EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 133 of 160 · 3,822 in all.
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.
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.
Small Media for a Big Impact
An encouraging development in missions today is the increasing use of small media to communicate the gospel.
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.”
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.
Editorial: Africa’s Church Growth Brings Problems
The fact of unprecedented church growth in Africa has also brought some serious questions and problems.
Facing the Problem of Aid to International Students
How much and to whom? These are among the questions missionaries ask when they think about sending national leaders to the U.S. for training. This helpful article analyzes the pertinent data in making these decisions.
Women Missionaries: Making More of Their Potential
Missions history bulges with womanly doers, some of whom gained great notoriety. Life magazine’s special bicentennial issue, “Remarkable American Women, 1776-1976,” includes Lottie Moon, a Southern Baptist missionary who went to China in 1873.
Editorial: Meddling with Fantasies
My sari must have attracted some curiosity, for I was invited to speak to a number of groups about my country. Some had heard of India, some had no idea where it was…
Global Report
Reports from around the world.
A Way out of the Marriage/ Baptism Tangle
Missionaries need to study the Scriptures and the local culture, to find suitable answers to the very complex problems of marriage and baptism. This account tells how this was done in one church in the Dominican Republic.
What Happened at Urbana— its Meaning for Missions
Missionaries at Urbana 76 found a new mood among college students regarding missions. The convention’s director looks at reasons for the trend and tells what it means for the future of mission boards.
Global Report
Reports from around the world.
Facing the Problem of Aid to International Students
How much and to whom? These are among the questions missionaries ask when they think about sending national leaders to the U.S. for training. This helpful article analyzes the pertinent data in making these decisions.
A Way out of the Marriage/ Baptism Tangle
Missionaries need to study the Scriptures and the local culture, to find suitable answers to the very complex problems of marriage and baptism. This account tells how this was done in one church in the Dominican Republic.
Women Missionaries: Making More of Their Potential
Missions history bulges with womanly doers, some of whom gained great notoriety. Life magazine’s special bicentennial issue, “Remarkable American Women, 1776-1976,” includes Lottie Moon, a Southern Baptist missionary who went to China in 1873.
What Happened at Urbana— its Meaning for Missions
Missionaries at Urbana 76 found a new mood among college students regarding missions. The convention’s director looks at reasons for the trend and tells what it means for the future of mission boards.
Editorial: Meddling with Fantasies
My sari must have attracted some curiosity, for I was invited to speak to a number of groups about my country. Some had heard of India, some had no idea where it was…
Global Report
Reports from around the world.
Your Prayer Letter Can Be an Effective Communications Tool
Believe it or not, surveys of mission organizations and their publications show that the most vital link between a mission and Christians in the sending church is the individual missionary’s prayer letter.
How to Reach U. S. Ethnic Groups
“The mission field” at home is becoming increasingly responsive to evangelism and church-planting. This article tells how the Southern Baptists have carried out an effective ministry among U.S. ethnic groups.
Editorial: Paul, the Non Professional
“Nonprofessional missionary” scares more than a few professional missionaries. Public appeals for students to consider working in business, education, government or industry overseas – while being a “missionary” on the side – are met with red caution flags by the full-time professional missionaries.
What Missionaries Say in Their Prayer Letters
A few of my students worked through 24 missionary prayer letters. We were searching for attitudes of all kinds that might show up in such letters. Our research was limited to one letter per missionary.
Voting for Field Leaders a Better Way
The sense of God’s leading can be achieved in field elections. Conflicting human appeals can be resolved by spiritual preparation before and during the balloting.