Stefan Paas holds the J. H. Bavinck Chair for Missiology and Intercultural Theology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. An experienced evangelist and church planter in the secular context of Western Europe, he is also Professor of Missiology at Theological University in Kampen, the Netherlands.
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Darrell Guder --Princeton Theological Seminary "Amid the vast and growing literature addressing the end of Western Christendom and its implications for the Christian movement, Stefan Paas's critical analysis sets the standard for the debate. This is a major contribution to missional theology and practice--on both sides of the North Atlantic!" Allan M. Barth --Redeemer City to City "Paas exposes the poor research behind much of the accepted thinking about planting new churches in the European context, while painting the backdrop of a Europe that is not only post-Christendom but by and large post-Christian. If you are afraid of examining the assumptions you may have made about planting churches in Europe, do not read this book!" John R. Franke --from the foreword "This is one of the most engaging, stimulating, and well-researched books on church planting to have been published in recent years. . . . I look forward with great anticipation to seeing the impact it will have on the practices of church planting in North America as well as in Western Europe among those who are committed to the Christian renewal and re-evangelization of the West."