Evaluating the Church Growth Movement: 5 Views
I wish this book had been written several years ago. Zondervan published this work as part of the Counterpoints Series on the fiftieth anniversary of …
Category: Volume 41 – Issue 4
We Need a True Christian Worldview
Awhile ago I taught a modular class on spiritual warfare at a theological seminary in West Africa. Every time I return to such places I am reminded o…
House Church and Mission: the Importance of Household Structures in Early Christianity
Roger Gehring comes to the rescue of those in search of more than popular accounts of the rise of house churches.
Grounded for Good? Is the Era of Missionary Aviation Coming to an End?
The small red and white Cessna spirals down through the clouds and makes a perfect landing on the tiny grass runway carved out of the dense jungle.
North American Foreign Missions, 1810-1914
Most of the chapters in this work were delivered in two consultations of the North Atlantic Missiology Project, which took place at the University of …
Missionary Medicine in a Changing World
Medical doctors who respond to a missionary call are interested in more than just medicine. They have a clear and ultimate reason for joining a missio…
To Every Tribe With Jesus: Understanding and Reaching Tribal Peoples for Christ
Over two thousand animistic tribal people groups have not been reached for Christ, and many of those who have been reached are saturated with syncreti…
The Long-term Impact of Short-term Missions
During several recent meetings in Nairobi, one of my goals was to reconnect with friends in the city. I had heard that a Massai friend, Sarone, had…
20/20 Vision: Practical Ways Individuals and Churches Can Be Involved
Wouldn’t it be great if our vision were perfect? 20/20 Vision by Bill and Amy Stearns is a very readable and compelling book about gaining a clear a…
A Muslim Theology of Jesus’ Virgin Birth and His Death
During a weekly evangelistic Bible study with college-aged Muslims in Central Asia, I led the group through the seven signs in John’s gospel, attemp…