Description: What happens when the definition of missions becomes murky? Everything becomes missions and everyone becomes a missionary, but does that really fulfill the Great Commission? The authors challenge readers to reexamine their definitions and recommit to a biblical vision of global evangelism.
Brief description: Denny Spitters, Vice President of Church Partnerships for Pioneers USA, has served in many church staff roles as worship, missions, and small group pastor and understands the significance of missions in the local church. During his vocational ministry, Denny served on the staff of two mega-churches, directed a para-church ministry, and helped plant several churches. He also spent 15 years as a business owner.
Review Quotes:
Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison have done the churches of the new millennium a great service. When Everything Is Missions is just the book for churches struggling with how to envision and fulfill their part in God's global purposes in the world. -- Gary Corwin, Missiologist with SIM International and Associate Editor of Evangelical Missions Quarterly
Spitters and Ellison have taken up the banner of giving much needed correction to misunderstandings and mistaken mission practices that have become prevalent in many church mission programs. Tactfully yet candidly, the authors tackle these issues in a clear and helpful manner. -- Marvin Newell, Senior Vice-President of Missio Nexus
This book will sharpen your perspective, as a church or mission leader, with regard to one of the watershed issues of our time. -- Steve Richardson, President of Pioneers-USA
Denny Spitters, and Matthew Ellison take on several critical "drift" issues. To this task they bring both biblical clarity and a passionate call for kingdom-minded churches to embrace the sacrifices required to make disciples and plant churches everywhere people are living and dying without a viable Jesus option. -- Jerry Trousdale, Director of International Ministries, Cityteam International; author of Miraculous Movements: How Hundreds of Thousands of Muslims are Falling in Love with Jesus
Denny and Matthew's love for the nations compels them to think deeply about what this means. This book will lead you into a conversation about missions. God's love for the nations demands our lives, our soul, our all. Grab this book to engage your heart and mind in deeper engagement among the nations. -- Pastor Phil Auxier, Crestview Bible Church in Hutchinson, Kansas
This book will penetrate both pulpit and pew to provide a catalyst for world-rocking change. Read it and weep over our selfishness, then get going. -- Pastor Chip Lusko, Calvary Chapel
As Matthew and Denny clearly demonstrate, the Western portion of God's earthly body has been infected with cultural values that downplay clear definitions and dilute distinctions that God has created to reflect His glory among the nations. -- Pastor Jeff Jackson,
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