Books in the M Series series

Looking at the overarching story of the Bible, Mark Galpin demonstrates the inter-connectedness of the whole of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation and the holistic and integral nature of the mission of God. Understanding this story enables us to interpret individual passages in the light of the whole Biblical narrative, and is key to deepening our engagement with God's Word and God's World. Mark Galpin is a tutor at All Nations Christian College in the UK where he teaches poverty & justice studies and leadership. A former Executive Director of United Mission to Nepal (UMN) based in Kathmandu, Mark has a background in community development and a PhD in Agricultural systems. He has worked in a range of roles in community development and peace-making in both Nepal and E. Africa. Mark currently chairs the Integral Mission Forum in the United Kingdom.

Martin Allaby is a British public health doctor and researcher who worked for ten years in south Asia and conducted field research in Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, Kenya, Zambia and Peru. During the Maoist insurgency and revolution in Nepal he helped the United Mission to Nepal focus its strategy on poverty reduction and worked for the UK Department for International Development on health sector reform. His experiences have convinced him that corruption is a potent cause of poverty, and that the church needs to do more about it. He chairs an NGO in Oxford called Faith in Government and works as a doctor at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in London.

On this 2017 edition the latest depth surveys have been applied. The harbour plan of Roses has been replaced by a new harbour plan of Golfe de Fos. The chart specification has been improved to show coloured light flashes. There has been general updating throughout.

" ... we are hearing a call to a fresh understanding of what it means to follow Jesus in our world."From its origins among Latin American theologians, the term 'integral mission' has become a widely-accepted way to describe the totality of God's mission in the world. It is used to express the ways of serving the whole person, making no distinction between spiritual, social, physical and mental, exemplified in the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.In order to become mature co-builders of the Kingdom of God, we need to grasp the Biblical basis for integral mission, and re-discover the challenge and calling of discipleship.Noted Filipino activist and social commentator, Melba Maggay, writes from a Global South viewpoint in her expositions of three key Scripture passages. Together they provide that 'fresh understanding' of the life in its fullness that is our promise.

Mission: a term universally acknowledged but hotly debated in the Body of Christ, his church. What does it mean in the 21st century of diversity and pluralism?Using the Anglican "five marks of mission" as his framework, Chris Wright sets out the whole concern of God for the redemption and healing of the whole person. God's mission is seen to go far beyond the traditional concept of evangelism and church planting. It includes engagement in society in acts of compassion and struggles for justice, and a commitment to the care and renewal of God's creation.