{"product_id":"a-people-for-his-name","title":"A People For His Name","description":"\u003cp\u003e[DESCRIPTION] In world missions, the author proposes, the local church is the biblical sending body through which missionaries serve. The author places emphasis upon the practical outworking of the mission responsibilities of the local church as well as its relationship to mission agencies, missionary personnel, and Christian schools. [\/DESCRIPTION] [SUBTITLE]A Church-Based Missions Strategy[\/SUBTITLE][CREDIT] Paul A. Beals (Author) [\/CREDIT] [PAGES] 260 [\/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [\/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Library [\/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 1999 [\/PUBLISHYEAR][ENDORSEMENT2]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIf a library were to be limited to just one book on the Christian mission, A People for His Name might well be that book!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAnd those who have availed themselves of the first edition of this book will certainly want to procure this revised edition.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe changes scattered throughout the book are important.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAnd the whole is well calculated to enable both clergy and laity, both missionary practitioner and missionary supporter, to understand Christian missions in a way that no other missionary text actually does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDavid J. Hesselgrave [\/ENDORSEMENT2] [ENDORSEMENT3]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDr. Paul Beals has produced the most easy-to-read, all encompassing source book on his subject that I have yet encountered.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHis experience as a missionary in Africa enables him to understand the viewpoint both of missionaries and of the national churches they establish.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eYet his years spent promoting the role of North American churches as senders of missionaries qualify him equally to appreciate the viewpoint of pastors and mission committees.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFurther, his long tenure as a seminary professor has given him intimate knowledge of theological and academic perspectives on missions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDon Richardson [\/ENDORSEMENT3] [ENDORSEMENT4]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePaul Beals has written a masterful overview of the roles of local churches, mission boards, missionaries, and theological schools in the biblical fulfillment of the Great Commission.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA People for His Name is a call to action and an exhortation to think more seriously about the entire structure that we call the sending process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEvangelical Missions Quarterly [\/ENDORSEMENT4][TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eForeword to the First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eForeword to the Revised Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Biblical Basis of Mission Strategy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1. Our Mission Defined\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e2. Paul's Cultural Milieu Described\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e3. The Bible: A Missionary Book- The Old Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e4. The Bible: A Missionary Book- The New Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Strategic Role of the Home Church\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e5. The Church Defined\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e6. The Church and Its Missionaries: The Pastors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e7. The Church and Its Missionaries: Initial Steps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e8. The Church and Its Missionaries: Further Steps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e9. The Church and Its Missionaries: Material Support\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e10. The Church and Its Missionaries: Personal Support\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e11. The Missions Policy of the Church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e12. Missions Promotion in the Church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Strategic Role of the Mission Agency\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e13. The Mission Agency Serves the Church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e14. Functions of the Mission Agency\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Strategic Role of the Missionary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e15. Missionary Accountability to Churches and Mission Agency\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e16. Missionary Responsibility on the Field\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 5: Strategic Role of Theological School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e17. Administers in the Theological School\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e18. Faculty in the Theological School\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e19. Students in the Theological School\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 6: The Divine Imperative in Missions Strategy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e20. The Imperative of the Holy Spirit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e21. The Imperative of Christ's Coming\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eScripture Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFigures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Carey Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44713258942506,"sku":"irb1787299550448","price":14.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/a-people-for-his-name_1.jpg?v=1787299556","url":"https:\/\/streetstylestore.shop\/products\/a-people-for-his-name","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}