6The Crisis of Mission Understanding in the Modern Church
37Mission in the Old Testament
7The Need for a Biblical-Theological Reframing
38Mission in the Gospels
8The Central Claim of This Work
39Mission in Acts and the Epistles
9The Missio Dei as Organizing Principle
40Mission in Revelation
10Methodology of This Book
41The Bible as a “Missionary Narrative”
11Why “Glory of God” Is the Central Frame
42Conclusion
12Audience and Purpose of the Book
43CHAPTER 4 — THE KINGDOM OF GOD AS MISSION FRAMEWORK
13Structure of the Entire Project
44The Central Theme of Scripture
14Reading Guidance for Students and Scholars
45What is the Kingdom?
15Opening Theological Statement
46Kingdom and Mission
16CHAPTER 1 — WHAT IS MISSION?
47The “Already and Not Yet” Kingdom
17The Confusion Around the Word “Mission”
48Kingdom vs Church
18The Meaning of the Word “Mission”
49Kingdom and Society
19Mission in the Bible: Not a Department, but a Story
50Kingdom as Framework for Understanding Mission
20Mission as God’s Initiative (Missio Dei)
51CHAPTER 5 — MISSION AND THE GLORY OF GOD
21Mission as Redemption and Restoration
52The Ultimate Question: Why Mission?
22False Definitions of Mission
53The Glory of God Defined
23Toward a Biblical Definition
54Creation and Glory
24Mission as Identity, Not Activity
55Sin and the Loss of Glory
25CHAPTER 2 — THE MISSIONARY NATURE OF GOD
56Redemption Restores Glory
26Mission Begins in the Heart of God
57Mission as the Spread of God’s Glory
27The Father as the Sender
58Mission and Worship
28The Son as the Sent One
59The End Goal: Universal Glory
29The Spirit as the Empowering Presence
60Mission Exists Because Worship Does Not
30The Trinity as a Sending Community
61CONCLUSION
31Mission as Overflow of Divine Love
