Finding Balance
We should all be interested and prayerfully engaged with everything that is taking place (or not taking place) to exalt God's name and to build his Ch…
Category: A Second Look: Editorial by EMQ Editor Gary Corwin
Off the Pedestal
Not long ago, it seems, missionaries were put on a pedestal in the minds of many believers. They epitomized spiritual maturity and commitment.
God’s Army: Missionaries at the Box Office
This is the best evangelistic and pre-evangelistic film I have ever seen.
The Message of Short-term Missions
What is the message of short-term missions for today? And what does it tell us about the future of the evangelical missions enterprise from North Amer…
Wanted: Venture Stewards
Underwriting dot.coms and then going public is but the latest winning formula for hundreds of venture capitalists who have known decades of success in…
Evangelism as Overflow
In the realm of persuasion, we take great comfort in the concepts of friendship evangelism, friend raising (for missionary support), and modeling the …
Calling and Character
"Paul an apostle by the will of God." What could be simpler? Yet, what is laden with more profound meaning for the missionary enterprise than the conc…
Ruts
Ruts. They're predictable. They're comfortable. And they're deadly. Combining as they do, peaceful repose with minimal achievement, they have been com…
Playing to Our Strengths
Any good coach will develop strategy for game day to take advantage of his or her team's strengths, and to minimize whatever weaknesses exist vis-a-vi…
In Search of Ecclesolasticity
What is “ecclesiolasticity”? On the mundane level it is what came out of my mouth when I recently got my tongue twisted around two more standard i…