As contexts change, so does the work of the church. Today, in the face of a rapidly changing world and a growing global church, the task of mission must continue to innovate in unexpected ways. This book explores the developments and transformations in the study and practice of mission. Looking both backward--especially over the first half-century of Fuller Theological Seminary's School of Intercultural Studies--and forward, the contributors to this volume chart the current shape of mission studies and its prospects in the twenty-first century.

Part 1 : the diffusion of innovation : looking backward to look ahead --
Donald A. McGavran : life, influence, and legacy in mission / Gary L. McIntosh --
Innovations in missiological hermeneutics / Shawn B. Redford --
Seeing with church-growth eyes : the rise of indigenous church movements in mission praxis / Sarita D. Gallagher --
A "fuller" vision of God's mission and theological education in the new context of global christianity / Wonsuk Ma --
Who is our Cornelius? Learning from fruitful encounters at the boundaries of mission / Pascal D. Bazzell --
Rethinking the nature of christian mission : a south Korean perspective / Moonjang Lee --
What does Rome have to do with Pasadena? Connecting Roman Catholic missiology with SWM/SIS innovations / Stephen Bevans --
Part 2 : the implications of innovation : back to the future (looking forward) --
Innovation at the margins / Jayakumar Christian --
Mission trajectories in the twenty-first century : interfaith roads best traveled / Terry C. Muck --
Mission in the Islamic world : making theological and missioloigcal sense of Muhammad / John A. Azumah --
Emergence of new paths : the future of mission in Roman Catholicism / Mary Motte --
Revisiting mission in, to and from Europe through contemporary image formation / Anne-Marie Kool --
Declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues : Africa, mission and the making of world christianity / J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu --
Eschatology and mission : a Latin American perspective / Pablo A. Deiros --
Conclusion --
A historian's hunches : eight future trends in mission / Scott W. Sunquist.