Servant Leadership Can Work in Local Church Development
I confess that Jesus’ teachings about servanthood (e.g., John 13:14, 15; Matt. 20:27, 28) always left me feeling uneasy. Although I agreed with the …
Category: Volume 27 – Issue 4
What We Can Learn from Japan’s New Religious Movements
There are many new religious movements in Japan that have experienced phenomenal growth in recent times. We can gain church growth insights and effect…
African Religion Lives
Why spend time studying a dying religion? Nearly a decade ago, researcher David Barrett predicted that by the year 2000, about 84 percent of Uganda, 8…
Willow Creek or Lima? Europe’s Church Planters Ask
Europe’s church planters, for the most part frustrated (except for some notable exceptions among the Pentecostals), are looking for clues to the fut…
Work Teams? No, Taste and See Teams
Work teams are the darlings of missions. I’m defining a work team as a church group that goes overseas for one week to three months. Why are they th…
Filipinos and Foreigners Must Tackle the Missionary Task Together
Cross-cultural mission has grabbed the attention of the churches in the Philippines. Local churches, evangelical denominations, and parachurch organiz…
Ramadan: Should Missionaries Keep the Muslim Fast?
With nothing to show for our efforts at making some inroads into the Muslim community I decided that I would try to keep the Ramadan fast.
What it Takes to Be a Church Planter
Based on my 18 years of cross-cultural ministry in Singapore and Malaysia, I believe that church planting is the most strategic cross-cultural ministr…
It’s Time for a New World Order in Missions Leadership
When the Berlin Wall was torn down, and the Cold War evaporated, civilization was said to be poised on the verge of “a new world order,” a phrase …
Don’t Give up on the Incarnational Model
Our identification transcends material culture and behavioral roles and focuses on the servant's attitude.