Missionaries’ Temptations
I thought I had prepared myself adequately for my first term on the mission field. I was willing to humble myself to the level of a child to learn a n…
Category: Volume 34 – Issue 1
A Defense for Not Knowing the Language?
This article is a response to the article "Using an Interpreter: Less than Idea, but Not All Bad," by Roger Chapman in the January, 1998 issue of EMQ.
Courage in Our Convictions: The Case for Debate in Islamic Outreach
Many have questioned the method that I and others are using in England to evangelize Muslims. They say it is wrong, perhaps even dangerous.
Editorial: Research and the Ginger Ale Syndrome
I wonder if in our approach to missiological research we may have missed a few crucial steps in the process.
Other Options for Muslim Evangelism
This article is a response to: "Courage in Our Convictions: The Case for Debate in Islamic Outreach" by Jay Smith, January 1998 EMQ.
AIDS: The 15/45 Window
In missiology we talk about the "10/40 Window," referring to the large number of unreached people groups living between the latitudes of 10 and 40 nor…
Gateway Mission Sites Yield Surprising Results
They are called “gateway” sites because they make available literally hundreds of other sites to which you can transfer by simply putting your mou…
Translating; How to Avoid Pitfalls
I once heard an American telling a Romanian congregation that things are so bad in Cuba that each Cuban has a ration of only two pounds of beans per m…
Using an Interpreter: Less than Ideal, but Not All Bad
I was a church planter in Russia for four and a half years. I hold a graduate degree in missions, and I have intently studied the culture that I have …
The 21st Century Mission: Discipling Nations
Much focus in the last two decades has been on the AD2000 and Beyond Movement. The question we must ask now is, “What kind of mission and what kind …