What Is God's Mission in the World and How Do We Join It? - Paperback

by Juan Francisco Martinez (Author), Jamie Pitts (Author)

What does God's mission look like? Who is supposed to carry it out--and how?

Juan F. Martínez and Jamie Pitts lead us on an inquiry into God's mission in the world: what it is, what it is not, and who is invited to be part of it. If Jesus is truly God's mission incarnate, we need to look at what Jesus did and how he did it. Martínez helps readers understand what mission means, why Christians in the past have made missteps, and how we can learn from Christian communities that are spreading the good news of Jesus today. Doing mission in the way of Jesus may look different from what many assume, but it is a call that the church cannot afford to miss.

The Jesus Way: Small Books of Radical Faith delve into big questions about God's work in the world. These concise, practical books are deeply rooted in Anabaptist theology. Crafted by a diverse community of internationally renowned scholars, pastors, and practitioners, The Jesus Way series helps readers deepen their faith in Christ and enliven their witness.

• Accessible Jesus-centered theology from an Anabaptist perspective
• Designed for use by individual readers, small groups, and Christian education classes
• Glossary of terms and discussion and reflection questions in each volume

Books in series:

What Is the Bible and How Do We Understand It? Dennis R. Edwards [Fall 2019]
Why Did Jesus Die and What Difference Does It Make? Michele Hershberger [Fall 2019]
Why Do We Suffer and Where Is God When We Do? Valerie G. Rempel [Spring 2020]
What Is the Trinity and Why Does It Matter? Steve Dancause [Spring 2020]
Who Are Our Enemies and How Do We Love Them? Hyung Jin Kim Sun [Summer 2020]
What Is God's Mission in the World and How Do We Join It? Juan F. Martínez [Summer 2020]
What Is the Church and Why Does It Exist? David Fitch [Fall 2020]
What Does Justice Look Like and Why Does God Care about It? Judith and Colin McCartney [Fall 2020]
What Is God's Kingdom and What Does Citizenship Look Like? César García [Spring 2021]
Who Was Jesus and What Does It Mean to Follow Him? Nancy Elizabeth Bedford [Spring 2021]

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What does God's mission look like? Who is supposed to carry it out--and how?

Juan F. Martínez leads us on an inquiry into God's mission in the world: what it is, what it is not, and who is invited to be part of it. If Jesus is truly God's mission incarnate, we need to look at what Jesus did and how he did it. Martínez helps readers understand what mission means, why Christians in the past have made missteps, and how we can learn from Christian communities that are spreading the good news of Jesus today. Doing mission in the way of Jesus may look different from what many assume, but it is a call that the church cannot afford to miss.

The Jesus Way: Small Books of Radical Faith delve into big questions about God's work in the world. These concise, practical books are deeply rooted in Anabaptist theology. Crafted by a diverse community of internationally renowned scholars, pastors, and practitioners, The Jesus Way series helps readers deepen their faith in Christ and enliven their witness.

• Accessible Jesus-centered theology from an Anabaptist perspective
• Designed for use by individual readers, small groups, and Christian education classes
• Glossary of terms and discussion and reflection questions in each volume

Books in series:

What Is the Bible and How Do We Understand It? Dennis R. Edwards [Fall 2019]
Why Did Jesus Die and What Difference Does It Make? Michele Hershberger [Fall 2019]
Why Do We Suffer and Where Is God When We Do? Valerie G. Rempel [Spring 2020]
What Is the Trinity and Why Does It Matter? Steve Dancause [Spring 2020]
Who Are Our Enemies and How Do We Love Them? Hyung Jin Kim Sun [Summer 2020]
What Is God's Mission in the World and How Do We Join It? Juan F. Martínez [Summer 2020]
What Is the Church and Why Does It Exist? David Fitch [Fall 2020]
What Does Justice Look Like and Why Does God Care about It? Judith and Colin McCartney [Fall 2020]
What Is God's Kingdom and What Does Citizenship Look Like? César García [Spring 2021]
Who Was Jesus and What Does It Mean to Follow Him? Nancy Elizabeth Bedford [Spring 2021]

Author Biography

Juan F. Martínez is vice president of Ashland University and executive dean of Ashland Theological Seminary. Previously he was professor of Hispanic studies and pastoral leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary and rector of the Latin American Anabaptist Seminary (SEMILLA) in Guatemala City. Martínez is an ordained Mennonite Brethren pastor and received his PhD in intercultural studies from Fuller Theological Seminary (1996). His academic work has focused on Latino Protestantism in the United States. This research has taken him to look at intercultural church life, transnationalism, immigrant identity formation, theological education, and Anabaptism in Latin America. His most recent books include: The Story of Latino Protestants in the United States/Protestantes Latinos Historia, Presente y Futuro en los Estados Unidos (2018), Los Protestantes Latino Protestantism in the United States (2011), Churches, Cultures & Leadership A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities (with Mark Lau Branson, 2011, Spanish 2013) and Walk with the People Latino Ministry in the United States/Caminando entre el pueblo Ministerio latino en los Estados Unidos (2008). He co-edited Los Evangélicos Portraits of Latino Protestantism in the United States with Lindy Scott (2009 English, 2004 Spanish) and Vivir y servir desde el exilio with Jorge Maldonado (2008). He was also a regional editor of IVP´s Global Dictionary of Theology (2008). He has also published numerous journal articles and chapters in his areas of research.

Jamie Pitts is associate professor of Anabaptist theology at Anabaptist Mennonite Theological Seminary, where he also serves as director of the Institute of Mennonites Studies and edits the journal Anabaptist Witness. His teaching focuses on theology and history, with an emphasis on global Anabaptist traditions past and present. His current research interests include pneumatology, baptism, and gender and sexuality. Pitts has degrees from New College at The University of Edinburgh and Fuller Theological Seminary.