A New Call to Mission: Help for Perplexed Churches

The world has experienced dramatic changes since the early 1950's, many of which have impacted the church and missions. Neely examines these events and how they have affected denominations, mission-sending agencies, and local congregations. He analyzes specifically the mission programs of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and the Alliance of Baptists writing so that the person in the pew can understand the differences and similarities of the ways different organizations do missions.Neely directly addresses the question, "When a church loses its sense of mission, what then?" and offers step-by-step responses and concrete suggestions for making missions comes alive in the local church.