The Mission of Gods People, Christopher J. H. Wright
The Mission of Gods People, Christopher J. H. Wright
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The Mission of God's People
A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission

Author: Christopher J. H. Wright

Narrator: Christopher J. H. Wright

Unabridged: 14 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/07/2010


Synopsis

What does the Bible say about God's purpose for us, the witness of the church, and our mission to spread the message of the gospel?Chris Wright's pioneering 2006 book, The Mission of God, revealed that the typical Christian understanding of "missions" encompasses only a small part of God's overarching mission for the world. God is relentlessly reclaiming the whole of creation for himself, and each of us fit into that big-picture plan.In The Mission of God's People, Wright argues that having a strong biblical theology that shapes our thinking and behavior must be in place before answering the call of the Great Commission. Wright first steps back and answers some of the biggest questions of God's story and our place within it:Who are the people of God?What kind of people are we?What are the priorities and limits of our mission?What exactly is the gospel that lies at the core of our mission?What was it that made Christianity a missionary faith from the very start? While answering these essential questions, Wright thoroughly details what the Old and New Testaments teach Christians about being God's people. He addresses questions of both ecclesiology (the theology of the church) and missiology (the practice and methodology of missions) with topics like "called to care for creation," "called to bless the nations," "sending and being sent, and "rejecting false gods."____________Part of the Biblical Theology for Life series, this practical and robust audiobook will help you and your church ground your witness-bearing purpose and worship on the solid foundation of biblical understanding and reflection.

About Christopher J. H. Wright

Dr. Christopher J. H. Wright is Global Ambassador for the Langham Partnership International. His many books include Hearing the Message of Ecclesiastes, Hearing the Message of Daniel, Knowing Jesus through the Old Testament, Old Testament Ethics for the People of God, Deuteronomy (Understanding the Bible Commentary), Salvation Belongs to Our God, The Mission of God, The God I Don't Understand, and The Mission of God's People. Chris and his wife, Liz, who have four adult children and eleven grandchildren, live in London, UK, and belong to All Souls Church, Langham Place.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pig on August 14, 2019

Mixed review. Some parts of the book were really good especially the quotes he pulls. It was definitely edifying. The biggest problem was the weighting of the book: 1/4 of the Bible is not about ecological preservation. His ideas were Biblical and true; however, they should have been weighted more B......more

Goodreads review by Marshall on October 29, 2021

A great survey of the biblical theme of the mission of God and his people. It really helped me refine my sense of the story of the Bible as a whole and generated a lot of personal inspiration for living in the church right now. I think it would also be a great book to use in a group study setting. A......more

Goodreads review by Avery on July 04, 2023

Just reread this and decided it will need to be on my yearly reread list. Most helpful thing I learned this time around was what being “missional” looks like biblically, not just for the missionaries across the world, but for everyone now. Spoiler alert: it’s not super complex......more

Goodreads review by Grace Catherine on April 06, 2025

Wright outlines a practical, biblical theology of what it means to be God’s people and how to then live into a robust, all-permeating definition of mission. Wright begins the book by offering a definition of mission that, rather than being confined to the grounds of foreign soil and Matthew 28 evang......more

Goodreads review by Erin on February 14, 2022

Good intro and expanding definition of mission. I appreciated that Wright did not merely define mission as going out to other nations, but as partnering with God’s mission that he started in creation and will finish in the new creation. Each chapter focused on a different section of old and New Test......more