The Effective Use of Resources in Missions Partnerships
This is what an African national staff member told his Western missionary leader after ten years of working with a parachurch organization: “You hav…
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Owning Our Past the Right Way
The Crusades are one of the saddest moments in the history of the world, when the Church found itself being carried away by geopolitical, spiritual, f…
Photo Sensitivity: Looking through the Lens of the Local People
Bob was sent by his church to check out a project they were supporting in Africa. At the height of his welcoming ceremony by the African people, Bo…
Browsing Virtual Libraries and Book Collections
In the early days of the Internet, many hailed what they thought would eventually become a paper-free world. They reasoned, “Why buy hard copies whe…
Practical Suggestions for Good Stewardship in Medical Missions
Most short-term medical missions today are using massive amounts of resources. And yet, people are still living in unsanitary conditions and having to…
Sharing Jesus Holistically with the Buddhist World
Intentional mission activity has been done among Buddhists since Xavier in the sixteenth century. Yet little fruit have come from these efforts.
Development: A Term in Need of Transformation
What is development? The question was raised in a letter from several missionary colleagues I had recruited for Leadership Education And Development (…
Treasure in Clay Jars: Patterns in Missional Faithfulness
A follow-up to the authors’ Missional Church (1998), a general study of missional congregations, the present work focuses on nine groups that are di…
Reflections on the Loss of Dale
Paul and Dale Stock were born and grew up in Pakistan. Their parents, Fred and Margie Stock, have been serving in Pakistan for nearly fifty years.
Singing the Lord’s Song in a Global World: The Dynamics of Doing Critical Contextualization through
Whether in a post-modern setting, a non-Western urban context or among an unreached people group, music serves as a focal point within Christian churc…