From Jerusalem to Timbuktu : A World Tour of the Spread of Christianity.

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: From Jerusalem to Timbuktu -- 1 Faith Is on the Rise -- Secular Assumptions -- A Surprising Surge -- The Drivers of Global Faith -- Part II: Drivers Growing and Shaping the Church -- 2 The Age of the Spirit -- How Was the Spirit Understood? -- What Triggered the Revolution? -- Three Factors at Play -- Out of Step -- What Did the Pentecostal Movement Produce? -- Where Has the Movement Been Taken Up? -- 3 The Power of Bible Translation -- Expanding the Gospel Footprint -- A Faith Translated for All -- What Bible Translation Accomplishes -- The Bible's Inherent Power -- Getting the Bible into the Language of the People -- Places of Upsurge -- 4 Revolution of the Indigenous -- Indigenous -- The Power of Multiplication -- Missions in Context -- The Renewalist Push -- 5 Re-engaging the Public Square -- What We Mean by the Public Square -- How We Got Here -- From Exclusion to Engagement -- A Global Tour -- 6 The Power of the Whole Gospel -- The Nazarene Manifesto -- How Wholeness Was Lost -- A Turnaround: The Embrace of Wholeness -- Facing Systemic Issues -- Part III: Jesus Goes Global -- 7 Wholeness -- Prayer Movements -- Women in Ministry -- Praise and Worship -- A Human Tidal Wave: Refugees and Migration -- Persecution -- Epilogue: Global Reflections -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Scripture Index -- Praise for From Jerusalem to Timbuktu -- About the Author -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press -- Copyright.

What has led to the church's vibrant growth throughout the Global South? Brian Stiller identifies five key factors that have shaped the church, from a renewed openness to the move of the Holy Spirit to the empowerment of indigenous leadership. Discover the surprising story of the global advance of the gospel. And be encouraged that Jesus' witness continues to the ends of the earth.

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