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    Category: Perspectives: EMQ Guest Editorial

    Language and Labels

    Can the Church be a thought-leader in shaping language that ascribes and affirms human dignity by recognizing the God-given identity of all humanity?
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    Missio Nexus January 1, 2009
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    Christian Ministry: Call or Career?

    A look at some of the calls to ministry in the Old and New Testaments show that each of these individuals had an amazing commitment to the commission …
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    Missio Nexus October 1, 2008
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    Building Sustainable Funding in Eurasia

    Coming up with models for funding parachurch organizations that work in Eurasian cultures will take creativity, hard work, and failed attempts.
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    Missio Nexus July 1, 2008
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    Sabbatical Reflection: The Father’s Lavish Love

    We are at our best when we are rested—from having been alone with God.
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    Missio Nexus April 1, 2008
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    Revered for All the Wrong Reasons

    As the crowd pressed against the bus windows, I felt more like a rock star than a Christ-like servant. White people rarely taxied down the winding dir…
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    Missio Nexus January 1, 2008
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    The Ministry of Presence—Just Show Up!

    We are an oral culture in Africa. This calls for face-to-face contact.
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    Missio Nexus October 1, 2007
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    Fruit Salad Anyone?

    The problem with speaking about “mission” and “service” in the same breath is like the proverbial query of comparing apples and oranges.
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    Missio Nexus July 1, 2007
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    The Dilemma of Giving

    My dilemma with giving began after I arrived on the field in South Asia. And it started with tithing.
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    Missio Nexus April 1, 2007
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    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…
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    Missio Nexus January 1, 2007
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    Running the Race on African Turf

    I didn’t know who was going to win the 2004 Athens Olympics marathon. I did know, however, who wouldn’t win.
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    Missio Nexus October 1, 2006
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