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Board-level Mission Governance and the Survival of Civilization

Posted on October 1, 2002 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2002

Under the general editorship of Lynn Giddings, the trilogy under review is addressed to church workers and comprises a collection of forty-one pieces by fifteen authors.

The Web and World Religions

Posted on October 1, 2002 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2002

We devote the majority of this article to three categories—general religion sites, new religions and cults, and Islam—followed by briefer coverage of about a dozen other religions in alphabetical order.

As the World Draws Lines…

Posted on October 1, 2002 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2002

Ever since the start of my current term in 1999, I have seen a progressive hardening of the Muslim front in my city, and world events have conspired to block my efforts to integrate into the Muslim world around me.

How Islam Sees Itself

Posted on October 1, 2002 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2002

Ever since 9/11 we have been bombarded with generalizations as to the peaceful nature of Islam.

Free to Live under the Law: A Model for Islamic Witness

Posted on October 1, 2002 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2002

I meant well. My heart was filled with love for my Muslim friends and I wanted them to know how liberating salvation in Christ was. The more acquainted I became with my friends’ religion, the more I realized how bound they were to the plethora of futile rituals.

Growing Churches in Resistant Areas

Posted on October 1, 2002 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2002

In early 1997, a regional church development working group asked what could be learned from existing churches to benefit those planting new churches of Muslim background believers (MBBs).

A Church Built by Muslims

Posted on October 1, 2002 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2002

As the Muslim chief and I stood beside my white Toyota wagon, the traditional African gestures and greetings were exchanged. The scorching Saharan sun was beating down on all of us. Men greeted the chief and then turned to me. All of us were shaking hands and gesturing to our own hearts and foreheads showing that no ill will or thoughts stood between us.

A Testimony for Missions: Respect or Rejection?

Posted on October 1, 2002 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2002

How should missions proceed within the clash of civilizations? How should American missionaries operate within the context of anti-Western sentiment?

Understanding Conversion

Posted on October 1, 2002 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2002

In this article I will suggest a few key issues of conversion and then, echoing the perspectives of my friends from Russia and other countries, offer some applications for our approach to cross-cultural evangelism.

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