Exiles on Mission: How Christians Can Thrive in a Post-Christian WorldMany Christians in the West sense that traditional Christian teaching is losing traction in the public square. What does faithful Christian witness look like in a post-Christian culture? Paul Williams, the CEO of one of the world's largest and oldest Bible societies, interprets the dissonance Christians often experience while trying to live out their faith in the 21st century. He provides constructive tools to help readers understand culture in myriad contexts and offer a missional response. Williams calls for a truly missional understanding of post-Christendom Christianity whereby local churches are reimagined as embassies of the kingdom of God and Christians serve as ambassadors in all spheres of life and work. This book invites readers to embrace the language of exile and imagine a hopeful mission of the scattered and gathered church in the post-Christian West. It shows a clear pathway for fruitful missional engagement for the whole people of God, helping Christians make sense of the world in which they live, more authentically integrate faith with everyday life, and orient all of their efforts within God's missional purpose for the world. |
Contents
Are We in Exile? 24 | |
Two Temptations 41 | |
Judgment and Mission 53 | |
Fostering Hope From Alien to Ambassador 65 | |
Ambassadors of Love Exiles on Mission 135 | |
Other editions - View all
Exiles on Mission: How Christians Can Thrive in a Post-Christian World Paul S. Williams No preview available - 2020 |
Exiles on Mission: How Christians Can Thrive in a Post-Christian World Paul S. Williams No preview available - 2020 |
Common terms and phrases
able actions activities alienation ambassadors answer approach authority become believers Bible biblical calling challenge chapter Christ Christian church comes concern confidence contemporary context conversation created creation cultural stories desire developed discipleship earth economic effect evangelism example exile expect experience expression faith fear feel focus follow foreign further give given God’s gospel heart Holy Spirit hope human idea identity important individual influence involved Israel Jesus journey judgment kind King kingdom land language lead leaders lives LORD meaning ministry mission moral movement nature ourselves particular political practices prayer presence promised prophetic questions reading reality reason relationship remain response Scripture secular seek sense sent simply social society speak suffering tells temptations tended theological things translation truth understand vision voice West Western whole witness