Affluence: The Achilles’ Heel of Missions
Since the industrial revolution less than two centuries ago, the material and economic gulf separating the industrialized North from the agrarian Sout…
Category: Volume 21 – Issue 4
Relationships May Precede Economic Adjustments
Affluence as a missiological problem is both a major and a neglected issue.
The Issue Is Love Not Affluence
Is affluence the Achilles' heel of modern missions? It is helpful for us to be challenged to think about the possible hindrance our possessions may ha…
Editorial: It’s Time to Build a New Model
Things have changed but throughout the world. But some missionaries have not caught on.
Doing Mission
It is important for missionary strategists to take note of the ebb and flow of people in urban areas, and to realize that things will not continue the…
Missionary Relationships: Powderkeg or Powerhouse?
Difficult relations between a mission's personnel and its administration are among the problems that introduce stress into the lives of missionaries.…
Women’s Roles in Mission: Where Are We Now?
The most recent major movement for women's rights, often referred to as "women's lib," began in 1963 with the publication of Betty Friedan's, The Femi…
Why Africans Must Write for Africans
It is African literature that can speak most effectively to an African reader.
The Fate of Those Who’ve Never Heard? It Depends
There is a subtle assumption in some circles that evangelicals are one mind and speak with one voice regarding the ultimate destiny of persons who go …