The Human Condition: Christian Perspectives through African Eyes
The principal value of this book was to make me consider how to present biblical truth in an African context. Joseph Kapolyo is a Zambian who has taug…
Category: Volume 42 – Issue 2
Connecting the Post-modern Dots
It has come into clearer focus for me lately that many of the breakthrough phenomena of our time (evangelically and missiologically speaking) can be t…
Kissing Cousins? Christians and Muslims Face to Face
Musk calls Christians to take a step further in embracing Muslims as cousins.
A Ten-Point Plan for Producing Better Indigenous Churches
We hear a lot of talk these days about the importance of indigenous churches, churches that are truly “home-grown” and reflect the values and cult…
LeadershipNext: Changing Leaders in a Changing Culture
For several years now, I’ve relied on Thomas Friedman’s The Lexus and the Olive Tree to help me understand some of the overall dimensions a…
Leadership on the Move: From One Culture to the Next
Our generation is seeing fewer and fewer missionaries spend their entire missionary career in one place.
Scattered: The Filipino Global Presence
None other than Her Excellency, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, president of the Philippines, introduces this extensive report on the amazing Filipino diaspo…
Integrating Technology in Leadership Training
When I began my missionary career in the Philippines in 1986, making a long-distance telephone call was a major project. Very few private homes had te…
Searching for the Indigenous Church: A Missionary Pilgrimage
Expatriate workers can, sometimes unknowingly, dominate the people they work among. Rather, they should listen to them.
Keeping Nationalization in Perspective
In one week I heard three references to the importance of nationalization in mission. During a meeting, one of our missionary staff said, “If our so…