This book exceeded my expectations and left me pleasantly surprised. I was raised SBC, attended Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and honestly thought I knew it all when it came to SBC Missions and the Mission Board! Boy was I wrong! This book gave this girl somethings to think about. Growing up in the SBC (now Methodist), and hearing about Annie Armstrong and Lottie Moon in groups like GAs and Acteens, we all wanted to grow up to be the next great missionary. However, growing up and hearing about the International Mission Board doesn't do it's history or even the history of the SBC justice! This book puts everything into perspective.
There are several things that I like about this book. Some are listed in a previous review by another reviewer, so I won't bore you with them. What I love about this book is it's readability! Typically books on the history of Religious movements/denominations are dry and bare bones. This book was not at all boring; instead it was inviting, and intriguing. The authors kept me wanting to read more and more.
The second thing I love about this book is the fact that it's a history book about the International Missions Board of the SBC. Yet, it tells us why the SBC was founded, it treats all leaders equally without favoring one over another. I would have liked to see them delve a bit deeper into the history of missionaries, because even as far back as the 1690s William Edmundson was coming the US as a Quaker Missionary and traveling extensively speaking the gospel, but barring those details this is a SBC history, and far and by large the SBC is am American phenomenon.
Lastly, I would recommend this book to anyone who is considering missionary work, but not because it's a guide to missions, it's not, this gives you an idea of what you are you embracing as well as the history of missions work.
*I received this book from the Publisher for free in exchange for an objective review.
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