Craig Van Gelder is professor of congregational mission at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a church consultant, coeditor of The Church Between Gospel and Culture, and editor of Confident Witness-Changing World.

• Foreword by Richard J. MouwPreface1Rediscovering the Church in the Twenty-first Century2A Missional Understanding of the Church3Historical Views of the Church4The Church and the Redemptive Reign of God5The Nature of the Church6The Ministry of the Church7The Organizational Life of the ChurchNotesSelected Bibliography

Craig Van Gelder is professor of congregational mission at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a church consultant, coeditor of The Church Between Gospel and Culture, and editor of Confident Witness-Changing World.

• Foreword by Richard J. MouwPreface1Rediscovering the Church in the Twenty-first Century2A Missional Understanding of the Church3Historical Views of the Church4The Church and the Redemptive Reign of God5The Nature of the Church6The Ministry of the Church7The Organizational Life of the ChurchNotesSelected Bibliography

Craig Van Gelder is professor of congregational mission at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a church consultant, coeditor of The Church Between Gospel and Culture, and editor of Confident Witness-Changing World.

• Foreword by Richard J. MouwPreface1Rediscovering the Church in the Twenty-first Century2A Missional Understanding of the Church3Historical Views of the Church4The Church and the Redemptive Reign of God5The Nature of the Church6The Ministry of the Church7The Organizational Life of the ChurchNotesSelected Bibliography