This book overview provides a high-level summary of the contents and structure of the book "World Missions" in 5 parts: Part 1 looks at missions in scripture, Part 2 examines missions history, Part 3 focuses on becoming a mission candidate, Part 4 covers the experience of being sent and sending others, and Part 5 analyzes missions in today's world.

1. Introducing
World Missions
A. Scott Moreau
Gary R. Corwin
Gary B. McGee

2. Book Overview
• Part 1: Encountering Mission
in the Scriptures
• Part 2: Encountering Missions in History
• Part 3: Encountering Missions
as a Candidate
• Part 4: Encountering Missions as
a Sent One and as a Sender
• Part 5: Missions Encountering
the Contemporary World