Great Commission Companies: The Emerging Role of Business in Missions
“Globalization is a part of God’s plan to integrate the entire body of Christ into his global plan (mission)” (47). People can and should become…
Category: Volume 40 – Issue 4
Lessons from 9-11
In the midst of all the memorials of September 11, we would like to call at least four things to mind.
Going Public with the Gospel
Lon Allison and Mark Anderson’s Going Public with the Gospel, is a strong, stimulating apologetic for the ministry of public, proclamation evangelis…
Ten Things Worth Knowing about Islam
At a time when more talking heads are focused on Islam than ever before, the missions community may want to keep these basic truths clearly in mind.
The Fundamentalist Movement Among Protestant Missionaries
Yao’s book successfully utilizes the methodology of experts such as Ernest Sandeen, George M. Marsden and Joel A. Carpenter on the study of “funda…
Encountering New Religious Movements: A Holistic Approach
“At last apologetics and missiology meet,” wrote the late Ken Mulholland, former president of the Evangelical Missiological Society. This and othe…
Empowered Church Leadership: Ministry in the Spirit According to Paul
“Dodd examines the letters of the Apostle Paul, writing to church leaders, lay and clergy alike, in hopes of engaging the reader in an extended stud…
Funding Projects: Anatomy of a Matching Grant
From the start, Africa Equip Ministry (AEM), based in Nairobi, Kenya, was a ministry that had very little money but local Christians were enthusias…
Time for African American Missionaries
While teaching a group of Ugandan church leaders, I mentioned how few African Americans were engaged in global missions. Okiru Ezekiel jumped up and …
Latin American Survey: Thirty Years Later
A profile of today’s missionary candidates could help mission agencies evaluate their policies for recruiting, selecting and placing missionaries in…