EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 132 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
Families Are Both the Means and Goal of Evangelism
In choosing “The Christian Home” as the theme for their third General Assembly (1977), leaders of the Association of Evangelicals of Africa and Madagascar perceived the determining practical issue in the church today.
Editorial: Evaluating Missionaries
It is a hopeful sign that mission board administrators are beginning to talk about evaluating performance on the field. Admittedly, they are bucking strong pietistic trends to the contrary.
Five Fundamentals in Evaluating Missionaries
There has been little or no evaluation counseling with missionaries. Counseling has been designed primarily to deal with problems. When the foreign secretary comes to the field he may ask to see those who are having problems.
An African Leader Looks at the Churches’ Crises
In his article, the new head of the Association of Evangelicals of Africa and Madagascar describes both external and internal crises facing the churches of Africa.
Critical Needs of the Fast-growing African Churches
A few years ago I found myself the only white man in a crowd of several hundred marching along a road in a new suburb of the ancient city of Ife, Nigeria, lustily singing “Onward, Christian Soldiers” in Yoruba.
Meeting the Spiritual Needs of the U. S. Minority Overseas
They are among the 1.7 million Americans, plus other English-speaking people, who live in foreign countries.
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“Mass evangelism is obsolete!”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?
Meeting the Spiritual Needs of the U. S. Minority Overseas
They are among the 1.7 million Americans, plus other English-speaking people, who live in foreign countries.
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.