EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 104 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
Wanted: Black Missionaries, but How?
In Nigeria, I’ve been surprised at the number of people who have said to me, “You are the first black missionary we’ve ever seen. Aren’t black people in America Christians? Or, “Please tell more black missionaries to come.”
What’s Holding Up World Evangelization?: A Hostile Environment
I’ve classified the world’s hostility to the gospel four ways: ideological, religious, social, and political.
Serving Christ in the Slums
Michael Duncan spoke with Owen Salter about the vision, principles, and costs of a Western Christian serving God among the poorest of the poor.— The editors.
Integrity and Respect Are Keys to Muslims Witness
We can’t impose our Western ideas of Christian faithfulness on Islamic culture. Rather, we must find ways to express our Christian integrity within Islamic culture.
Entering Your Target Culture by Bonding
Entering a new culture is a critical stage in missionary life. How well a missionary learns to function and communicate within his target culture will determine the effectiveness of his ministry to those people.
What’s Holding up World Evangelization?: Strategic Hurdles
The hurdles discussed here reflect the thoughtful concerns of a number of mission agency leaders and missiologists, who frankly admitted to difficulties in our methods, practices, goals, tactics, and strategies.
How to Sharpen Your Skills without Leaving Your Ministry
Ministry training does not have to take you out of ministry.
Scared of Going Back to School? You Bet!
More than a decade has passed since you last sat in a classroom. Now you face furlough and study with considerable apprehension. You’re not alone. Fears about going back to school are understandable.
Continuing Education: Your Options
Options for continuing education.
Global Report: Major Trends in the World and the Church
Reports from around the world.
Continuing Education: The Life-long Learning Link
Practical reasons for missionaries to cultivate a lifelong learning approach.
Integrity and Respect Are Keys to Muslims Witness
We can’t impose our Western ideas of Christian faithfulness on Islamic culture. Rather, we must find ways to express our Christian integrity within Islamic culture.
Entering Your Target Culture by Bonding
Entering a new culture is a critical stage in missionary life. How well a missionary learns to function and communicate within his target culture will determine the effectiveness of his ministry to those people.
What’s Holding up World Evangelization?: Strategic Hurdles
The hurdles discussed here reflect the thoughtful concerns of a number of mission agency leaders and missiologists, who frankly admitted to difficulties in our methods, practices, goals, tactics, and strategies.
How to Sharpen Your Skills without Leaving Your Ministry
Ministry training does not have to take you out of ministry.
Scared of Going Back to School? You Bet!
More than a decade has passed since you last sat in a classroom. Now you face furlough and study with considerable apprehension. You’re not alone. Fears about going back to school are understandable.
Continuing Education: Your Options
Options for continuing education.
Global Report: Major Trends in the World and the Church
Reports from around the world.
Continuing Education: The Life-long Learning Link
Practical reasons for missionaries to cultivate a lifelong learning approach.
Global Report: Major Trends in the World and the Church
Reports from around the world.
Reaching Minorities Takes Cultural Acceptance
Strategically, we have to admit that there is a serious roadblock to world evangelization when the existing church cannot minister effectively to minorities.
How to Develop Authors among Semi-literates
I use “semi-literate” to mean anyone who can’t write in the language he can read and speak. Often that’s his second language. These people have fabulous treasures of stories, but they can’t write marketable manuscripts.
Messages from Symbols That We Often Miss
Symbolic anthropology has important implications for missionaries who need to understand local culture.
Taking School-age Children to a New Culture
Taking school-age children to a new culture is risky yet missionary parents who look ahead can reduce the trauma.