This book celebrates the life and ministry of Rev Dr Younghoon Lee, Senior Pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church, Seoul, Korea. Two dozen international scholars, who are also close friends of Lee, contributed their studies. In view of his life-long commitment and ministerial practice, this book takes up the work of the Holy Spirit in spirituality and leadership. Thus, the book has two parts: The Holy Spirit and Spirituality and The Holy Spirit and Leadership.

The book explores the unique contribution of Pentecostal/ Charismatic mission from the beginning of the twentieth century. The first part considers the theological basis of Pentecostal/Charismatic mission thinking and practice. Special attention is paid to the Old Testament, which has been regularly overlooked by the modern Pentecostal/Charismatic movements. The second part explores the contributions and challenged unique to Pentecostal/Charismatic mission. The book concludes with a reflec...

The God Who Is Love created man male and female for love.Human sexuality is a gift of Creation. The image of our God who is love is borne by "man" as "male and female," with no hint of either sexʼs imaging the divine more fully than-or apart from-the other. Through this gift, we may love and be loved deeply, may enjoy a profound oneness in marriage, and, from loveʼs natural self-giving, may give life to children, the greatest ongoing fruit of such...

How does a believer or community encounter the God of mission, develop mission awareness, and ultimately commit to the mission of God? When the world church planned and organized the Edinburgh Centenary celebration in 2010, “Mission Spirituality and Authentic Discipleship” was the only added new study topic to the 1910’s original ones. With the radical shift in global Christianity in recent decades, how then would the “new” churches in the South rise to be the forerunner of Christian miss...

Holistic mission, or integral mission, implies God is concerned with the whole person, the whole community: body, mind and spirit. Many Christians concentrate only on one aspect. This book reaffirms that to be true to the Bible, to follow the example of Jesus, the church must address the whole person in all their needs. It considers the meaning of the holistic gospel, how it has developed, and implications for the individual Christian, for the local church, for denominations and church gro...

Once considered as a Cinderella in church growth and mission in the post-Edinburgh Conference era, the Korean church is given its due in this book. As a guide to Korean Christianity, it contains more than thirty chapters, written by historians, missiologists, sociologists, mission practitioners, pastors, and church leaders. They come from a wide range of church traditions, and also from within and without South Korea. This volume assesses the legacy and place of Korean Christianity and its...

This book argues for the primacy of spirituality in the practice of mission. Since God is the primary agent of mission and God works through the power of the Holy Spirit, it is through openness to the Spirit that mission finds its true character and has its authentic impact. This is demonstrated today particularly by movements of Christian faith in the global south which carry the good news to the heart of communities in every part of the world. Originating in the Edinburgh 2010 mission st...

How may the COVID-19 pandemic have influenced Spirit-empowered theology and practice? What are diverse initial responses? Which unique strengths can Spirit-empowered communities offer during times of global crisis?Academics and reflective practitioners gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to discuss these issues at the 2021 Scholars Consultation of Empowered21. This book is the outcome of those conversations, combining the nine original studies with eleven subsequently commissi...

How may the church claim that Christ is the only Savior in a world in which toleranceand relativism are prized and societies are increasingly religiously plural? How doesthe Spirit empower believers and communities in their daily life and work as they faceformidable cultural and ideological challenges?Such questions these essays answer. Half originated at "Proclaiming Christ in the Faceof Challenges," the 2018 Scholarsʼ Consultation of Empowered21, a...

Although Pentecostalism worldwide represent the most rapidly growing missionary movement in Christian history, only recently scholars from within and outside the movement have begun academic reflection on the mission. This volume represents the coming of age of emerging scholarship of various aspects of the Pentecostal mission, including theological, historical, strategic, and practical aspects. The more than 20 authors from all five continents, men and women, academicians, mission leaders...

Christianity Today **2014 Book Award WinnerNamed one of Ten Outstanding Books of 2013 for Mission Studies,** International Bulletin of Mission ResearchThis comprehensive introduction helps students, pastors, and mission committees understand contemporary Christian mission historically, biblically, and theologically. Scott Sunquist, a respected scholar and teacher of world Christianity, recovers missiological thinking from ...

Named one of the top religion books of 2002 by USA Today, Philip Jenkins's phenomenally successful The Next Christendom permanently changed the way people think about the future of Christianity. In that volume, Jenkins called the world's attention to the little noticed fact that Christianity's center of gravity was moving inexorably southward, to the point that Africa may soon be home to the world's largest Christian populations. Now, in this brilliant sequel, Jenkins tak...