1Title of the Book
46The New Geography of Christianity
2Foreword
47Perseverance as a Spiritual Discipline
3About the Book
48Prayer as the Center of Church Life
4Introduction
49Community-Centered Discipleship
5PART I — A Voice from the Field
50Learning Without Romanticizing
6Chapter 1: Thirty Years in the Mission Field
51Conclusion
7A Life Formed in Mission
52Chapter 7 — The Nations at Our Doorstep
8Learning from the Western Church
53A New Geography of Mission
9Academic Formation and Global Exposure
54Immigration as Providence
10Encounters with American Pastors and Churches
55The Strategic Mission Field of Universities
11Living Between Two Ecclesial Realities
56Technology Corridors and Global Professionals
12Why This Book Is an Invitation, Not a Critique
57The Opportunity of Diaspora Mission
13My Hope for American Renewal
58Rethinking Mission for the Western Church
14PART II — The Spiritual Imagination of America
59Conclusion — Hope at the Doorstep
15Chapter 2: America’s Spiritual Inheritance
60PART V — The Invitation to Renewal
16The Covenant Imagination (Puritan Foundations)
61Chapter 8 — Teaching Church to Learning Church
17The Fire of Revival
62The Historical Sending Model
18From Revival to Global Mission
63The Church as a Learning Community
19Theological Infrastructure and Institutional Strength
64Reciprocal Partnership in Mission
20The Hidden Core of American Strength
65Listening Before Exporting
21Conclusion
66Learning from Diaspora Believers
22Chapter 3: Mission Flows from Discipleship
67Integrating Mature Converts into Leadership
23The Great Commission Revisited
68The Gentle Possibility of Reverse Equipping
24The Early Church Model
69Conclusion — A Church That Learns Together
25Revival and Discipleship in American History
70Chapter 9 — Rebuilding Discipleship at Home
26Why Vitality Precedes Expansion
71The Work That Begins at Home
27A Quiet Question for the Present Church
72Recovering the Biblical Vision of Discipleship
28Conclusion
73Renewing the Spiritual Life of Leaders
29PART III — Recognizing Our Present Moment
74Restoring Catechesis in the Local Church
30Chapter 4 — Spiritual Landscape in America
75Reclaiming Spiritual Disciplines
31Cultural Shifts in the American Religious Environment
76Mentoring and Relational Discipleship
32The Decline of Regular Church Attendance
77Intercultural Leadership and the Global Church
33The Rise of the Religiously Unaffiliated
78Fewer Events, Deeper Formation
34The Weight Carried by Pastors and Church Leaders
79Reexamining Mission Strategy
35Social Fragmentation and Spiritual Searching
80Forming the Next Generation of Disciples
36Conclusion
81Conclusion — A Church Rooted in Formation
37Chapter 5: When Activity Replaces Depth
82Chapter 10 —A Humble and Hopeful Future
38The Age of Ministry Busyness
83America’s Continuing Role in Global Mission
39Measuring Success: Numbers and Metrics
84Financial Strength as Servant Leadership
40Conference Culture and the Search for Momentum
85Global Partnership Without Paternalism
41The Excitement of Short-Term Mission
86Unity Across Cultures as Gospel Witness
42The Quiet Erosion of Discipleship
87The Possibility of Renewal
43Conclusion
88An Invitation to Faithful Participation
44PART IV — A Global Conversation
89Conclusion— Walking Forward Together
45Chapter 6 — Learn from the Global Church
