Includes bibliographical references (pages 482-498) and indexes.

The biblical narrative of mission: entering God's story -- Spiritual awakenings for mission: reflecting God's glory -- Theological foundations of missions: developing a theology of mission -- The church: God's embodiment of mission -- Motives for missions: reasons for participating in God's mission -- Types of missionaries: the many faces of missionary ministry -- The missionary cycle: predeparture through reentry -- Epochs of the world Christian movement: the survival and growth of authentic Christianity through mission -- Becoming incarnational: illustrations of incarnational ministry -- Entering a new culture: learning to be learners where worldviews and customs are different -- Becoming multicultural: overcoming feelings of superiority -- The nature of cross-cultural communication: encoding and decoding God's eternal message -- The missional helix: developing practices for God's mission -- Creative strategies for planting, nurturing, and training: practical ways of implementing God's purposes -- Planting, nurturing, and training: an incarnational model for tribal Africa -- Planting, nurturing, and training: an incarnational model for North Africa -- Using money in missions: the good, the bad, and the ugly -- The benefits and challenges of short-term missions: how short-term ministry can have long-term impact -- Selecting areas for cross-cultural mission: intertwining factors