Course Description: Introducing World Missions, the first volume
in the Encountering Mission series, provides readers with a broad overview of
the biblical, theological, and historical foundations for missions. It
considers personal and practical issues involved in becoming a missionary, the
process of getting to the mission field, and contemporary challenges a mission
worker must face. This valuable guide is based on current research and includes
numerous case studies that consider important issues, as well as sidebars,
charts, and maps that provide further details on topics of interest.
Altogether, this is an engaging introduction to the work of missions in the
contemporary world