Historical Models of Christian Missions - Paperback

by Robert Reese (Author), Claudio Divino (Foreword by)

Given that we are in a new era in the World Christian Movement, when Christianity is practically no longer associated with any powerful nation, we can benefit from a survey of all major methods of Christian missions used in the past twenty centuries to see what works best in our time. The best template for current missions is the first three centuries of the spread of our faith.

Author Biography

Robert Reese was born and raised in Zimbabwe, the son of American missionaries. He and his wife, Mari-Etta, served as missionaries in Zimbabwe from 1981 to 2002. He is currently an adjunct professor of intercultural studies at Johnson University in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is author of Roots and Remedies of the Dependency Syndrome in World Missions (2010) and of Who Needs a Missionary? (2014).