What Is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission

Kevin DeYoung, Greg Gilbert

Crossway, 2011 - Religion - 283 pages

Christians today define mission more broadly and variably than ever before. Are we, as the body of Christ, headed in the same direction or are we on divergent missions?

Some argue that the mission of the Church is to confront injustice and alleviate suffering, doing more to express God's love for the world. Others are concerned that the church is in danger of losing its God-centeredness and thereby emphasize the proclamation of the gospel. It appears as though misunderstanding of mission persists.

Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert believe there is a lot that evangelicals can agree on if only we employ the right categories and build our theology of mission from the same biblical building blocks. Explaining key concepts like kingdom, gospel, and social justice, DeYoung and Gilbert help us to get on the same page--united by a common cause--and launch us forward into the true mission of the church.

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Review: What Is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission

User Review  - CJ Bowen - Goodreads

Reading Notes & Quotes Chapter 3: The Whole Story p. 73 - "the prime problem that the Bible sets up in its first three chapters is the alienation of man from God." p. 74 - "the hope of salvation is ...

Review: What Is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission

User Review  - Josue Manriquez - Goodreads

Excellent book! The authors (Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert) present an excellent and biblical case for the mission of the Church being "to go into the world and make disciples by declaring the gospel ...

Contents

• Chapter 1: 15
• Index: 269
• Back Cover: 289

About the author

KEVIN DEYOUNG (MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is senior pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan. He is the coauthor of Why We Love the Church and other award-winning books.

GREG GILBERT (MDiv, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is senior pastor of Third Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of What Is the Gospel?

Bibliographic information

• Title: What Is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission
• Authors: Kevin DeYoung, Greg Gilbert
• Publisher: Crossway, 2011
• ISBN: 1433526905, 9781433526909
• Length: 283 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Ministry / Evangelism; Religion / Christian Ministry / Missions