Foundation of Development: Compassion or Pity?
In the early church, witnessing to the resurrection of Christ and meeting needs by the power of the Holy Spirit were just part of living a normal Chri…
Category: Volume 25 – Issue 3
Pastoral Counseling— the Key to a Healthy Missions Force
I had been in West Africa only three months when the worst thing I could imagine happened — an African worker was killed in a horrible accident in t…
Territorial Spirits and World Missions
The subject of territorial spirits and world missions is surfacing on the agendas of many church, seminary, and mission leaders.
Middle Eastern Signals Demand Our Attention
Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini befuddled the West once again early this year, when he offered millions to anyone who would kill Salman Rushdie, author of T…
Contextualizing Teaching Methods in Africa
Much is being said about contextualizing our material in theological education. Scholars tell us to “Africanize” or “Asianize” our courses.…
Behavioral Strings to Which Mks Dance
In this time of increasing concern about the welfare of the children of missionaries (MKs), we have to look at al of the significant factors, even if …
The Challenge of the Cults Requires a Strong Response
Churches and missions faced with the challenge of destructive, deceptive cults must take, effective action to expose the cult's teachings, inform the …
How to Meet the Needs of Immigrants, with a Bonus
The ethnic and cultural face of North America has changed drastically over the few years. Although that's been happening steadily ever since the first…