On Your Guard—Meeting the Threat of Terrorism
Today's missionary faces a new threat that can no longer be ignored. While it is not expected to change the practice of missions, terrorism may affect…
Category: Volume 23 – Issue 3
Exploding the Myths of Church Development
Western development theory is outcome-oriented and assumes quantitative growth, thereby overlooking three important factors.
Welcome Home! Easing the Pain of MK Re-entry
For many missionary kids (MKs), the re-entry experience is really more entry than re-entry.
Requirements for a Making a Really Great Missionary
A tongue-in-cheek look at missionary requirements.
Harness the Potential of Broadcast Media
We must evaluate the human, physical, and financial resources needed for the use of broadcasting in missions.
Editor’s Analysis: Where are the Black Missionaries?
Time is running out for white mission agencies to use black missionaries. At the same time, the reservoir of potential black missionaries has never be…
Fueling Creativity on the Mission Field
Ben Britten was an innovator. He had the vision that could have turned his tired mission into a legitimate power in Nigeria. Yet, while the nationals …
Missions Education: Major Trends and Issues in World Missions Today
Question: When is a trend not a trend? Answer: When it is an issue.
Programmed for Failure — Mission Candidates at Risk
The missionary candidates who come to us reflect the society in which they have been nurtured. Unless we understand that society as it is today, we ca…