David Devenish – What On Earth Is The Church For?

A radical approach to church mission and social action asking ‘If mission is not the central purpose of the church, then what is?’

David Devenish believes that the church exists as a means of taking the gospel message to every people group. He believes that the church is very much at the centre of God’s purposes, and in this book presents the church, not as a static pastoral community, but as a vibrant, active body totally committed to world mission.

David investigates the importance of church planting to reach the nations, looks at Church-based mission and how to make local churches ‘missional’ in both thinking and practice.

Set within a framework of the Kingdom of God, David demonstrates what the ‘kingdom down to earth’ really implies for Church-based kingdom social action. Finally, David examines the culture and contextualisation of social action along with some of the dangers and difficulties of apostolic mission, before asking the fundamental question, ‘Who will go?’

Chapter headings
The church has a great future
When then is the importance of the church?
The importance of church planting to reach the nations
Church-based mission
Talking about the kingdom of God
The kingdom down to earth
Church-based kingdom social action
Missional churches
The purpose of the church – One new man in Christ
Culture and contextualism
The dangers and difficulties of apostolic mission
Who will go?

About the author
David is based at Woodside Church, Bedford, UK and is developing relationships with many churches in Russia and Ukraine, and encouraging church planting in unreached parts of the world. He has written several books and developed several training courses. He is married to Scilla and they have grown-up children.

Format
Paperback
223 pages

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