Aviation: A Centripetal Force in Missions
It was July—winter in the African country of Lesotho. My pilot guided the red and white turbocharged Cessna into a valley for an approach to the mou…
Category: Volume 39 – Issue 2
Church Multiplication: Guidelines and Dangers
In this article George Patterson and Galen Currah address frequently-asked questions about guidelines and dangers related to church reproduction.�…
Problems Hindering North American Church Planting Movements
This article offers some necessary theological and missiological shifts to help facilitate church planting movements.
Designing an English for Bible and Theology Course
As I sat down to reflect on my experience as an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher at an overseas Bible institute, I realized that I had s…
Theology of Mission on the Web
Can the World Wide Web be a serious resource for mission theology? Even though theology is not usually thought of as a practical area, it is certainly…
Chairman Mao Meets the Apostle Paul
Upon entering the host country, virtually every missionary finds him or herself in a social and historical context that is unfamiliar. How are we to u…
Cross-cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting in around the World
The twenty-first century has changed missions and ministry forever. We now live and minister in a global community, often through multiethnic teams. I…
Daughter’s of Islam: Building Bridges with Muslim Women
Miriam Adeney’s new book focuses on case studies of Muslim women from different regions of the world. These “daughters of Hagar” experience the …
Waging Peace on Islam
In the middle of her book, Waging Peace on Islam, Christine A. Mallouhi challenges evangelical Christians with this question, “How can we con…
Maylay Muslims: The History and Challenge of Resurgent Islam in South Asia
Since 9/11, Islam has dominated the news and interest of the world. The war on terror has only increased the world’s awareness of the Middle East an…