Missions on the Web: Surfing to Asia
Asia is awakening to the Web; indeed, Asians are global leaders in some aspects of Internet technology.
Category: Volume 36 – Issue 4
Thriving on Diversity
After living in the West Indies for 15 years, I could, perhaps, be forgiven for forgetting my alien ethnicity. I was no longer burdened by the daily c…
First, Do No Harm
Each year tens of thousands of women and men from North America participate in short-term mission trips sponsored by local churches, mission organizat…
Short-term Mission Trips Are Great, IF…
Are short-term missions trips the panacea for missions, or are they part of the larger problem of missions? Actually, the truth is somewhere in the mi…
Global Report: Sticks and Stones Revisited: Consultation on Mission Language and Metaphors
Few issues are more volatile today than the use of language. There are not many days in which "political correctness," "free speech," and "tolerance" …
The Art of Hospitality: African Style
Anywhere you go in Africa, you will find the prized virtue of hospitality.
The Message of Short-term Missions
What is the message of short-term missions for today? And what does it tell us about the future of the evangelical missions enterprise from North Amer…
Short-term Missions: Biblical Considerations
Tremendous amounts of financial and human resources have gone into short-term missions in the last two decades. Is the effort, time, and money worth i…