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The Past, Present, and Future of Evangelical Mission
Academy, Agency, Assembly, and Agora Perspectives from Canada
Edited by Narry F. Santos and Xenia Ling-Yee Chan
Foreword by Gary V. Nelson
Series: Evangelical Missiological Society Monograph Series
Imprint: Pickwick Publications
Crisis is an invitation to both prophetic evaluation and new imagination. In this volume, Canadian missiologists and practitioners consider the past and how the past might enable the church to move forward in Christian mission--in the academy, agency, assembly, and the agora. How can the Canadian church welcome different voices from the periphery? What must be done to empower the next generation? How can we respond in light of the injustices done to our Indigenous brothers and sisters? Where does reconciliation fit into the picture? How might we navigate between secularization and fundamentalisms? How ought we move together in mission and in unity across denominational difference? How can we equip laypeople to live their callings faithfully in the agora? How can work in the marketplace be ministry? And lastly, how is the Spirit at work in our contexts in this day and age? These questions (among others) onboard us into the ongoing conversation about the state of evangelical mission in Canada, and each of these essays adeptly lead us into the beginnings of answers to these questions. These essays address how the past informs our future, and how we might answer the prophetic call with both hope and renewed vigor to participate in the mission of God.
Narry F. Santos is Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Intercultural Leadership at the seminary of Tyndale University, and VP of the Evangelical Missiological Society Canada.
Xenia Ling-Yee Chan is a PhD student (Old Testament) at Wycliffe College (Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto), and a church planter in the Greater Toronto Area.
“What makes this volume stand out are not only the thought-provoking essays but the way the book as a whole embodies what it sets out to do—demonstrate the need for a reimagined missiology marked by radical inclusivity of diverse voices and a collaborative alliance of the assembly, agency, academy, and agora. The juxtaposition of insights from this diverse group of contributors is precisely what makes the book so compelling and assumption shattering. You will be disturbed—and inspired.”
—Janet Clark, Tyndale University, emerita
“This collection of research and reflection from culturally diverse authors draws the reader into important Canadian conversations on evangelical mission. Highly relevant discussions on reconciliation and multiculturalism . . . as well as explorations of contextually sensitive missions in the workplace make this volume timely and impacting. Whether practitioner or missiologist, this work is a welcome addition for those seeking to discern the future of missions in light of past realities and current uncertainties.”
—Mark Naylor, Northwest Baptist Seminary