EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 132 of 160 · 3,822 in all.
What it Takes to Learn a Language and Get Involved with People
Learning how to learn a language is one of the major components of the Agape intensive training that every new member attends before going to the field.
Should Mission Boards Send Teams as Well as Individuals?
Recently the team concept has been emphasized in mission circles. Although most missions view themselves as a team and the concept of teamwork is not radical, a growing number of people are advocating a team approach with a new wrinkle.
North Africa: The Last Frontier
The people of God often get caught up in secular thinking with regard to frontiers. When both the north and south poles had been conquered, when the highest mountains had been climbed, and when the floor of the oceans had been charted, everyone turned toward space as a new frontier.
In Rosario it Was Different—Crusade Converts Are in the Churches
“Mass evangelism is obsolete!” Why? “Because it has always failed to produce solid growth. Public decisions seldom become responsible church members.” This is what we often hear. Is it true?
The Missionary’s Safety in the Face of Pain, Danger and Death
As we look at the South African situation, our family has to think about some unpleasant possibilities, even though they are remote.
What Is it That We Fear?
What do we think about when we think of the safety of missionaries?
Contextualization: A New Dimension for Cross-cultural Hermeneutic
I see the evangelical model of exegesis developed through history as an easier and more directly pertinent methodological influence on our contemporary experience in cross-cultural hermeneutic.
Contextualization in the Local Church
As a third year student at the Instituto Biblico Buenos Aires I had had the rare opportunity to investigate evangelical youth work at its source. But, somehow, those principles so rigidly adhered to in the United States and Canada seemed both foreign and awkward in my own situation upon my return to Argentina.
The Contextualization of Theology
For many, the term “theology” has about it an aura of’ irrelevance. It conjures up in the mind the seemingly endless history of bickering between those in favor of one set of interpretations of the Bible and Christian experience with those who hold another set of interpretations.
Mission and Context: The Current Debate about Contextualization
The word “contextualization” was coined just over five years ago, and already it is used around the world in many different circles.
Contextualization: Is it Only a New Word for Indigenization?
In 1957 an Indian Christian church leader made the startling statement that, with the exception of scattered local instances, in 150 years it has not been possible to build a fully indigenous Christian church in India.
Contextualization: A New Dimension for Cross-cultural Hermeneutic
I see the evangelical model of exegesis developed through history as an easier and more directly pertinent methodological influence on our contemporary experience in cross-cultural hermeneutic.
Contextualization in the Local Church
As a third year student at the Instituto Biblico Buenos Aires I had had the rare opportunity to investigate evangelical youth work at its source. But, somehow, those principles so rigidly adhered to in the United States and Canada seemed both foreign and awkward in my own situation upon my return to Argentina.
The Contextualization of Theology
For many, the term “theology” has about it an aura of’ irrelevance. It conjures up in the mind the seemingly endless history of bickering between those in favor of one set of interpretations of the Bible and Christian experience with those who hold another set of interpretations.
Mission and Context: The Current Debate about Contextualization
The word “contextualization” was coined just over five years ago, and already it is used around the world in many different circles.
Contextualization: Is it Only a New Word for Indigenization?
In 1957 an Indian Christian church leader made the startling statement that, with the exception of scattered local instances, in 150 years it has not been possible to build a fully indigenous Christian church in India.
Global Report
News reports from around the world.
Only a Picture, But
About 30 pairs of eyes were intently focused on a photograph. The eyes belonged to church leaders who were crammed into a classroom on the mission station at Tossay.
Who Is Qualified to Be Called as a Missionary?
“God is a missionary God; the Bible is a missionary book; the Christ of the Bible is a missionary Christ; and His Church is a missionary Church.”
Editorial: Africa’s Church Growth Brings Problems
The fact of unprecedented church growth in Africa has also brought some serious questions and problems.
World Evangelization at the Mercy of Church—Mission ‘Disease’
The disease occurs when the national church claims a territory so great that it cannot possibly evangelize it.
Small Media for a Big Impact
An encouraging development in missions today is the increasing use of small media to communicate the gospel.
A Small Family is a Happy Family
The caption, “A Small Family is a Happy Family,” is written on billboards in beautiful script beneath a picture of a lovely Bengali family of husband, wife and two small children. These ads are strategically placed in hundreds of locations throughout Bangladesh.
Global Report
News reports from around the world.