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Education is Not That Important
“Education is Not That Important” by Marten Visser (July 2006) was a wonderful article.
Category: Volume 43 – Issue 1
Africa Bible Commentary
Five years in the making, involving sixty-nine African biblical scholars, the first one-volume Bible commentary written by Africans in Africa for Afri…
Retiring and Shy
“Retiring and shy” as used here refers to something else—the fact that a growing number of missionaries who have retired or are in the process f…
The Bible at Cultural Crossroads: From Translation to Communication
“We have had the Bible in our language, but we still couldn’t understand what it meant.” That’s what Hill’s main assistant said to her when …
The Ugly Beast Behind Well-spoken Pragmatism
The kind of Christian vision that insists upon measurable results and invests only in “grassroots” training may enjoy admirable motivation. Howeve…
The Changing Face of World Missions: Engaging Contemporary Issues and Trends
Kaleidoscopic changes loom over global Christian missionary activity at the beginning of this new century. Established patterns of knowing and doing m…
Lessons Learned in Africa
Students' lives are changed through the Houghton in Tanzania program, which immerses them in the culture.
Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
This book is for international missionaries. Or, is it? More correctly, this book is for every Christian who anticipates witnessing across cultural li…
Assessing Intercultural Sensitivity in Mission Candidates and Personnel
Using effective intercultural assessment tools can give reference points for forward movement in missionary training.
Culture, Leadership, and Organizations: The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies
How many of us have attempted to teach modern management techniques in another culture only to find nationals invariably returning to their accustomed…