EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 135 of 160 · 3,822 in all.
Editorial: Who Is the Enemy?
Many missionaries are on the field today because they have wanted to get into the battle for men’s souls.
The Why and How of Reaching Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jehovah’s Witnesses are a fast-growing cult. Shall we avoid them, slam the door in their faces, or what? This author says that with the right approach they can be reached for the Lord. His steps are applicable to missionaries in any part of the world.
Europe’s Moravians— a Pioneer Missionary Church
Spontaneous obedience, a passion for Jesus himself, courage and perseverance were the hallmarks of the early Moravian missionaries. This author wonders how modern missionaries can emulate these pioneers who reached across the world long before Carey and Hudson Taylor.
Time for Faith Boards to Change Goals and Strategies?
Faith mission boards’ traditional purpose of establishing autonomous churches may be self-defeating, says this author. He calls for new goals and methods in the light of national church development, so that the churches become the instruments of outreach.
Don Quixote De La Mission: Or What to Do about Those New Missionary Frustrations
The first-termer’s problems of adjustment are very real, but this article puts them in some perspective so the new missionary will not find himself tilting at windmills as Don Quixote did. In addition, the author’s experience helps him give sound practical advice about how to rise above first-term doldrums.
Editorial: Who Is the Enemy?
Many missionaries are on the field today because they have wanted to get into the battle for men’s souls.
Global Report
Reports from around the world.
How to Multiply Churches by Film Evangelism
Too often the one-night film showing draws crowds, and perhaps results in decisions, but not the establishment of new churches. In this article some better goals are enunciated and practical steps are given about how to reach them.
Twenty to Fifty Percent Fail to Make It— Why?
J. Richard Arndt interview with Stanley E. Lindquist.
Editorial: The Hottest Issue in Missions?
Are the thinkers at home addressing themselves to the real problems of missionaries?
The Sources of Motivation for Witness and Church Growth
Why are some churches able to mobilize their members for witness and consequent growth? This author, a veteran of many years experience and study in evangelistic outreach, examines four relationships that must interact effectively in the believer’s life.
Causes of Friction between Missionaries and Nationals
Five problems between missionaries and nationals were discussed at a staff-management consultation. The author gives the details and shows that the bulk of them were cultural in origin.
Global Report
Reports from around the world.
Editorial: The Hottest Issue in Missions?
Are the thinkers at home addressing themselves to the real problems of missionaries?
How to Multiply Churches by Film Evangelism
Too often the one-night film showing draws crowds, and perhaps results in decisions, but not the establishment of new churches. In this article some better goals are enunciated and practical steps are given about how to reach them.
The Sources of Motivation for Witness and Church Growth
Why are some churches able to mobilize their members for witness and consequent growth? This author, a veteran of many years experience and study in evangelistic outreach, examines four relationships that must interact effectively in the believer’s life.
Twenty to Fifty Percent Fail to Make It— Why?
J. Richard Arndt interview with Stanley E. Lindquist.
Causes of Friction between Missionaries and Nationals
Five problems between missionaries and nationals were discussed at a staff-management consultation. The author gives the details and shows that the bulk of them were cultural in origin.
Church Growth Strategies Plus . . .
Research in communications strategy has been a valuable asset to missionaries. This article is the fruit not only of theory but of application to the basics of missionary work. The author also grapples with the relationship of church growth theory to the principles of the spiritual decision-making process.
Church-to-field Missionary Teams: Here’s How
Can local churches send missionaries directly to the field? This team of missionaries shows how it was done with careful planning, thorough preparation, and sacrificial giving.
Global Report
Reports from around the world.
Guide Converts to Entire Books of the Bible
Here is a novel idea for follow-up training that perhaps many missionaries have overlooked. It has been used with success in inner city work and is applicable in a wide variety of cultural situations.
The W.C.C.’s Impact on the Future of Missions
Missionaries are caught in the swirl of fast-changing church and mission movements around the world, many of which were brought to the fore at the fifth Assembly of the World Council of Churches.
What the W.C.C.’s Assembly and the Loss of Byang Kato Mean
Last winter Africa was the scene of two events that in different ways are going to have a profound effect on missionaries.