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 …
Category: Volume 40 – Issue 2
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…
Can a WASP Really Identify with Another Culture?
There’s no getting around it—I am a WASP (White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant). No matter how hard I might try to identify myself with another culture,…
Between Past and Future
The eleven essays in this volume review Christian missions in the twentieth century, though a few look back further, while others survey present trend…
Theological Education in the 21st Century
By the second half of the twentieth century, missiologists had recognized the inaccuracy of the colonialist assumption, “West is best” and replace…
Frontline Women
How are North American women to move beyond perseverance in cross-cultural work to creativity, satisfaction and effectiveness?
Adult Education Principles for Pre-field Missionary Orientation
I would like to suggest that as we work to improve the quality of our training, we must address an additional important aspect: the qualities and qual…
Enhancing Missionary Vitality: Mental Health Professions Serving
Thirty years ago “mental health” and “missions” in the same sentence may have seemed an uncomfortable fit. Today most believers value what Chr…
Educational Options for Missionary Kids
Cross-cultural workers today are blessed with many options for children’s education. Each choice has its own advantages and challenges, and there is…
Weeding the Heart
“Take every thought to make it obedient to Christ ... Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry ... See to it that ... no bitter root gro…