Reader's Guide To Transforming Mission

American Society of Missiology

by Stan Nussbaum

Meticulously faithful to Bosch's great work, Stan Nussbaum offers readers a companion to bring into relief the major themes of this great classic in missionary history and theology. The book is a chapter-by-chapter introduction, complete with page references to Transforming Mission for every theme developed. It contains 25 figures and diagrams to help the reader see patterns and is written to make it easier to penetrate and grapple with the questions that define Christian mission in our age.

Stan Nussbaum is staff missiologist at Global Mapping International in Colorado Springs. A student of David Bosch, Nussbaum is involved in training programs for ministry to and with African Indigenous churches.

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 30, 2005

Reviews

[Viktoriaf · Rating 4 out of 5]

A summary of key ideas and main points in 'Transforming' Mission's by David Bosch.

I consider it to be a valuable resource to use for reference.

The author adds his reflection and critique in the last section.

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read this book each of the last 3 or 4 years. It's that helpful if you are thinking about mission. Here is my review posted in 2014 . . . In "A Reader's Guide . . ." Stan Nussbaum does a superb job of briefly, clearly and accurately presenting the thought of David Bosch as found in his "Transforming Mission (TM)." Bosch's book, published nearly twenty years ago (1991), is said to be the most widely used mission text. It is; however, quite a weighty read. Nussbaum, the former student of Bosch, has done us a favor with this guide. His respect for his former mentor is clear and he has taken care to remain true to Bosch's thought while not necessarily being in total agreement. Nussbaum realizes; however, that it is Bosch's ideas that interest readers and not his own. That kind of humility is rare and refreshing. It's interesting that this Reader's Guide was published fourteen years after TM. I do wish it had been available back in the day when I first picked up Bosch but if this book helps introduce new people to TM it will be performing a valuable service. After reading this guide I want to go back and read sections of TM again. The fact that Nussbaum has a system referencing TM to his guide makes it all the more useful and easy to use alongside Bosch's book. Bosch's emerging paradigm of mission and Nussbaum's presentation of it here is just as on point now as it was when first published. Perhaps more so. Mission trainers and all those who give thought to where it is all headed will do themselves a favor by getting and reading this book. It's that helpful.