Spirituality for the Sent: Casting a New Vision for the Missional Church

by Nathan A. Finn (Editor), Keith S. Whitfield (Editor), Craig G. Bartholomew (Contributor)

Since their rise in the midst of the revivals of the eighteenth century, evangelicals have been dedicated to the importance of both spirituality and mission. In recent years, evangelicals have engaged in the missional theology discussion that advocates a more holistic Christian mission grounded in the eternal mission of the triune God. At the same time, evangelicals have also been key participants in the spiritual formation discussion that seeks to recover biblical and classical practices for contemporary spiritual growth. While these two movements have been largely independent of each other, the time is right to join them together into a single conversation for the sake of ongoing evangelical faithfulness. Spirituality for the Sent brings together evangelical scholars from a variety of disciplines and ecclesial traditions to address the relationship between spiritual formation and a missional vision of theology and practice. The contributors share a common vision for a missional spirituality that fosters spiritual maturity while also fueling Christian evangelism, cultural engagement, and the pursuit of justice. This collection features contributions by

Genres: Academic

253 pages, Paperback

Published March 28, 2017

Reviews

[Cameron Roxburgh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had this book recommended to me and ... I will pass the recommendation on.

However - my comment is that several of the chapters are excellent, but what the editors do not realize is that the chapters in the book undo some of what they set out to do in chapter 1. They have poorly tried to define Missional in my perspective, and yet many of the contributions spell out the depth of bearing witness to God in a more complete way.

It is not enough to say that we need mission and formation, or that they need each other. It is a much more theologically correct understanding to say that being formed in the image of Christ is a part of mission. We are sent, but sent in the image of Christ - that is mission.

So... overall very good... especially Tim and Mike’s chapter, along with several others. The chapter on Lament is worth the price of the book.