Go: Following Jesus to the Ends of the Earth

by Dave Dishman

Reflections on the Lordship of Christ, the Great Commission, and a life of adventure and eternal significance. Picture it. A handful of his followers, mostly uneducated, certainly not powerful or wealthy or well connected, sitting on a hill in a subjugated country at the edge of the Roman Empire. Jesus gives them an audacious goal, a great commission that will consume their lives. Jesus tells them to go and make disciples of all the nations. So what do they do? They go… Dave Dishman, Cru staff for over thirty years, has written a small pocket book that, ironically, could be taken with you wherever you go—campus, coffee shop…Caracas. Dave takes our most central teachings, motivations, and convictions on Sending and fits them into a 70-page breviary that doesn’t feel rushed or cramped. The prose is quick and light, contrasting with concepts and challenges that are plenty weighty. This is a perfect ministry tool for sending—someone could read it in an hour and never be the same or see the world the same. It’s Jesus’ Great Commission in a nutshell; it’s Cru in a nutshell.

Genres: Christian

90 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 26, 2015

Reviews

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid little book on missions. It is especially geared towards students and Dishman accomplishes his goal of writing a good, very brief book to give to anyone who wants a first introduction to missions, as well as disciple-making and following Jesus in general. There were a few lines I would word differently or remove if it were me, but I still feel very good recommending or giving it to students (or anyone else).

[Brian White · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great, practical, short, engaging book on living out Jesus' call to be involved in making Him known to the ends of the earth. I look forward to passing it on to others.

[Matthew Herman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short read, but packed with encouragement and inspiration for those GOing into missions.

[Allison Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

A succinct and complete summary of why Christian missions are important, the call from Jesus to all believers, and a help in how to put this into action. I would like to put this in the hand of all Christians I know.