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Beyond Welcome Home! Ten Things You Need to Know about Reentry

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Ted Esler
January 1, 2016

Whether we reenter from a long assignment abroad, a short-term mission trip, a week of vacation, or even a conference, we need to know how to reenter well. Reentry is an often overlooked part of the transition process. 

Four Ways to Improve Field Staff Retention

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2015

If you lead field staff, there are at least four things you can do to improve their likelihood of remaining on the field, productively and with your agency: 

Four Ways to Keep Up with Change

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Ted Esler
July 1, 2015

by By Gilles Gravelle These days, many well-established mission agencies and faith-based non-profits operate on the assumption that the funds they raise will achieve good results. Yet the goals they set and the strategies they use are rife with unspoken assumptions. Mission is driven by practices built on time-honored tradition. Organizational legacy keeps them within tried-and-true . . . read more

Mission Networks: Connecting the Global Church

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Ted Esler
April 1, 2015

In our interconnected and globalized world, mission networks are playing an increasingly important role in shaping Great Commission strategies.

Moving from Dependence to Independence: A Global South View of Church-Mission Relationship

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Ted Esler
January 1, 2015

by Carlos Diaz Last year, I spent some time walking around a small seminary in western Cuba with the seminary’s director. I was there to teach a course on missions and was enjoying the beauty of the campus. Near the entrance to the seminary, a bridge had been built over a small pond, more for . . . read more

50 Years of EMQ: Looking Back and Forward

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2014

The Evangelical Missions Quarterly was conceived in an ice cream bar called the Eskimo Inn at Winona Lake, Indiana. After the day’s evening session at the first joint meeting of the Evangelical Foreign Missions Association (EFMA) and the Interdenominational Foreign Mission Association (IFMA) in October 1963, a small group of us sat around the table talking about what we would like to see as lasting outcomes of this historic gathering. 

Engaging Women in Mission Leadership

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Ted Esler
July 1, 2014

As an increasing number of mission agencies desire to involve more gifted women as decision-makers in their executive and board leadership structures, they are experiencing difficulty in finding them. How can we create more avenues to find, develop, support, and retain more gifted women to bring the perspective and talent that we desire for our organizations?

What Does the Future of the Traditional Mission Agency Look Like?

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Ted Esler
April 1, 2014

The paradigm shift in missions from a primarily Western to a now-global phenomena is profound and far-reaching, particularly for the leadership of traditional mission agencies.

How Big is Our Bible? Confidence in the Bible for Missional Leadership

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Ted Esler
January 1, 2014

God’s word must be big in me, with a heavy bearing on my discipleship and mission as a Christ-follower.

Nurturing an Organizational Culture with a Developmental Bias

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Ted Esler
October 1, 2013

Many ministry organizations don’t seem to fully comprehend the impact of their organizational culture in creating an environment in which people thrive. This awareness is an essential prerequisite to leading with a developmental bias.

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