EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 142 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
Is Yours a Low-key or a High-key Mission?
As a layman who his had a deep interest in missions for many years, I am much concerned about several observations I have made, and I feel that it would be profitable to bring these out into the open for consideration.
Religious Situation Affects Outreach in Europe
Any generalization about Europe with its many languages, countries, ethnic groups, cultures, political regimes and religious traditions is bound-to be inaccurate. No one trend of any kind is ever to be found everywhere. In this article we will try to take the broadest possible sweep, while seeking to maintain a…
Change and Renewal Highlight Decade in Latin America
Four o’clock Sunday afternoon we were seated in the large circle of believers experiencing a genuine “body life” meeting. My friend was seeking the “new” in Latin America after being away for ten years.
Muslim World Still Looks Like Impregnable Fortress
An expansion of Islam in North America is an illustration of the challenge which this great religious system represents to Christians around the world today.
Dramatic Breakthroughs in Asia, but Huge Obstacles Remain
Some significant happenings in Asia during the last ten years.
Overseas Churches Starting to Send Missionaries
The sudden proliferation of sending agencies has attracted the attention of missiologists all over the world.
Some Questions the Quarterly Must Help to Answer
Although more than ten years have gone by since the days when the Evangelical Missions Quarterly was only the dream of a few people, and of a committee appointed to bring the project to fruition, it’s not hard to remember the questions that flooded our minds as we faced the job.
Changes Observed in Missiological Studies
The past decade has seen significant changes in the world mission of the church. These changes are naturally reflected in missiology the study of missions.
Extension Education Seen as Meeting Needs of Churches
At a recent church growth/evangelism workshop in Colombia the national pastors and missionaries were asked to list the major obstacles to the growth of their churches.
Concepts of Evangelism Have Changed over the Years
Mission leaders are aware that contemporary attitudes toward evangelism are currently undergoing some very basic changes. Furthermore, these changes will undoubtedly become more and more prominent in the decade to come.
New Kind of Workshop Giving Spark to Church Growth
“I sat where they sat . . .” the prophet declared (Ezek. 3:15 ). While his circumstances were quite different from those of the contemporary missionary scene, the principle involved is identical.
Global Report
Reports from around the world.
Editorial: A Positive Outlook
From whatever vantage point you choose to examine it, the evangelical missionary enterprise in the United States is in a vigorous, healthy condition.
What Is ‘Making Disciples’?
The objective of the Great Commission is thoughtfully analyzed, with narrow and broad definitions. The author holds that disciples in the New Testament sense are simply people won to Christ.
Forms of Spiritual Isolationism
The cooling off of the church in regard to missions is apparent to observers both within and without.
The Incarnation, Cross-cultural Communication and Communication Theory
As pointed out in my preceding article on this subject, the unreflective missionary may easily find himself assigned by the people to whom he goes to a role and status that is quite damaging to the task of communicating Christ crossculturally.
Black Man’s Burden
At the InterVarsity Urbana 70 missionary conference, George Taylor chided missions because “very, very few” black Christians are represented on mission fields.
What Do the Gospels Have to Say about Church Growth
When one sets out to write about church growth from the perspective of the four Gospels, he discovers himself confronted by a discomfiting fact: the Gospels have nothing specific to say about church growth.
Worldview: 2014
Reports from around the world.
Editorial: Missions Must Commit Themselves to Graduate Training in Africa
If degree-level training is needed in Africa, how can it be developed?
The Incarnation, Cross-cultural Communication and Communication Theory
As pointed out in my preceding article on this subject, the unreflective missionary may easily find himself assigned by the people to whom he goes to a role and status that is quite damaging to the task of communicating Christ crossculturally.
What Is ‘Making Disciples’?
The objective of the Great Commission is thoughtfully analyzed, with narrow and broad definitions. The author holds that disciples in the New Testament sense are simply people won to Christ.
Black Man’s Burden
At the InterVarsity Urbana 70 missionary conference, George Taylor chided missions because “very, very few” black Christians are represented on mission fields.
Forms of Spiritual Isolationism
The cooling off of the church in regard to missions is apparent to observers both within and without.