The author sees many reasons why there should be unity among evangelicals and union of Bible-believing groups who hold similar convictions and traditions. He believes that the trend to build barriers between Christians should be reversed, and that Jesus came to tear down those barriers. This book offers guidelines to work for a spirit that takes seriously the one mission in the one church: to advance Christ's one kingdom. -- from back cover.

Discipleship, says veteran missionary Rose Dowsett, cannot be divorced from mission. We have been born into a worldwide family and given both global privileges and responsibilities. The Great Commission must be the central element of the Christian life. This book is divided into three major sections, beginning with a look at the Great Commission itself and then tracing how the Commission has been enacted over the centuries since Jesus issued it to His followers. The book concludes with an examination of the many challenges facing modern missions including political, theological, social, and economic.

Biography of Sabdono Prawiro Hadirejo, an Indonesian pastor and his missionary work in Jepara, Indonesia.