Peoples on the Move
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Peoples on the Move
Missionaries today can focus their energies on all kinds of needy peoples or special ministries, such as tribal work, urban evangelism, street children, radio work, or Jewish and Muslim evangelism. Left out, however, has been a type of people among whom God’s work of blessing the nations first began—the nomads.
Nomads and Church: Beyond Our Walls
By William J. Stephens | Mongolian nomads, moving from one encampment to another through vast terrains, pose a challenge for church planting. Instead of imposing models of church, let’s learn how Christian nomads themselves experience church. For them, churches are like family reunions, irregular yet incredibly special. Relationships and hospitality are vital. From Stephens’ reflection on his experience, we learn how to do and receive hospitality, and be sensitive to the culture, needs, and expectations of those we engage with.
Global Report: Jewish Evangelism Getting Respect It’s Long Been Denied
Jews who believe in Jesus have been the perennial Rodney Dangerfields of evangelical Christianity—they get no respect. Their nonbelieving Jewish brethren have long denied their very existence. In recent years, as their growing numbers have been impossible to deny, they have been excoriated as Jewish heretics.