spirit." Mark Hendley, Director of The Stones Cry Out. Today, more people are becoming Christians than at any other point in history, but in modern western culture, relatively fewer people come to know God and many Christians struggle with evangelism. Through their personal stories and those of others, Mark and Fiona question why this is. They look afresh at evangelism and reimagine it from God's perspective. They consider what can be learnt from how Jesus did evangelism, and how he introduced people to the good news of the kingdom. Visit www.godsdream.info to find out more about the authors.

Robert J. Schreiter brings together acute analyses of the Christian world mission agenda by astute observers of both church and world. In six chapters -- including Schreiter's own essay on a new ecumenical catholicity and a seventh by him on the status of the global Christian mission agenda, focusing especially on the Catholic role in mission -- the reader is taken on a trip that reveals how globalization entails both local and international responses.