Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Factors in Missionary Allocation
In working with hundreds of missionary candidates in pre-field orientation programs and several score in field situations, I have come to question whe…
Category: Volume 9 – Issue 1
An Equal Partnership Structure
At the Green Lake consultation it looked as though another Lincoln-Douglas debate were shaping up. Dr. Louis King and Dr: George Peters both spoke on …
The Roots of Two Missions Tensions
Missions are faced with restless emergent churches overseas and at the same time are exposed to false theologies in segments of the professing church …
Evangelism and Social Action in Biblical Perspective
Differences of opinion on the subject of evangelism vs. social action are of long standing — so old, in fact, that the roots go back to pre-Christia…
Urbana’73 Theme Emphasizes Positive View of Missions
Back in 1929 Robert E. Speer wrote a small book, Are Foreign Missions Done For? Students today probe campus missionary speakers with the same question…
A New Missionary Tells What to Expect
TO YOU WHO WAIT AND WONDER . . . What will it be like? How will I fit in? How can I make sure I am used to utmost effectiveness?
The Danger of a Truncated Missionary Goal
Much more conscious effort needs to be dedicated to clarifying today's missionary objectives than missionary strategists have been willing to invest i…
Pauline Patterns of Church-Mission Relationships
It has been frequently observed that the Bible does not prescribe specific patterns of relationship between mission agencies and national churches. Su…