Book Review: The Great Omission
by Stephanie Alms

“How come?” the voice rang out from the back of the auditorium. I had just described the state of world evangelism for a group of Urbana students. I had relayed the fact that more than half the world’s people not only have never heard the good news of life in Christ; they cannot hear because there is no witnessing church among them. At the same time I had briefly outlined the data on the pitifully few who had even attempted to reach those unreached.

“‘How come?’ ‘How come,’ what?” I asked. The voice from the back of the auditorium rang out again, "With so many unreached people, how come so few are going?"

Is this a question you’ve asked yourself before? You’ll find the answer between the pages of a slim, but powerful book called The Great Omission, by Robertson McQuilkin.

Honest Answers
McQuilkin’s book is powerful not for its inspiration (although it is inspiring), but because of its honesty. His straightforward and frank approach is refreshing and useful to anyone interested in God’s view of people and the mission field.

Concise Answers
If you want to know a lot about missions but only have a little bit of time, read McQuilken’s The Great Omission. Prepare yourself to find honest answers to all of your missions questions, such as:

• What does the Bible as a whole say about missions?
• How do you know if you’ve been called by God to be a missionary?
• How can you make your home church or small group more missions minded?
• How can you be an effective prayer warrior for missions?

Whatever your missions question, McQuilkin has a response. Robertson McQuilkin, former President of Columbia International University, was a keynote speaker at the 1999 ACMC Missions Conference hosted by Xenos.