EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 13 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
Missionary Encounter with Culture
This article endeavors to discuss some of the major cultural phases.
Despise Small Things?
Some years ago two Wheaton College undergraduates came into the office for counsel. On Sundays they were teaching two classes of boys in a neighboring community church.
Hand Wringing or Hard Questions?
There has been a lot of hand wringing in recent times over the decline in the number of candidates for foreign missionary service.
Multi-Individual Conversion in West Irian
A half century of radically rethinking our methods in foreign missions has focused the attention of this generation on the indigenous church.
Ten Tips for the Missionary on Furlough
The strategic person in the church to motivate the people of God in the homeland to fulfill their world-wide obligation of evangelism is the missionary on furlough.
Member Care: Loving Those We’ve Sent
By Heather Pubols | How can organizations and churches adequately care for a globally based workforce? Around 30 men and women from more than 10 nations collaborated to write about a wide range of member care topics.
A Guide for Member Care Engagement
By Harry Hoffman | There are four different member care roles: the member care beginner, member care provider, member care facilitator, and member care trainer.
Spiritual Miscarriage: The Death of a Vision
By Brenda Bosch | Spiritual miscarriage occurs when a vision in your spirit that leads to much preparation and passion, does not materialize. It withers without ever flowering.
Missionary Conflict: Destructive or Constructive?
By David R. Dunaetz | Missionary conflict is inevitable and potentially dangerous if mismanaged. When workers seek to understand each other creative solutions can be found.
Safe Harbor: The Role of Hospitality in Member Care
By Celeste Allen | When workers are overwhelmed and tired they need someplace to get away and catch their breath. They need hospitality.
From Ministry Call to Home Call: The State of Member Care in India
By Isac Soundararaja | In India the challenges and the unmet needs of over 60,000 Christian workers and their children are unique and need to be addressed holistically.
Missionary Care from a Latin American Perspective
By Paulo Feniman | Missionary care (or member care) is frequently viewed in western cultures in the context of supervision. Whereas in Latin cultures, care is focused on the pastoral.
Member Care from an Asian Perspective
By Belinda Ng | The specific and unique needs of workers in the Asian context continue to be challenging in the changing landscape of missions.
Towards Contextualization of Member Care
By Sampson Dorkunor | Care for the Lord’s workers is a challenge for missionary leaders around the world. Yet worker’s needs are different depending on the cultural context of each missionary.
Building and Leading Culturally Diverse Teams
By Galen Burkholder and Tefera Bekere | Here are four keys to building and leading a strong culturally diverse team to accomplish the Great Commission.
Fostering Sexual Wholeness: Breaking Silence to Defeat Shame
By Dennis Martin | As missionaries, the fear of consequences for sexual brokenness, often labeled as moral failure, makes it unthinkable to ask for help.
Do Your Members Really Want to Work for You?
By Wendi Dykes McGehee | Mission leaders can work to set a tone that creates a working culture that inspires affective commitment to their organization.
How to Make a Successful Missionary
By Curtis McGown | I want to share with you what we have found to help you succeed whether you are the global worker, sending organization, sending church, or partner.
Supporting Today’s Global Workers Toward Missional Resilience
By Geoff and Kristina Whiteman | Global workers are questioning their calling and leaving the field or switching organizations. Now is the time to intentionally foster resilience.
Building Team Love
By Michel Hendricks | We would all agree that if missionaries loved each other well, many problems would either disappear or be resolved in healthy ways. The real question becomes: How do we learn to love like Jesus loves?
Best Practices for Church-Based Missionary Care
By Lori Rogers and David Wilson | Today, missionaries have unprecedented access to communications tools. And yet, missionaries experience more disconnect from their sending churches than ever before.
Oikos Care: Caring for Our Missionaries by Caring Through Our Missionaries
By Pam Arlund, Mary Ho, and Peggy Spiers | What would member care look like if we, as senders and member care givers, see beyond the surface needs of our missionaries to care more holistically for them?
Growing Your Church’s Capacity for Meaningful Member Care
By Ivan Liew | Building a church’s ability to provide member care to future and existing missionaries involves charting both organizational culture and policy.
Crisis Planning and Response
By Anna E. Hampton | Crises are an unavoidable part of global missions, yet their affects are not. Impact is dependent on our preparation and response.