EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 12 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
The 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.
Oral 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.
Engaging 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.
The 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.
Multilingualism 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.
The 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.
Bible 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…
The 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.
What Makes a Successful Board Member?
Back in 1929 Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of the General Electric Company, said what he thought of his responsibilities: “My conception is this: There are three groups of people who are interested in this institution.
Missionaries Who Can Stay Forever
In my early childhood my father once told me the story of a man and boy who were traveling through the countryside leading a donkey. As they passed through the first town, they overheard protests: “What a stupid man! At least he ought to put the boy on the burro.” The father heeded their complaints and set the child…
There Can’t Be Missionaries Like These Any More
Three quarters of a century separate us from the first, brash student volunteers who planned “the evangelization of the world in this generation.” Mott, Donald Fraser, Temple Gairdner and many more—there are still some in the Scottish Church who can remember the great names and the spirit of their times.
Inter-Mission Cooperation among Evangelicals
Missionary bodies working overseas have enjoyed a greater measure of cooperation than exists among church groups at home. The nature and extent of this cooperation, however, is not always fully realized.
A Bridge for Church Building
How can we close the gap between the first sowing of the seed in a new town and the establishment of a church? That was the question that plagued us during our first two terms of service.
The Population Explosion in Biblical Perspective
During the last decade we have been made vividly aware of the rapid increase in the population of the world.
Collision Course
Some years ago a missionary from Africa confronted me with this problem: “As a missionary returning to a field that may quite conceivably be taken over by Communists, how should I approach my task of teaching the church?”
Today’s Missions in the Latin American Social Revolution
No one questions that our world of today is an exciting place to live. It has been called by many names: the Age of Science, the Atomic Age, the Space Age, and even the Erotic Age.
The Missionary God Uses
There is much said and written today about the approaching end of world missions. Such views are usually supported by statistics and radically changing conditions in many parts of the world where missionaries have been expelled or excluded, or where normal missionary work is exceedingly difficult.
Why a New Quarterly?
One year ago, at the first joint retreat of missionary executives representing the Evangelical Foreign Missions Association and the Interdenominational Foreign Mission Association, an idea that had been shared by many of these men came to fruition. Both groups decided the time was ripe to move ahead with a joint…
Missionary Faith: A Statement of Definition, Purpose, and Belief by the [EMQ] Editorial Committee
There is an urgent need in our day to define and witness to missionary faith. We have initiated Evangelical Missions Quarterly with the hope that in thoughtful and practical ways it will serve to meet that need.