Global Report: Children at Risk: The Biggest Little Mission Field in the World?
Not long ago at a city park in Central America, Patrick McDonald spotted a group of 30 street children. Then he saw workers with a Christian ministry …
Month: January 1998
Gateway Mission Sites Yield Surprising Results
They are called “gateway” sites because they make available literally hundreds of other sites to which you can transfer by simply putting your mou…
Missionaries’ Temptations
I thought I had prepared myself adequately for my first term on the mission field. I was willing to humble myself to the level of a child to learn a n…
Translating; How to Avoid Pitfalls
I once heard an American telling a Romanian congregation that things are so bad in Cuba that each Cuban has a ration of only two pounds of beans per m…
A Defense for Not Knowing the Language?
This article is a response to the article "Using an Interpreter: Less than Idea, but Not All Bad," by Roger Chapman in the January, 1998 issue of EMQ.
Using an Interpreter: Less than Ideal, but Not All Bad
I was a church planter in Russia for four and a half years. I hold a graduate degree in missions, and I have intently studied the culture that I have …
The 21st Century Mission: Discipling Nations
Much focus in the last two decades has been on the AD2000 and Beyond Movement. The question we must ask now is, “What kind of mission and what kind …
Courage in Our Convictions: The Case for Debate in Islamic Outreach
Many have questioned the method that I and others are using in England to evangelize Muslims. They say it is wrong, perhaps even dangerous.
Second Look: Leadership as Pain-Bearing
Evangelical books and seminars make much of the concept of servant leadership. And well they should. It’s biblical.
Editorial: Research and the Ginger Ale Syndrome
I wonder if in our approach to missiological research we may have missed a few crucial steps in the process.