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Is Planting Churches in the Muslim World ‘Mission Impossible’?

Posted on April 1, 1997 by
April 1, 1997

Two half-truths: (1) Church planting among Muslims is an impossible task; and (2) God must intervene in a special way to reveal how to do it.

How to Recruit Workers for the Frontiers

Posted on April 1, 1997 by
April 1, 1997

Many mission agencies, including my own (CBInternational), want to send more missionaries to the frontiers. But relatively few American missionaries are doing evangelistic, church-planting work among the world’s 3.8 billion non-Christians, followers of non-Christian religions, living in non-Christian lands.

Editorial: Paul and Michael Jordan

Posted on April 1, 1997 by
April 1, 1997

In a sense, the apostle Paul played and planned like Michael Jordan.

Here Come the Missiomega Churches!

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April 1, 1997

One of the most significant developments in the missions enterprise from North America over the last decade has been the emergence of missiomega churches.

Seven Phases of Church Planting and Activity List

Posted on April 1, 1997 by
April 1, 1997

This is a side bar to the article “Is Planting Churches in the Muslim World ‘Mission Impossible?'” in the April, 1997 issue of EMQ.

How to Make Sure the Home and Away Teams Don’t Blow the Game

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April 1, 1997

An influential group at Community Church was excited. They effectively mobilized their church to pray for the cities of the 10/40 Window, and were now emboldened for a bigger challenge.

Global Report: Hong Kong’s Christians Are Cautiously Optimistic—at Least Those Who Remain

Posted on April 1, 1997 by
April 1, 1997

Visit Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and you’ll see an enormous digital clock. It proclaims to the world how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds are left until Hong Kong reverts to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997. While there is no corresponding clock in the prosperous, freewheeling British colony of 6.3 million people, alarm bells have been ringing for some time.

Who Cares about Prayer?

Posted on April 1, 1997 by
April 1, 1997

Two perspectives from veteran missionaries that will provoke thinking—and, we hope, prayer.

Recruiting Major League Missionaries

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April 1, 1997

I find scouting and developing Major League ballplayers surprisingly analogous to recruiting and developing major league missionaries.

Sending and Receiving in Light of Equal Partnerships in Mission

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April 1, 1997

The concept of partnership in mission is the focus of discussion and debate across a wide spectrum of mission agencies. This article looks at issues of partnership as expressed in the sending and receiving of personnel in cross-cultural mission.

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