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What is Luke's main purpose in writing the book of Acts? In this close study of the entire Acts narrative, McGinnis analyzes Luke's story of the first Christians in light of ancient rhetorical conventions, concluding that Luke presents his stories to strengthen the missional commitment and practice of his readers. Missional Acts approaches a vast amount of varied mission content systematically, dividing it into rhetorical instruction about missional stimuli, structures, strategies, and suffering, while using a body analogy to provide coherence. Even the enigmatic ending of Acts intentionally advances Luke's rhetorical purposes. Luke's teaching finds its culmination in the ministry of his archetypal missionary, the apostle Paul, whose missionary journeys are a Lukan masterclass in mission strategy with much to teach about ministry that transforms whole regions. McGinnis rejects the traditional dichotomy that Paul is either a missionary or a prisoner and shows that throughout his work Luke depicts suffering as an integral part of the mission, seeking to prepare his readers to face opposition of various kinds. Missional Acts will help readers approach Acts in innovative ways by reading it through a primary missional lens.

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"""In this groundbreaking study, McGinnis critically evaluates the means Acts uses to champion a world-wide proselytizing mission. . . . Rooted in Luke's idiosyncratic trinitarian theology, mission boils down to this: 'Christians' in the Roman world should open house churches to those of differing customs, laws, and ethnicities, and leaders should support planting new house churches."" --Yancy Smith, Senior Director of Bible Translation, Bible League International ""It took a church planter/scholar to give us this brilliant overview, opening up the Book of Acts in line with Luke's unashamedly strategic intentions. Missional Acts is packed with rich biblical insight for the church. . . . To read this book is to see Acts with new eyes. It is, in essence, to draw alongside the earliest Christians and be ignited by the same flame."" --Mark Powley, Principal, St Hild College ""In this exhilarating study of Acts, the missional nature of the church is set forth with great vigor and academic skill. Like the book of Acts itself, we are confronted with the irresistible advance of the word, the unending empowerment of the Spirit, and the universal scope of salvation."" --Steve Moyise, Professor emeritus of New Testament, University of Chichester ""In Missional Acts, McGinnis offers a challenging reading of the book of Acts as a persuasive equipping narrative for mission. This book invites followers of Christ to discover (or rediscover) the missional stimuli, structures, strategies, and sufferings of the earliest churches--and to consider how to apply them in relevant and innovative ways in our own very different world."" --Loveday Alexander, Professor emerita of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield"

In this groundbreaking study, McGinnis critically evaluates the means Acts uses to champion a world-wide proselytizing mission. . . . Rooted in Luke's idiosyncratic trinitarian theology, mission boils down to this: 'Christians' in the Roman world should open house churches to those of differing customs, laws, and ethnicities, and leaders should support planting new house churches. --Yancy Smith, Senior Director of Bible Translation, Bible League International It took a church planter/scholar to give us this brilliant overview, opening up the Book of Acts in line with Luke's unashamedly strategic intentions. Missional Acts is packed with rich biblical insight for the church. . . . To read this book is to see Acts with new eyes. It is, in essence, to draw alongside the earliest Christians and be ignited by the same flame. --Mark Powley, Principal, St Hild College In this exhilarating study of Acts, the missional nature of the church is set forth with great vigor and academic skill. Like the book of Acts itself, we are confronted with the irresistible advance of the word, the unending empowerment of the Spirit, and the universal scope of salvation. --Steve Moyise, Professor emeritus of New Testament, University of Chichester In Missional Acts, McGinnis offers a challenging reading of the book of Acts as a persuasive equipping narrative for mission. This book invites followers of Christ to discover (or rediscover) the missional stimuli, structures, strategies, and sufferings of the earliest churches--and to consider how to apply them in relevant and innovative ways in our own very different world. --Loveday Alexander, Professor emerita of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield

In this groundbreaking study, McGinnis critically evaluates the means Acts uses to champion a world-wide proselytizing mission. . . . Rooted in Luke's idiosyncratic trinitarian theology, mission boils down to this: 'Christians' in the Roman world should open house churches to those of differing customs, laws, and ethnicities, and leaders should support planting new house churches. --Yancy Smith, Senior Director of Bible Translation, Bible League International It took a church planter/scholar to give us this brilliant overview, opening up the Book of Acts in line with Luke's unashamedly strategic intentions. Missional Acts is packed with rich biblical insight for the church. . . . To read this book is to see Acts with new eyes. It is, in essence, to draw alongside the earliest Christians and be ignited by the same flame. --Mark Powley, Principal, St Hild College In this exhilarating study of Acts, the missional nature of the church is set forth with great vigor and academic skill. Like the book of Acts itself, we are confronted with the irresistible advance of the word, the unending empowerment of the Spirit, and the universal scope of salvation. --Steve Moyise, Professor emeritus of New Testament, University of Chichester In Missional Acts, McGinnis offers a challenging reading of the book of Acts as a persuasive equipping narrative for mission. This book invites followers of Christ to discover (or rediscover) the missional stimuli, structures, strategies, and sufferings of the earliest churches--and to consider how to apply them in relevant and innovative ways in our own very different world. --Loveday Alexander, Professor emerita of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield

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Daniel McGinnis is Vice Principal of St Hild College and the Founder and Executive Director of Leeds School of Theology. Formerly a church planter, he is passionate about the convergence of academic theology, biblical studies, and missional leadership. As an American and adopted ""Yorkshireman,"" he grew up in Houston, Texas, and now lives with his wife and two teenagers in Sheffield, England.

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