Mission Is the Shape of Water

If you care about the future of the church, read this book. In Mission Is the Shape of Water, Frost masterfully unpacks the historical journey of mission and evangelism, which not only helps us to understand how we got here but also offers a compelling vision for the future. This book is for those who are passionate about mission, and for those who've given up on the whole idea of evangelism. It is inspiring, thought-provoking, confronting, and captivating; a call to imagine mission in the future unlike anything we have seen in the past.

CHRISTINE CAINE, founder, A21 and Propel Women

With a steady hand, Frost astutely guides us through the history of mission, filling us with hope for what mission can be in our lives, our churches, our neighborhoods, our cities. I truly loved reading Mission Is the Shape of Water. It made me want to sell everything, follow Jesus, and serve his mission all over again.

DAVID FITCH, Lindner Chair of Theology, Northern Seminary; author, Faithful Presence

Frost has done it again! Compelling, intriguing, educating, and inspiring! A book that shapes us as we consider mission then and now and how we can respond to the flow of Holy Spirit.

DANIELLE STRICKLAND, founder, Boundless Communications

Michael Frost has written a remarkable book examining ten historical paradigms of Christian mission, showing how the church has succeeded-and sometimes failed-to reach radically diverse cultures with the unchanging gospel of Christ's life, teaching, death, and resurrection. Mission Is the Shape of Water often inspired me, sometimes made me uncomfortable, and taught me things in every chapter. That's how I like my Christian books. I can see this being used as a mission textbook, a small group study, or simply a source of personal Christian inspiration. I hope it is widely read.

JOHN DICKSON, author and historian; Jean Kvamme Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies and Public Christianity, Wheaton College 

Another extraordinary book from one of the greatest missional theologians of our day! Using a historical lens to shed light on what is needed for our time, Frost offers us an inspiring and challenging call to reimagine mission and contextualize the good news for our time and place.

LISA RODRIGUEZ-WATSON, national director, Missio Alliance