For the Sake of His Name

by David M. Doran

Christ gave his disciples a monumental, yet simple make disciples of all nations. But what exactly does that command mean? How are we supposed carry it out? How does the local church figure in? And what’s the ultimate goal? The Scriptures provide answers. David Doran has written a collection of articles to ground us in the truth, providing a solid theological and practical missions foundation for pastors, missionaries, students, or church members. He carefully works through key texts and contemporary approaches to missions, challenging us to develop biblical foundations for our missions efforts. Filled with Scripture, this book points to the ultimate purpose of missions and the God-given methods for reaching the nations—For the Sake of His Name. This book is a revised version of a previous longer work by multiple authors under the same title.

194 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 22, 2018

Reviews

[Nick Whitehead · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite missions books in terms of how much ground it covers: the motivation, the task, the target, the territory, etc. Very exegetical, grounded in solid theology and not sucked into sociological rabbit trails. I don’t agree with everything down to the t, but it is a great resource for any future missionary or local pastor to ground themselves in Gods word before engaging with the modern missions “experts” and trends in evangelicalism.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5. This book is really good. Philosophical, it’s the best book on missions I’ve ever read. This book is basically Piper’s Let the Nations be Glad! without the eloquence. That’s not to say Doran agrees with all of Piper’s missiology. For those interested in Missiology and find Piper hard to read (which I hear from some), I would heartily recommend this book. For those who have read Let the Nations be Glad! and are looking for something a little clearer in terms of missions philosophy, this is the book for you. This book is published through DBTS. I do hope it gets picked up by another (Crossway?) and cleaned up a little, as there are some minor spacing/grammar issues.

[Shay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent study on the Great Commission and missions! This book is incredibly Biblical and clear. Highly recommend it.

[Daniel Cota · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read for any Christian.

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and Well Rearched

Excellent connection to God’s glory and Missions. Well done! Scriptures are used throughout. Excellent on Matthew 28, the great commission.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A biblically based book on the perspective and goal of missions. Highly recommend.