Editorial: What Gospel Do Rich and Poor Need?
The problems of the poor were rudely thrust upon Pope John Paul II when he landed in Latin America. Welcome to the club, we might say, because the pov…
Category: Volume 15 – Issue 2
It’s Now Time for a Fresh Look at China Mistakes
For multitudes of God's people concerned for the spiritual needs of all the world, President Carter's mid-December announcement of the establishment o…
Power Encounter Paves Way for Church Growth in Africa
Church growth is a complicated, multi-faceted study. But church growth is also a must, not just an interesting subject to discuss at the afternoon tea…
Finding the Freeway into the Heart
There are two opposite kinds of errors in cross-cultural communication. One is that a missionary seeking to communicate the gospel cross-culturally ma…
Assistance Programs Require Partnership
Many national churches in the Third World are on the eve of establishing their credibility in society and government. Their leaders are being brought …
A Short Story: That’s the Trouble with You Missionaries
Of all the candidates who had ever applied to FUME (Foreign United Mission of Evangelicals), I can't remember a couple that came with better reference…
What Happened to the Population Explosion?
Don't break out the champagne just yet, population experts warn in the wake of two separate reports last fall claiming that the world population explo…