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Why We All Need Majority World Publishing
Three strategies for churches and leaders from the West and the Majority World to work together to make reverse mission of Christian books from the South to bless the North a reality.
Research Evangelism among Folk Muslims: Calling Missionaries to Christian Cultural Anthropology
Learning the animistic or folk Islamic vocabulary of the people you are called to reach is invaluable for the Christian ethnographer.
Decoupling Missionary Advance from Western Culture
A veteran missionary offers three suggestions westerners should reflect upon if they want to participate in the next great advance of the gospel.
Leading in Mission at a Higher Level: How to Become a Reflective Practitioner in Mission Leadership
Being a purposefully reflective practitioner may be counterintuitive for most, but it can result in leading at a higher level.
The Problem of Power in Ministry Relationships
Compensating for power differentials in ministry by using space and symbols can lead to strong relationships between Western missionary organizations and Majority World partners.
Four Pleats of a Sari
Filthy is an understatement. At one end of the river, it is being used as a bathroom; at the other end, a woman deftly gathers a jar full of drinking water for her family. You don’t need to have a microscope to see all the dirt and grime in this water; two eyes will do just fine.
Winter Has Passed, Spring Was Sadder this Year
The tally of Dr. Ralph Winter’s accomplishments are staggering to consider.
Letters to the Editor
Folk Religions Thanks much for the July 2009 Missions on the Web article on Folk Religions
Translating the Bible in Action: How the Bible Can Be Relevant in All Languages and Cultures
Dr. Harriet Hill and Margaret Hill have prepared this book based upon their experiences leading and training leaders of scripture engagement seminars.
Transformation after Lausanne: Radical Evangelical Mission in Global-Local Perspective
How should missiology be conceived and the missionary task carried out in an age which labors under the weight of the competing ideologies of modernity and postmodernity?
Simple Spirituality: Learning to See God in a Broken World
This book is a personal journey to some of the poorest places on earth, and when we follow, we gain profound insights on following Jesus.
Paul the Missionary: Realities, Strategies and Methods
There has always been a temptation, when considering biblical texts, to move too quickly from narrative description to normative prescription.
Pathways in Christian Music Communication: The Case of the Senufo of Côte d’Ivoire
One of the most exciting aspects of the increasing appreciation for oral communication strategies in Christian missions is the emergence of ethnomusicology.
Muslims, Christians, and Jesus: Gaining Understanding and Building Relationships
Medearis focuses on how to build quality relationships with Muslims.
The Making of a Local Church
As a Roman Catholic clergy in the Majority World and a trained cultural anthropologist, Francisco Claver, evaluates the Church through the eyes of both a theologian and a social scientist.
Leading Cross-Culturally: Covenant Relationships for Effective Christian Leadership
This latest book in a series of three by Sherwood G. Lingenfelter deals with culture and cross-cultural leadership for Western and Majority World leaders who are leading multicultural teams in various ministry contexts.
Effective Engagement in Short-Term Missions: Doing It Right!
The author takes an insightful look at the issues surrounding the largest mission initiative of our time.
Conversion Growth of Protestant Churches in Thailand
Visser brings clarity to a statistical “mess” with what is surely the most comprehensive and rigorous statistical study of the Thai Church ever.
Mission Associations
In this installment of Missions on the Web we look at networks, fellowships, and associations of mission agencies around the world.
Puck and the Mischief of Measurement: How to Assess Ministry Outcomes
The danger is that easily measured outcomes will be measured while others remain unmeasured, leading to misallocated resources and superficial benefits.
Organizational Response to Internet Pornography among Members
The internet allows people to engage in the secret sin of pornography, and it is not until marriages and families are destroyed, jobs are lost, and friendships suffer that people begin to see its ugly consequences.
Friendship, Vodka, Money, and the Gospel
Four lessons emerged as national co-workers talked about their primary desires for partnership.
From Singular People Group Adoption to Multiple People Group Advocacy
The author discusses the benefits of a church moving from singular people adoption toward a multiple people group advocacy model.
Sometimes It Just Seems Good: Another Look at Missionary Call
“It seemed good,” is a little phrase in Acts 15 which can have profound implications on missionary call.