Last Call for the African-American Church

The Death of Global Missions

Chester Williams

Last Call for the African-American Church revisits the commandment Jesus left his followers to proclaim the gospel worldwide until his return, one that by all accounts is no longer a priority in the contemporary African-American church. Despite the presence of euphoric praise-and-worship celebrations and the proliferation of diverse ministries it advertises as “cutting edge,” the implosion of missions has occurred in this church's pulpits and pews.

Selected biblical foundations of missions are provided for those new to the parlance, and for others needing a refresher course. Along with conventional missions’ distinctions, Chester Williams logs some concepts in the glossary he himself has constructed, for readers and for collegial review. They include the feminization of missions, rummage sale missions, missions without Jesus, and window dressing missions. For the most part, these concepts represent a radical departure from apostolic missions and are viewed as biblical tinkering and convolution, most importantly, as obstructions to the Great Commission—world harvesting.

University Press of America

Pages: 210 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-0-7618-6496-7 • Hardback • December 2014 • $94.00 • (£72.00)

978-0-7618-6777-7 • Paperback • April 2016 • $46.99 • (£36.00)

978-0-7618-6497-4 • eBook • December 2014 • $44.50 • (£35.00)

Subjects: Religion / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth, History / United States / 21st Century, Religion / Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, Religion / Christian Living / Prayer, Social Science / American Studies, Social Science / Culture

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The Death of Global Missions

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Last Call for the African-American Church revisits the commandment Jesus left his followers to proclaim the gospel worldwide until his return, one that by all accounts is no longer a priority in the contemporary African-American church. Despite the presence of euphoric praise-and-worship celebrations and the proliferation of diverse ministries it advertises as “cutting edge,” the implosion of missions has occurred in this church's pulpits and pews.

Selected biblical foundations of missions are provided for those new to the parlance, and for others needing a refresher course. Along with conventional missions’ distinctions, Chester Williams logs some concepts in the glossary he himself has constructed, for readers and for collegial review. They include the feminization of missions, rummage sale missions, missions without Jesus, and window dressing missions. For the most part, these concepts represent a radical departure from apostolic missions and are viewed as biblical tinkering and convolution, most importantly, as obstructions to the Great Commission—world harvesting.

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University Press of America

Pages: 210 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-0-7618-6496-7 • Hardback • December 2014 • $94.00 • (£72.00)

978-0-7618-6777-7 • Paperback • April 2016 • $46.99 • (£36.00)

978-0-7618-6497-4 • eBook • December 2014 • $44.50 • (£35.00)

Subjects: Religion / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth, History / United States / 21st Century, Religion / Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, Religion / Christian Living / Prayer, Social Science / American Studies, Social Science / Culture

Author

Chester Williams is an African-American author who now serves as a missionary in Ghana. He has held teaching posts at Rutgers and at Boston University School of Theology and is the recipient of several awards regarding his commitment to his community and church.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted and Reacquainted with Missions
Chapter 2: The African-American Church: Character, Challenge, and CelebrationChapter 3: The Makings of Missions’ Obsolescence in the African-American ChurchChapter 4: Missions’ Obsolescence, Continued: The African-American Mega Church and the Church Growth Movement
Chapter 5: Global Missions and Money Matters in the Black Church
Chapter 6: Ghana
Chapter 7: Is Race Still a Factor?
Chapter 8: Summary and Notes on ICAMBibliography

Last Call for the African-American Church

The Death of Global Missions

Chester Williams

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The Death of Global Missions

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