From Dependency to Dignity
How can I help people whose dignity and potential are being denied them because of dependency arising from paternalistic giving?
Category: Volume 33 – Issue 1
What the New Testament Taught Me about Models for Ministry
I am a third-generation missionary. My grandmother rode yaks in Tibet. And my mother rode jeeps in Indonesia. Missions is in my blood, a heritage I wi…
Editorial: Call to Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Hats off to the World Evangelical Fellowship for mobilizing evangelical churches the world over to pray for persecuted Christians. Last September 29, …
Boomers, Busters, and Missions: Things Are Different Now
The process of understanding the differences between missionary generations and identifying the changes that the Boomers and Busters have encouraged y…
Global Report: Jewish Evangelism Getting Respect It’s Long Been Denied
Jews who believe in Jesus have been the perennial Rodney Dangerfields of evangelical Christianity—they get no respect. Their nonbelieving Jewish bre…
What Church Planters Need to Know about Dancing in Venezuela
Field-based research on Venezuelan cultural presuppositions.
The Road to Self-sufficiency in Africa’s Missionary Development
Three principal areas to look at when talking about mobilizing Christian Africa to touch the world for Christ.
Missiocracy
A neutral term I have coined, “missiocracy,” means simply the rule or governance of missions.
How I Balance My Family and Ministry Responsibilities
Balancing family and ministry is a continual challenge for all married missionaries (men, too!). For me, two things have been key—priorities and dis…
Missionary, Mom or What?
Are you a missionary, a mom, a wife, a teacher, or what?” This was a fairly routine question as we traveled widely to minister in churches around th…