Discipleship and the Missionary Kid
Godly parenting with the goal of spiritual formation of children requires a focused and strong commitment to be involved in the lives of our children.
Category: Volume 44 – Issue 4
Imagined Hindusim: British Protestant Missionary Constructions of Hinduism, 1793-1900
Many today may be startled to learn that “Hinduism” is a relatively recent term that did not come into vogue until the late eighteenth century.
An Ordinary Family in Ministry
Balisky lays out a “theology of the family in mission,” reflecting on missional families in the Bible.
The Kingdom of Character: The Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, 1886-1926
Parker traces the history of the SVM by focusing on a variety of themes that shaped the movement’s birth and development.
Personal Piety vs. Institutional Aid: A Case for a Return to Alms-giving
Daniels suggests missionaries on the field return to personal alms-giving, thereby investing in relationships on a deeper level.
The Missional Church in Context: Helping Congregations Develop Contextual Ministry
The book is the first in a new series from Eerdmans entitled the “Missional Church series,” and is comprised of essays that come from a conference…
On Furlough: What Returning Missionaries and Home Churches Want
Ten ways missionaries on furlough and mission committees and churches can bless each other.
Music in the Life of the African Church
We European and American missionaries brought the Word to Africa, and we relegated music to its pagan past. This book, very positive in tone, provides…
Christological Monotheism and Muslim Evangelism
How do missionaries in Muslim churches speak of the divinity of Christ without appearing to contradict their belief in monotheism?
Why Church Matters: Worship, Ministry, and Mission in Practice
Jonathan R. Wilson believes that the “practicing church” declares God’s redemptive work and enhances the church’s witness through the empowerm…