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Kitchen Table Counseling, A Practical and Biblical Guide for Women Helping Others
As a professional therapist, I am often approached by Christian women who are asked to help others in emotional distress. “How do I help this woman?” is the usual question. Since more women tend to seek help from acquaintances rather than trained professionals, I am delighted to have discovered Kitchen Table Counseling , a valid and very helpful book for these lay counselors.
Hope for the Southern World: Impacting Societal Problems in the Non-Western World
The majority of evangelical Christians now live in the southern hemisphere. God has multiplied his Church in Latin America, Africa and southern Asia. This success story in world missions carries a nagging concern.
The Evangelization of Slaves and Catholic Origins in Eastern Africa
Buying Africans by the thousands at slave markets, evangelizing but not fully freeing them and forming them into faith communities and then resettling them in new sites as missionaries is a mission strategy that would startle even those who have never heard of contextualization.
Business as Mission: The Power of Business in the Kingdom of God
Business as mission (BAM) is an ongoing topic of discussion and has yielded much interest. Michael Baer’s aptly titled new book addresses this topic from personal experience and with a practical tone.
Missions-related News on the Web
One of the distinctive strengths of the Internet is its ability to provide immediate access to current news around the world. This issue of Missions on the Web highlights a variety of websites providing missions-related news, as well as broader international news of evangelical church and ministry events of interest to missionaries.
Seeking that Missing Person
How mission leaders can take the emerging generations and short-term missions and create a “missions ethos” for long-term missions.
The Ultimate Need—The Infinite Christ
Three reasons why we are constrained theologically and missiologically to teach the truths of a Trinitarian God and Christ as the preexistent Son of God.
Identity Theft: Retheologizing the Son of God
In many “bibles,” the identity of Jesus is severly alienated by the change in two phrases: “Son of God” and “Lord.”
The Missionary Call: A Biblical and Practical Appraisal
The call to missions is very similar to the call to any other vocation–it relies on recognizing when and how God speaks.
Let’s Be Honest about Missionary Marriages
John and Shirley (pseudonyms) had been happily married for several years before coming to the field. As they struggled through transition into a new culture, a new job, a new language and a new lifestyle, their marital relationship began to suffer.
Editor’s Analysis
It’s easy either to blame or bless tentmakers. They aren’t the answer to unplugging evangelistic bottlenecks, but properly trained and with the help of missionaries, they can probe the stony ground of unbelief.
Solving Mission Board Roulette
The claim of God’s Holy Spirit on an individual’s heart regarding commitment to service is certainly a most sacred and cherished matter. However, the way in which a potential missionary candidate finds his place of service is often characterized by some as a sort of “mission board roulette.”