No Quick Fixes: The Challenge of Mission in a Changing South Africa
How is the church in South Africa doing? What is the church in South Africa doing? The importance of this excellent and interesting small volume goes …
Category: Volume 40 – Issue 2
Christians and Missionaries in India
Frykenberg provides an overview of the complex origins of Christians in India.
What if….A Reflection on Prayer
Wade Byrum is a forty-something businessman and a fellow elder at our church. A short time ago he led our session in a devotional that I will not soon…
Stop Witnessing and Start Loving
Affect someone’s heart motivation and you will increase their effectiveness of reaching non-Christians, regardless of the methodology used.
Making It Stick
One of the major roles of a cross-cultural evangelist is to experiment enough to find ways to make the gospel message stick to the hearts and minds of…
For the Glory of God
Whether we like it or not, people acting for the glory of God have formed our modern culture.” That quote from the dust jacket barely gives a hint o…
Sweet Talk in Africa, Using Proverbs in Ministry
Three reasons that missionaries (both expatriates and nationals) in predominantly oral cultures should actively incorporate the use of traditional pro…
Biblical Holism and Agriculture
Someone dropped the “W” from wholism. Those ministering in development-related work now find a new word in their vocabulary: “holism.” What mo…
Narratives and Questions: Exploring the Scriptures with Muslims
The Mulla was walking down the village street deep in thought, when some urchins began to throw stones at him. He was taken by surprise, and besides …
Occupy Until I Come
This fascinating biography of A. T. Pierson reveals a man who melded action and reflection in ministry long before it had become a watchword for evang…