Managing the Short-term Missions Explosion
Short-term missions has moved from being part of a larger missions vision and instead has become the primary goal of many missions programs. What was …
Category: Volume 40 – Issue 3
Telling the Difference
There is a need for more objective criteria to assess when contextualization has crossed the line into syncretism.
A Leadership Model for the Suffering Church
Sebastian (fictitious name) met us soon after the border officials checked all our necessary papers and approved us for entry. For several days, Seba…
Should Christians Use Allah in Bible Translation?
Issues of terminology for God are highly convoluted when working with Muslims in non-Arabic-speaking lands where Christians use alternate terms for Go…
What I Want in a Missionary
I never want to have another missions emphasis week like the one my church endured last year. It was a time of agony as months of planning and effort …
Lifting the Fatwa
I was somewhat shocked to read the following statement by a respected Christian leader who is involved in a controversial approach to Muslim evange…
H Scale for Hindu Contextualization
This seven point scale defines contextualization of gospel and church in the Hindu world. Where are you on the scale? Where should you be?
Misunderstanding C-5: His Ways Are Not Our Orthodoxy
Even the most sincere followers of Christ can easily misunderstand C5.
Distractions on the Path to Contentment
The following distractions prolong our discomfort and often keep us from fitting in or belonging.
Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad?
The premise of the popular television quiz show “Jeopardy” is to give a statement, after which the correctly-responding contestant asks a question…