EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 143 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
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?
Jesus Christ – Still the Hope of the World
The history of missions has seen many changes – in the culture of those ministered to, the strategy of missions, the methods and techniques of communication of the gospel. The one factor that has remained constant in all of this, however, is the message: salvation as by faith in Jesus Christ.
Using Filipino Culture to Enhance Christian Education
American Christianity has long been identified with an institutionalized and democratic church structure. What happens when such institutions are superimposed upon a quasi-Western cultural mold operating in a basically oriental society?
God’s Model for Cross-cultural Communication – the Incarnation
What is your communications batting average? If you act the way the nationals thank you would act, then you can be pretty sure your average is about zero.
Worldview: 2010
ISRAEL: CONFLICTING TREND Two significant and somewhat conflicting trends concerning Jesus Christ are emerging in Israel. Jews are showing more open interest and less animosity toward the historical Galilean than in centuries past. At the same time opposition to Christian missions within Israel is growing.
The Silent Language Every Missionary Must Learn
If you are shocked by the opening sentence of the article below, then read on , because many of us without realizing it have offended nationals to the point of no return.
Identification – Key to Effective Communication
Is “going native” the answer to the missionary’s quest for identification? David Hesselgrave shows that this is a superficial, and not completely biblical, solution to the problem of identification.
Looking at Missions from an Anthropological Point of View
An anthropological view of missions relates to values, ethnocentricity and missionary ghettos, says William Kornfield. This article, which sets the stage for the next four, shows the practical issues in a missionary’s life and work that care affected by his attitudes toward national culture. He gives five guidelines…
Editorial: WASP and Thankful for It
I am a WASP and thankful for it! “A WASP? You mean White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant? And you’re glad of it? You’ve got to be kidding!”
Jesus Christ – Still the Hope of the World
The history of missions has seen many changes – in the culture of those ministered to, the strategy of missions, the methods and techniques of communication of the gospel. The one factor that has remained constant in all of this, however, is the message: salvation as by faith in Jesus Christ.
The Silent Language Every Missionary Must Learn
If you are shocked by the opening sentence of the article below, then read on , because many of us without realizing it have offended nationals to the point of no return.
Using Filipino Culture to Enhance Christian Education
American Christianity has long been identified with an institutionalized and democratic church structure. What happens when such institutions are superimposed upon a quasi-Western cultural mold operating in a basically oriental society?
Identification – Key to Effective Communication
Is “going native” the answer to the missionary’s quest for identification? David Hesselgrave shows that this is a superficial, and not completely biblical, solution to the problem of identification.
God’s Model for Cross-cultural Communication – the Incarnation
What is your communications batting average? If you act the way the nationals thank you would act, then you can be pretty sure your average is about zero.
Looking at Missions from an Anthropological Point of View
An anthropological view of missions relates to values, ethnocentricity and missionary ghettos, says William Kornfield. This article, which sets the stage for the next four, shows the practical issues in a missionary’s life and work that care affected by his attitudes toward national culture. He gives five guidelines…
Worldview: 2010
ISRAEL: CONFLICTING TREND Two significant and somewhat conflicting trends concerning Jesus Christ are emerging in Israel. Jews are showing more open interest and less animosity toward the historical Galilean than in centuries past. At the same time opposition to Christian missions within Israel is growing.
Editorial: WASP and Thankful for It
I am a WASP and thankful for it! “A WASP? You mean White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant? And you’re glad of it? You’ve got to be kidding!”
A Look at Bangkok in Historical Perspective
The purpose of this article about the recent “Salvation Today” conference is to attempt to react to it in the perspective of its own particular history. The brochure describing the conference program, and at least three other things written in anticipation of Bangkok, have sought to establish a continuity and…
The Missionary’s Role in West Indian Theological Education
Over fifty years ago several U.S.A. based younger churches established missionary churches in the Caribbean. Others did so since then; and over the years, almost all have sent many missionaries and given much money for the growth and development of these overseas churches.
The Theology of Salvation at Bangkok
When the theme for the eighth ecumenical World Mission Conference “Salvation Today” was announced shortly after the Uppsala Assembly in 1968, many evangelical minds all over the world rejoiced.
Disneyland at Bangkok?
One of the good things about the “Salvation Today” conference convened by the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches at Bangkok, Thailand, December 29, 1972 through January 8, 1973, was that you could form your own opinion of it without much fear of being contradicted.
New Shape of Evangelical Churches in Japan
Eventually someone will pick a name, but so far no one has proposed one. How do you adequately define and identify a small but significant group of evangelical churches in Japan that are rapidly adding a new hue to the already colorful church history of their country?