Missions
"To preach the gospel in the regions beyond..."
2 Corinthians 10:16
Dr.
Stephen M. Davis
Director
of Missions
No
greater day has ever existed than the present one for the
church of Jesus Christ to carry out the mandate of her Lord
as clearly given in Matthew 28:18-20 "to make disciples
of all nations." The 21st century offers unparalleled
opportunities and abundant resources to be effectively engaged
in this supreme task. Of all the earthly resources, none
is more important than those who are called to the specific
task of taking the gospel cross-culturally to those who
have never clearly heard the good news of salvation and
new life in Jesus Christ.
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Philosophy
of Missions
We
as a church exist to glorify God. To glorify Him includes
the privilege of making Him known to the multitudes both
near and far who are separated from Him because of sin.
The Lord Jesus Christ has given the Church her marching
orders. We are commanded to "make disciples" of
all people groups (Matt. 28:18-20). We believe that Christ
died for all without exception. His sacrifice was made without
distinction of race, gender or national origin. This offer
of salvation is thus universal. We have been entrusted with
the missionary mandate known as the Great Commission. It
is an essential task of the Church in every generation to
its generation. We seek to carry out this task in accordance
with the patterns and principles of Scripture.
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Dr
Davis'
Publications, Essays, Presentations, Book Reviews &
Mission Messages:
Publications:
TRINITY
EVANGELICAL DIVINTY SCHOOL
Dissertation:
"An Assessment of Pre-field Missionary Preparation of Cross-cultural
Church Planters Sent By North
American Independent Baptist Churches"
CALVARY
BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
"Toward a Theology of Worship"
- Fall 1997 (vol. 13, num. 2)
"In Search of Community" - Spring 1998 (vol. 13, num. 1)
FRONTLINE
MAGAZINE - September/October 2004 (vol. 14, num 5) -
under pen name "Ai Zhong"
"China: Missiological
Challenge for the 21 st Century"
FRONTLINE
MAGAZINE - March/April 2008
"Christian
Against Christian: Persecution in Lebanon"
LAUSANNE
WORLD PULSE - April 2008
"The Challenge of Missions in the 21st Century"
Essays
Essays
on Theology
Baptism
& the Reformation
Justification
in the Roman Catholic Church
Divine
Sovereignty & Human Freedom
Theology
in the United States
Liberation
theology
Essays
on Missions
Individualism
in the Western Church: Lessons in Community Lost from
the Post-Communist Era Church
Comparative
Views of African Religion
Contextualization:
Theological & Missiological Necessity
Missions and the Unevangelized
The
Pauline Mission: Principles for Contemporary Missions
The
Call to Cross-Cultural Ministry
Polygamy:
A Missiological Reflection
SHARPERIRON
(online articles)
Fundamentalism
in the 21st Century: An Opinion
Consider
the Flowers: Tulip, Daisy, or Dandelion? Part 1
Consider
the Flowers: Tulip, Daisy, or Dandelion? Part 2
Presentations:
2002
SGI Conference - Inter
City Baptist Church, Allen Park, MI
"Place
of Cultural Anthropology in Missions"
"Training
Theomissiologists" New Paradigm for Missionary Education"
"Language
Acquisition: The Sine Qua Non of Effective Cross-cultural
Ministry"
"Missionary
Attrition: How to Avoid Being a One-term Missionary"
2003
National Leadership Conference - Calvary Baptist Church.
Lansdale, PA
"Cultural Values or Biblical Imperative? Missiological Reflections
on Socio-cultural
Aspects of Sanctification"
2005
National Leadership Conference - Calvary Baptist Church,
Lansdale, PA
"Our
Church has a Burden: We Want to Plant/Mother a New Church"
"How Do I Organize and Prepare Our People for Short-term
Missions"
2006
National Leadership Conference - Calvary Baptist Church,
Lansdale, PA
"Who Can Be Saved?
Accessibilism: Reassessing Salvation in Christ - An Evaluation
of a
(not so) New Idea"
"Church
Multiplication: the Change in Today's and Tomorrow's Missions
Philosophy
and Strategy"
2006
MacDonald Lectures - Central
Baptist Theological Seminary, Plymouth, MN
"Contemporary
Missiological Challenges"
2006
Heart Conference - Northland Baptist Bible College,
Dunbar, WI
"Pastoral
Leadership in Global Outreach"
Book
Reviews
Gospel
and Mission in the Writings of Paul ,
Peter T. O'Brien
Let
the Nations be Glad
(JohnPiper) and In Step with the God of the Nations
(Phillip Steyne)
Salvation
to the Ends of the Earth ,
Andreas J. Köstenberger, Peter T. O'Brien
Planting
Churches Cross-Culturally: North America and Beyond, David
J. Hesselgrave
Planting
Growing Churches for the 21 st Century,
Aubrey Malphurs
Passing
the Baton: Church Planting That Empowers,
Tom A Steffen
Christianity
with Power: Your Worldview and Your Experience of the Supernatural,
Charles H.Kraft
The
Transforming Vision: Shaping
a ChristianWorld View, Brian
J.Walsh
and J.
Richard Middleton.
Mission
Messages:
For
more information about the Missions Ministries, please e-mail
Dr. Davis: sdavis@cbs.edu
or call 215.368.4444
