Includes bibliographical references.

A riverside sermon -- The pattern of the Christian world mission -- Missions and the work of the holy spirit -- Mission in a modern city -- The pastor's opportunities: evangelism in the city -- Does society still need the Parish church? -- The cultural captivity of Western Christianity as a challenge to a missionary church -- By what authority? -- Our missionary responsibility in the crisis of Western culture -- The enduring validity of cross-cultural mission -- Mission in the world today -- Reflections on the history of missions -- Evangelism in the context of secularization -- Mission in a pluralist society -- Mission agenda -- The ecumenical future and the WCC: A missionary's dream -- Learning to live in the spirit in our European home --