Suffering and glory in history: The mission movement -- Ancient and medieval mission -- Colonial missions : globalization of Roman Catholicism -- Colonial missions : orthodoxy, the Americas, and modernity -- Western missions: Christianization, civilization, and commerce (1842 to 1948)-- The waning and reconception of Christian mission: Postcolonial missiologies (1948 to present) -- The suffering and glory of the Triune God : Trinitarian mission in scripture -- The Creator God as the Sending Father: missional scripture, Missional God -- Jesus, sent as the suffering and sacrificing Son: the centerpiece of Christian mission -- Holy Spirit in mission: presence, participation, and power -- The suffering and glory of the Church: the church in mission today -- Church: the community of worship and witness -- Witnessing community: evangelism and Christian mission -- Urban community: mission and the city -- Global community: partnership in mission -- Spirituality and mission: suffering and glory.