Abstract
It is impossible to predict the full impact of David Barrett's massive encyclopedia on the field of missiology in the coming decades. Some things are obvious. It will become a standard reference work in academic circles and will provide scholars with the most comprehensive survey of the status and growth of the church around the world now available. The extensive country by country reviews will stimulate further studies and, in some cases, deeper commitments on the part of some to the mission of the church. The encyclopedia will be widely quoted in sermons to make one point or another, and there will be arguments over the accuracy over details. Of greater consequence is the fact that it presents a comprehensive picture that will mold the strategies of mission and church agencies alike. My concern here is a narrow one. What will the impact of the encyclopedia be on future research in missiology, particularly my own. Certainly it will stimulate research and suggest new lines of investigation, but its importance lies even deeper.
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