The Great Omission: Fulfilling Christ's Commission is Possible If...

Steve Saint shares some compelling stories regarding missionary work. This book is a wonderful read and very inspiring. We Christians need to prayerfully consider the insights in this book. Steve Saint uses scripture and the model of Paul to validate his perceptions. I highly recommend this book.

Saint's book caused me to ask myself, "Am I doing what God has called me to do in the way that He wants it done?" After reading "The Great Omission" my wife and I re-evaluated our ministries, using Saint's criteria, "Are we producing believers that are dependent on God or us?"

Saint provides a sound discussion of on overlooked missiological theme in The Great Omission. This is a "must read" for anyone involved in either long-term or short-term missions. Two of the greatest mistakes missionaries make are addressed in this little book: not developing national leaders and creating dependancy among those to whom we minister. Saint writes in a very engaging, readable manner and uses real life examples to illustrate his points. I distribute it to all my mission leaders.

Ok. This is a great book. Steve picks up where my knowledge of the Auca tribe left off. He describes going back to the tribe as an adult after his aunt died and what he saw as an adult: "Where are the elders? Who is the pastor?" He talks about breaking financial and spiritual dependency between the church and western missionaries. Since Steve lived in both our culture and theirs he has a unique perspective on how to effectively love and minister to this stone age tribe as brothers and sisters in Christ. He also includes some funny stories (imagine taking someone who doesn't have a word for "3" to a conference of hundreds of people) and more personal illustrations as well.