Mission in Contemporary Scotland

Mission in Contemporary Scotland
Author: Liam Jerrold Fraser
Publisher: Saint Andrew Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2021-10-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1800830203

Mission in Contemporary Scotland is the first book to fully examine the challenges and opportunities of Christian mission in contemporary Scotland. It covers all of the most important topics and questions engaging the church today, such as the reality of decline, the changing nature of domestic mission, the response of the Church to change, and the different models of mission that are being used today. Describing and analysing a wealth of concrete examples from a Scottish context, this study gives practical guidance to church leaders engaged in Fresh Expressions and church planting in a Scottish context. A major contribution of the book is to envisage ways in which the institutional Church can respond imaginatively to its secular and pluralist context. This is the first work of its kind and fills a significant gap in the market.

Missionary Baptism & Evangelical Unity

Missionary Baptism & Evangelical Unity
Author: J. Cameron Fraser
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2021-10-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666725412

The concept of missionary baptism is based on the household baptism of converts and their families described in the New Testament. This is most commonly experienced today in missionary situations, when entire families become Christians. Building on the work of nineteenth-century Scottish theologian William Cunningham, this study explores some implications for the connection between believers’ baptism, infant baptism, baby dedication, and Christian unity, particularly among evangelicals.