What is the mission of the church?
Subtitle: making sense of social justice, shalom, and the Great Commission
By: Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert
Contributors: Gilbert, Greg, 1977-
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Wheaton, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781433526909
Subjects: Mission of the church; Social justice; Christianity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A most common word in need of a more careful definition; title: What in the world does Jesus send us into the world to do?; title: Grasping the whole story: seeing the biblical narrative from the top of Golgotha; title: Are we missing the whole Gospel? understanding the good news; title: Kings and kingdoms: understanding God's redemptive rule; title: Making sense of social justice: exposition; title: Making sense of social justice: application; title: Seeking shalom: understanding the new heavens and the new earth; title: Zealous for good works: why and how we do good, both as individuals and as churches; title: The great commission mission: what it means and why it matters; title: Epilogue: so you're thinking of starting a new kind of church? advice for the young, motivated, and missional.