The author narrates the way Southern Methodist in the United States conceived and carried out their mission to the rest of the world. This history reports on and gives voice to Native Americans, Africans, Asians, Hispanics and many others who were at first the objects of mission of the Southern church but then became some of its leaders and principal actors. The indigenous leaders both in the U.S. and outside assumed more and more significant roles as mission evolved. Women, too, who were at first marginalized, came to make a critical contribution to the church's mission.
