Borrow it from the library What inspired you to pursue writing this book? This book came out of my own return home from the mission field and my attempts at re-entry into our home context. It also came from a desire to introduce evangelicals to the missional ecclesiology of Lesslie Newbigin. Upon returning, we realized that home had changed and we had changed while we were gone. I found myself confronted by new temptations and also encountered a different approach to ministry than we had seen on the field. This book was an attempt to consider some of the hot-button issues confronting the American church with a hope-filled and mission-focused lens. How might this book challenge and grow a reader? I hope that through this project I can reframe some of the volatile conversations that the church is having by considering the missionary-nature of Christ’s church. While it is in no way exhaustive, I hope this book can encourage us to think biblically before responding tribally, and that it can lead us to be deeply convictional and faithfully missional. What did you learn through this writing project? I learned to more deeply love the local church. While all churches are flawed and in-process, the local church is the plan-A that God has for making the beauty of his gospel known. The church is to be the household of God, a pillar and buttress of the truth (I Tim 3:14-15) and God has promised that not even the gates of hell will prevail against her. No matter where we find things that need attention within this home, there is hope in the one who makes it a signpost to his kingdom. Spotlight on Faculty Publishing Faculty in Print Matthew Bennett, PhD. Associate Professor of Missions and Theology Hope for American Evangelicals: A Missionary Perspective on Restoring Our Broken House B&H Publishing, 2023 Buy it online
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