Looking under the Hood of the Non-Western Missions Movement
Reading current missions literature, you might get the idea that Asian, African, and Latin American missionaries have blown past their Western counter…
Month: January 1995
Post-missionary Asia: We Need Love in Action
This article is a response to the EMQ article "Post-missionary Asia: One Size Doesn't Fit All," by Roger Hedlund, January 1995.
Post Missionary Asia: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Throughout much of Asia, where the world’s least evangelized peoples dwell, the foreign missionary era has for all practical purposes ended. This is…
Anguish or Austria: Rising above Pragmatism
Spiritually speaking, Austria is a country living in the Dark Ages.
Africans in Missions: The Possible Dream
As we approach the dawn of the 21st century, the church faces certain critical strategic questions: Who will be the missionaries of this era? What and…
Lone Rangers Require Listening and Support
This article is a response to the EMQ article, "Manging the Super-Motivated Missionary," by Meredith Long, January 1995.
Managing the Super-motivated Missionary
Dr. Bradley (not a real person) never finished unpacking. Within a day of his arrival as a missionary in Bangladesh, poor, sick villagers began to lin…
Boarding School: It’s Time to Heed the Wake-up Call
This article is a response to the EMQ article "Boarding School Staff: How to Get the Best," by Glenn Taylor and David Pollock, January 1995.
Boarding School Staff: How to Get the Best
In “The right stuff for boarding school staff” (October), psychologist David Wickstrom concluded, “It is time to recognize the vital role of mis…