From Publishers Weekly
Good books are not written by committees. While Blackaby and Willis, the amazingly prolific authors of the Experiencing God books, are listed as the authors of this follow-up work, the introduction very honestly explains the process by which three other authors wrote the book from "sermons, Bible studies, conversations, transcripts and first drafts" written by Blackaby and Willis. The resulting book lacks the coherence and excellence of their earlier works, recycling a great deal of material and adding no impressive new insights. The authors' basic premise that those who have experienced God should thereafter join in God's mission is not terribly original. The life narratives of Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus, Peter, Paul and John are pressed into a complicated schema so dry that very little life remains. Each figure is seen through the "Close-Up Perspective" of the seven realities of experiencing God, the "Wide-Angle Perspective" of "the seven spiritual markers that God uses with his people," the "180-degree Corporate Experience" of the seven spiritual markers and finally the "360-degree Eternal Perspective." Although the book claims that readers "will see the world from God's global perspective," its insights are merely repetitious rewordings of earlier points. Diehard Blackaby fans will purchase the book based on its claims, but few will recommend it to others. (Jan.)Forecast: The Experiencing God study course has sold more than three million copies, making Blackaby and Willis household names in evangelical circles. This lackluster title, which will be promoted at CBA Expo in January, will undoubtedly find an audience, though it's unlikely to equal the sales of Experiencing God.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.


Book Description
Experiencing God introduced readers to the seven realities of experiencing God. But if a person wants to continue to experience God, he or she must join Him on mission.On Mission with God will show readers how God uses the seven realities in their lives. They will experience God at work at all time - initiating a personal, loving relationship with them to join Him in His work. Then they become a part of God's mission.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

In On Mission with God, Henry Blackaby and Avery Willis introduce the four perspectives of God's purpose through His people. God reveals Himself to you so you can adjust your life to Him and join Him on His mission. Where He takes you is His doing, not yours. He wants to reveal His glory to a waiting world through you. He can do that anywhere He chooses when you allow Him to manifest Himself through you. As you experience God on mission, you do not choose your experiences, your assignment, or your location. He does. Your ultimate goal is to allow God to reveal Himself to you and then through you to others.

FROM THE CRITICS

Publishers Weekly