The Missionary Spirit

"The Missionary Spirit is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of proclamation and social action" -  Bryan Woods, Missiology: An International Review “Brings a much-needed articulation of an understanding of global mission as consisting of both a broad and narrow sense, by showing ‘the biblical witness that manages to uphold the importance of social justice even while prioritizing evangelism especially among the nations, and cares simultaneously about the present and the future.’ Ireland’s emphasis on the complexities of cross-cultural mission and use of Pentecostal theologizing to show clear local and global mandates is a critical argument in the current environment, where all activity is conflated to become missional or missionary.”—Alan R. Johnson, author, Apostolic Function in 21st Century Missions  “Ireland revisits the much-debated question regarding the primacy of evangelism and social action in Pentecostalism. Using a missiological lens, he elaborates on the wo