Caution’s the Word for Believers in Chile
"Everyone in Latin America sighs for `the revolution' as if they were sighing for the Messiah," says Orlando Sandoval, director of the University Stud…
Two Reflections on GL ’71
Allen Thompson didn't receive my sheet of paper with resolutions on it at the close of GL '71. Nor did I send it to him. But I did take his exhortatio…
Why Pentecostal Churches Are Growing Faster in Italy
In April, 1906, speaking in tongues broke out in the Azusa Street Methodist Mission, Los Angeles. The experiences in Azusa Street blended with similar…
Men and Methods for Reaching Europeans
Belgium is still a mission field. If missionary work as traditionally understood is needed anywhere in the world, it is needed in Belgium, France, Spa…
Language that Communicates
Every message basically has two dimensions: form and meaning. Form involves the given language, a specific language level or style, the particular gra…
The Money Crisis and Missions
Since August, 1971, a monetary crisis has been shaking the commercial world. It had an immediate effect on the lives and work of missionaries. In majo…
Church Planting Where Old Churches Are Established
The need to plant vigorous evangelical churches in Europe is acute. It is illustrated by the statement of a State Church pastor in Germany who declare…
Executives Tell Missions Professors What They Think
What do mission leaders think about the current status of missionary training and education?
Paternalistic – Me?
Paternalism was the last thing in the world I expected to find myself guilty of when assigned to university work. Perhaps your experience— and disi…