Globalization and postmodernity are changing the world that we live in.  Increasing choice and diversity are primary features of these trends.  Like the child at the sweet counter, we can now pic'n'mix the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the films we watch, the games we play, and even our very identities.  In this new world of difference, what is 'local' is also 'international', and with this increase in options comes the power to affect other localities elsewhere.

How should Christians view these trends, and what are their implications for the mission of the church, both in the UK and worldwide?  How will individuals, churches and Christian organizations need to respond if they are to have an impact in this diversifying world?

Written for mission agency leaders, missionaries and church leaders, World of Difference analyses contemporary culture from a Christian perspective and offers models and structures for the future shape and practice of mission in the 21st century.