What are the major challenges to mission in today's world?

Exploring World Mission answers this very impor tant question by bringing into focus the current trends that affect mission strategy around the world.

Bryant L. Myers, author of the best-selling books The Changing Shape of World Mission and The New Context of World Mission, draws on the most current resources available, including the lat est editions of Operation World and World Christian Encyclopedia, to bring you the most meaningful picture of where mission is heading in the next century and why.

Using bold graphics to display the most current data, Myers traces the historical roots of Christian mission and examines the context of mission today's world. By examining the latest trends in pop ulation, economics, politics, religion, children, and the church, Myers shows us our greatest challenges

and anerprets them as our greatest opportunities to affect our world: first, by sering our world the seay God sees it; second, by obeying the command to love God and neighbor, and finally, by acting according to Jesus' compassion-compassion with an attitude.

Some of the key themes explored:

Christianity and Islam

Scarcity of Natural Resources

Economic Polarization

Rapid Population Growth and Urbanization The Increasing Role Played by Women and Children

These materials are also available as PowerPoint CD-ROM to assist speakern and strategic planners in presentations