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…
Category: Volume 40 – Issue 2
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…
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…