Prophesying to the Bones
We are not living in a time just like any other. There is an urgency in the air.
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A book to read, teach, discuss, and put to work.
God's Family Business is built for readers who want more than information. Use it to spark conversation, deepen biblical imagination, and lean into Spirit-empowered mission together.
The invitation
If we inherit the blessing, we inherit part of the work.
The Bible tells the story of God's unwavering commitment to create a people for his glory that includes all the peoples of the world. In God's Family Business, Paul York gives churches, students, and everyday disciples a practical way to understand missions as partnership with God.
"We must value the apostolic impulse in our hearts, tend it like a candle's open flame, ponder it, protect it, learn more about it, practice it in our churches, extend it across cultural and linguistic barriers, ignite it in all the world, live by its light, pass it on to new peoples, and entrust it to future generations."
The framework
Three circles of mission
York frames applied missiology around three realities that missionary people encounter every day: God, God's people, and the peoples of the world. The work of mission begins as these circles are brought nearer to one another in real places, real relationships, and Spirit-empowered action.
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Urgent, practical, and alive to the Spirit.
These short selections show the voice of the book: scriptural, direct, and focused on forming disciples who can cross cultural boundaries with love.
What Is Missiology?
Missiology brings together study and action so Christians can engage God, the people of God, and the peoples of the world with wisdom.
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The book traces how God's mission moves through Scripture, from scattered nations to Spirit-empowered witness among all peoples.
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The author
Dr. Paul B. York
After growing up in Africa and spending years teaching future missionaries, Paul York has written a practical guide to the world of missions for ordinary followers of Jesus.
His work helps readers understand how God, the people of God, and the peoples of the world come together in the living practice of Christian mission.
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