Publishing without Perishing
Most Western missionaries overseeing publishing houses abroad would love to see effective indigenous leaders emerge and then move the missionary-initi…
Category: Volume 35 – Issue 1
Measuring Fruitful Ministry
During a home ministry assignment several years ago, it was my privilege to mow a friend’s “postage stamp-sized” lawn. After finishing, I experi…
Bribery: Coming to Terms with a Moral Dilemma
Cathy Thornberg of the Russian-American Christian University, Moscow, interviews Cliff Harder, Campus Crusade for Christ.
A Case for Bribery: Giving versus Taking
I sat sipping coffee, listening to a missionary, recently arrived in Ukraine, telling a common story. After he rented an auditorium, the director of t…
Editorial: What Happened to the Uttermost Parts?
“Uttermost” simply meant everyone everywhere. To people like me, it clearly defined the scope of missionary outreach.
Persecution: Hype or Help?
Interest in persecution of Christians, symbolized by the annual International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (most recently held on November …
The CACTUS Kit for Building Resilent Teams
There are three sure ways to undermine a team—or a family. In a phrase—don’t talk, don’t share feelings, and don’t trust.
Reviewing the Place of Western Missionaries for the Third Millennium
At the end of the second millennium since Christ’s birth, we have near equality in the number of missionaries sent from the Western world—the nati…
Girding up for Missions in Asia in the 21st Century
Since the first Asian Missions Congress held at Seoul in 1990, Asian missions has developed remarkably. Increasingly, local churches have become missi…
Bribery: Out of the Question
East-West Church and Ministry report editor Mark Elliott interviews John Williams, executive director of Holt International Children's Services, Eugen…