Foundations for Mission

Set up in response to the Foundations for Mission study theme of the 2010 Edinburgh World Mission Conference, Foundations for Mission shows how the relationship of language, theology and praxis in the UK and Ireland is a complicated and messy affair. Using website analysis, a theological survey and in-depth interviews, the research group asked leaders of churches, agencies and other mission bodies to examine their underlying drivers and purpose for mission. A picture emerges of profound commitment to hospitality, openness, and reconciliation from the Christian community, and the offering of God's love for all, but how that happens, and who exactly should be involved in the process is much less clear.Foundations for Mission offers insights to all interested in the theology and practice of mission and contains full data analysis for the serious researcher. It also contains useful tools for continuing mission audit and reflection.