EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 11 of 160 · 3,822 in all.
Members onlyWhat Research Reveals about Generation Z
By Patricia Savage | As we at OneHope researched characteristics of Gen Z youth across the world, we discovered they have much in common. While nominal faith made little difference to their shared struggles, a commitment to Christ did. Our research indicates key ways we can close the gap to help more young people…
Members onlyHelping Generation Z Flourish and be Catalysts for God’s Mission
By René and Sarah Breuel with Mary Tindall | When we thoughtfully engage younger generations in a whole story gospel, we can accept them where they are while also helping them grow into who God created them to be. At the same time, recognizing the strengths they bring into Christian community and missions prepares us…
Members onlyBringing Open Hearts to Engage Generation Z
By James Choung with Mary Tindall | Generational theory helps us understand generations as distinct cultures. This demystifies how we can effectively engage Generation Z in the gospel and mission.
Members onlyEngaging Gen Z in the Gospel and Mission
By Heather Pubols | Gen Z is the first digital native and post-Christian generation. What does this mean as missionaries worldwide seek to develop transformative relationships with the next generation? How do we effectively engage Gen Z with the gospel and mission?
Members onlyInvaluable Investment: Counting the Complex Costs of Bible Translation
By Mart Green | The translated Word of God is regarded as one of the greatest evangelizing tools in existence. But while the results of Bible translation are undeniable, the task is an enormous undertaking with tremendous challenges and costs. Bible translation projects are complex and varied, however three primary…
Members onlyThe New Testament is Not Enough
By Peter Yuh Kimeng | Many language communities around the world that only have the New Testament are asking for the Old Testament, but resources to do this are scarce. However, for the New Testament to be fully understood and enculturated, translating the Old Testament must be prioritized.
Members onlyGlobal Mobilization – What Is the Spirit Saying?
By Ryan Shaw | The global Church is on the cusp of an explosion of focused mobilization across denominations, organizations, and individual local ministries. To see this realized, every believer and local ministry needs to be empowered and released to do what is already in their hearts.
Members onlyA Twenty-First Century Challenge for North American Mission Agencies
By Sheryl Takagi Silzer | North American mission executives and missionaries are often unaware of the extent to which individualism has shaped their social interactions, organizational structures, and gospel presentations. Understanding this is critical for connecting well with the collectivist cultures of most of…
Members onlyRethinking Orality
By Trevor Yoakum | Oral strategies represented a breakthrough in mission work. However, if orality is to continue to make a meaningful contribution to global mission advance, we must remain abreast of the latest scholarship and reflect this awareness in our mission strategies.
Members only8 Lessons Learned in 80 Years of Bible Translation
By Jennifer Holloran | Much has changed since Wycliffe Bible Translators was founded in 1942. But our calling has remained the same – to help people encounter God through his Word in a language and form they can clearly understand.
Members onlyEquipping the Church for Church-Centric Bible Translation
By Natalia Piroshenko and Sofia Ivanov with Lincoln Brunner | When local churches own and run Bible translation projects, communities of believers experience spiritual growth in the way that the early church did. It facilitates greater transformation and makes the gospel available faster to everyone in community.
Members onlyThe Jesus Factor
By A. Steven Evans | Jesus was a master storyteller. Oral Bible storying follows his example and makes scripture accessible in more languages to more communities around the world.
Members onlyOral Bible Translation is Key to Seeing Scripture in Every Language
By Swapna Alexander, Bryan Harmelink, and Youngshin Kim, with Jim Killam | Literacy does not need to be a necessary step for people to engage with God’s Word. Oral Bible translation enables more people to engage in translation and gives more communities access to God’s Word in their language faster.
Members onlyEngaging Deaf Tanzanian Children with Scripture
By Sensor Joseph Msimbete | The current Bible translation available in Tanzanian Sign Language is too difficult for some children to understand because of their limited language ability and life experiences. But sign translations of Bible stories are making a difference.
Members onlyThe Time for the Deaf is Now
By Marisa Sorenson | The world’s 300+ Deaf people groups have long been denied access to the Scriptures in their native languages – sign languages. But advancements in accessible technology have made sign language Bible translation a reality.
Solving the Consultant Dilemma
By Brigitte Rabarijaona | Bible translation consultants’ expertise and skills are pivotal in ensuring quality translations. The current shortage of consultants slows Bible translation progress. To overcome this problem, we must evaluate the root causes.
Collaboration in Bible Translation
By Paul Kimbi and Sarah Starrenburg | Scripture translation is experiencing unprecedented progress as a result of a determined commitment to collaboration. This core value of Bible translation work is demonstrated in local projects all the way up to global strategy.
Members onlyMultilingualism and Ministry
By Kyle Harris | Missionaries involved in all aspects of ministry from church planting to discipleship to Bible translation must consider language in their strategies to effectively communicate the gospel. But multilingualism complicates decisions about which language(s) to use.
Members onlyThe Landscape of Bible Translation in the 21st Century
By Phil King and Dick Kroneman | The rich and diverse landscape of Bible translation, today, brings together past wisdom and present innovative opportunities to meet ongoing challenges and explore new territories.
Members onlyBible Translation is the Key to a Christian Faith “at Home” in Any Culture
By Michel Kenmogne | Bible translation initiates a cultural appropriation of Christian faith that deepens understanding and ownership of the gospel. In unchurched regions, it introduces Christian concepts. And where a Church is already established, it furthers spiritual maturity, theological formation, and identity…
Members onlyThe Translating God
By Heather Pubols | Today’s Bible translation movement involves a multifaceted and multinational group of clergy and lay people from across all types of churches who work together collaboratively. Articles in this issue explore various aspects of this topic.
New Universalism: Its Exponents, Tenets and Threats to Missions
Three theories about the hereafter hold the ground today.
Every Missionary a Journalist
Give a secular newsman the choice of interviewing a pastor, evangelist, theologian, Gospel musician, Christian teacher, church historian, or missionary, and chances are he will pick the missionary.
Personalized Missionary Prayer
What a heart-breaking tragedy to have fine young men wiped out at an advanced post by enemy fire simply through lack of artillery support or ammunition.