Contents -- Part one: The God of mission -- Part two: The story of mission -- Part three: The scope of mission -- Part four: The challenges of mission -- Keswick Foundations Series preface -- Foreword -- Part one: The God of mission -- 1 In the love of the Father -- The Father delights to share his delight in his Son -- The cascade of divine love -- The sunshine of divine love -- 2 In the name of the Son1 -- Why does the name of Jesus convey authority? -- 1. Jesus is the Saviour who alone can save -- Is it arrogant for us to say Jesus is the only name? -- Is it cruel for God to say Jesus is the only name? -- 2. Jesus is the Saviour whom we must proclaim -- 3 In the power of the Spirit1 -- Six things that the Holy Spirit does in Acts -- 1. The Spirit directs the mission of God's people -- 2. The Spirit creates opportunities to speak of Jesus -- 3. The Spirit gives faith when people hear God's word -- 4. The Spirit empowers God's people to speak God's word -- 5. The Spirit confounds opposition to God's word -- 6. The Spirit gives comfort and joy to God's people -- Part two: The story of mission -- 4 A promise for the nations -- Created with a mission -- A twisted mission -- A promise for the nations -- A light to the nations -- The threat of the nations -- The rise and fall of Israel's witness -- The God of all nations -- A renewed missionary identity -- 5 The hope of the nations -- A King for the nations -- A community for the nations -- The story is not yet over -- Part three: The scope of mission -- 6 Who? Everyone with the church at its heart -- Anyone can go -- Everyone is involved -- Creating a passion for mission -- Keeping informed about mission -- Supporting missionaries in the field -- Supporting missionaries on furlough (home leave) or when they return -- The importance of the local church -- 1. Paul is sent by a local church 2. Paul goes with a team to model church -- 3. Paul's aim is to plant churches -- 4. Paul establishes churches by leaving -- 5. Paul creates mission partnerships between churches -- The importance of church planting -- 1. Church planting puts mission at the heart of the Christian community -- 2. Church planting puts the Christian community at the heart of mission -- 7 What? Everything with proclamation at the centre -- Mission is everything, but proclamation is at the centre -- Putting proclamation and social action together -- 8 Where? Everywhere with the unreached as the priority -- Mission is to everywhere -- Mission is from everywhere -- The challenge of partnership -- Much to give, much to receive -- Part four: The challenges of mission -- 9 The cultural challenge -- 1. Jerusalem in AD 37 -- 2. The Council of Nicaea in AD 325 -- 3. Ireland in the seventh century -- 4. Exeter Hall, London, in the 1840s -- 5. Lagos, Nigeria, in the twenty-first century -- Living between two homes -- 1. The indigenizing principle -- 2. The pilgrim principle -- An understanding of culture -- 1. The rules -- 2. Social groups -- 3. Behave and think -- Case study: the excluded middle -- A biblical understanding of culture -- A missional understanding of culture -- Case study: the homogeneous unit principle -- A cultural understanding of ourselves -- 10 The personal challenge -- Four liberating truths about God -- 1. God is gracious -- 2. God is glorious -- Your fellow team members -- Your neighbours and friends -- Your supporters back home -- 3. God is great -- 4. God is good -- The community of faith3 -- 11 A big ambition and a big God -- Paul's ambition -- Paul's missionary letter -- A big ambition -- God's great grace -- God's great power -- Notes -- Preface -- 1. In the love of the Father -- 2. In the name of the Son -- 3. In the power of the Spirit 4. A promise for the nations -- 5. The hope of the nations -- 6. Who? Everyone with the church at its heart -- 7. What? Everything with proclamation at the centre -- 8. Where? Everywhere with the unreached as the priority -- 9. The cultural challenge -- 10. The personal challenge -- 11. A big ambition and a big God -- KESWICK MINISTRIES -- Our purpose -- Our ministry -- Our unity -- Our contact details