PRACTICAL THEOLOGY, SPIRITUALITY, and FORMATION
BECOMING A MISSIONARY CHURCH Lesslie Newbigin and Contemporary Church Movements Michael W. Goheen and Timothy M. Sheridan Lesslie Newbigin’s influence on the ecclesiological landscape in North America is unmistakable. His ideas have been developed and contextualized, but some insights have been lost. In Becoming a Missionary Church , Michael Goheen and Timothy Sheridan explore the depth and breadth of Newbigin’s thought, offering an analysis of three popular contemporary church movements: missional, emergent, and center church. The authors provide a historical assessment and balanced critique of these contemporary church movements, especially in light of Newbi- gin’s missional ecclesiology. They explain that some of his insights have been neglected and need to be retrieved for the present day. This book calls for the recovery of the missionary nature of the church and commends church practices applicable to any congre- gation. The authors’ substantive assessment is written in an acces- sible style, making it suitable for seminarians and pastors. CONTENTS 1. Becoming a Missionary Church: An Invitation PART 1: THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF A MISSIONARY CHURCH 2. The (Re)Birth of a Missionary Church (1938–1952) 3. God’s Mission and the Missionary Church (1952) 4. Competing Visions for a Missionary Church 5. A Missionary Church in Western Culture PART 2: THE MISSIONAL CHURCH CONVERSATION 6. Theological Foundations 7. The Missionary Congregation 8. Western Culture as a “Mission Field” PART 3: THE EMERGENT CHURCH CONVERSATION 9. Modern and Postmodern Cultural Context 10. The Missionary Congregation in a Postmodern Setting PART 4: CENTER CHURCH 11. A Missionary Encounter with Western Culture 12. Missionary Congregation 13. Gospel and Biblical Story 14. Becoming a Missionary Church: Lesslie Newbigin’s Legacy for the Twenty-First Century Index
JULY 2022 • 288 pp. • paper • $28.99 • 9780801049279
Michael W. Goheen (PhD, University of Utrecht) is director of theological edu- cation at the Missional Training Center, scholar-in-residence, Surge Network of Churches–Phoenix, and professor of missional theology at Covenant Theological Seminary. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including The Drama of Scripture and The Church and Its Vocation . Timothy M. Sheridan (PhD, Stellenbosch University) is lead pastor at Maple Ridge CRC outside of Vancouver, British Columbia, and professor of congrega- tional theology at the Missional Training Center, Phoenix.
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