Short-term Missions as Spiritual Exercise
A veteran missionary asks, “How much does the cross enter into the thinking of short-term missionaries?” and discusses four kinds of misunderstand…
Category: Volume 44 – Issue 2
Reason to Believe: Cultural Agency in Latin American Evangelicalism
Based on three years of participant observation and interviews, Smilde explores the reasons why some men in Latin American convert to evangelicalism a…
Contextualization: A Few Basic Questions
Eight questions illuminate how church planters from a variety of backgrounds and ministries can agree on contextual strategies.
Secret Believers: What Happens When Muslims Believe in Christ
This takes Western Christians into the lives of Christians and Muslim Background Believers (MBBs) in the Middle East.
Evangelism and Dreams: Foundational Presuppositions to Interpret God-given Dreams of the Unreached
A biblical understanding of dreams can facilitate a contextual approach to reaching Muslims (and those of other faiths) with the gospel.
Spreading Fires: The Missionary Nature of Early Pentecostalism
In this book, Allan Anderson seeks to identify the essential characteristics that produced the unprecedented worldwide growth of Pentecostalism by ana…
Reflections on Missionary Redeployment: Caring for the Emotional Needs of the Missionary
Transitioning to a new field is often emotionally difficult for a missionary. Irvin offers three strategies for improving the outcome of such situatio…
When Charity Destroys Dignity: Overcoming Unhealthy Dependency in the Christian Movement
Schwartz writes from field experience and more than twenty years of doing seminars on “dependency.”
A Shared Services Environment for Ministries: Riding Out the Storms of Change Together
To most effectively deal with the changing culture and worldview, ministries and mission agencies must join hands and share services whenever possible…
Why They Don’t Go: Surveying the Next Generation of Mission Workers
A survey of 250 college-aged students reveals the real reasons why fewer young people are going into long-term mission work.