EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 153 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
How College-Seminary Work Can Best Fit Together
Within the last fifty years astounding changes have taken place in education. Whereas then only a fraction of the population over sixteen remained in high school, high school graduation is the general norm now for most young people.
Does Your Daily Schedule Liberate or Enslave You?
Way out in Timbutktu a missionary confessed to me his greatest frustration: how to tie himself to a time schedule that works when there is no built-in system or supervision of his job. Out of this discussion came a request to share some suggestions at a men’s retreat in the Philippines.
Three Minutes to Midnight: The Evangelical and Racism
This article is an address Rev. Michael E. Haynes gave at the Park Street Church Missionary Conference in Boston on Apr. 28, 1968.
Urban Ecumenical Program: Missionary Thrust or Bust?
The following article is based on a paper written by Mr. Hull while a student at Princeton Theological Seminary, (Fall, 1967) for a course given by Dr. Richard Shaull, professor of ecumenics.
How to Develop a Missions Curriculum
Fewer and fewer students are enrolling in the missons departments of Bible colleges. If the trend continues, some of the departments are going to fold up.
Anthropology: Luxury or Necessity for Missions?
The beginning of courses in anthropology at the School of World Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary has brought a quantity of correspondence from Bible school and seminary professors of missions asking for information, course outlines and reading lists. The correspondence reflects the feeling on the part of some…
How College-Seminary Work Can Best Fit Together
Within the last fifty years astounding changes have taken place in education. Whereas then only a fraction of the population over sixteen remained in high school, high school graduation is the general norm now for most young people.
Urban Ecumenical Program: Missionary Thrust or Bust?
The following article is based on a paper written by Mr. Hull while a student at Princeton Theological Seminary, (Fall, 1967) for a course given by Dr. Richard Shaull, professor of ecumenics.
Does Your Daily Schedule Liberate or Enslave You?
Way out in Timbutktu a missionary confessed to me his greatest frustration: how to tie himself to a time schedule that works when there is no built-in system or supervision of his job. Out of this discussion came a request to share some suggestions at a men’s retreat in the Philippines.
How to Develop a Missions Curriculum
Fewer and fewer students are enrolling in the missons departments of Bible colleges. If the trend continues, some of the departments are going to fold up.
Three Minutes to Midnight: The Evangelical and Racism
This article is an address Rev. Michael E. Haynes gave at the Park Street Church Missionary Conference in Boston on Apr. 28, 1968.
Anthropology: Luxury or Necessity for Missions?
The beginning of courses in anthropology at the School of World Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary has brought a quantity of correspondence from Bible school and seminary professors of missions asking for information, course outlines and reading lists. The correspondence reflects the feeling on the part of some…
Man’s Fight with Lostness
Man fights to lose his lostness without being saved. The scientific optimist would settle the matter by dismissing God from his universe. The scientist will grant that the human condition has its problems, but they are all solvable.
Africa’s Social and Political Demands on the Church
A study of church and society in Africa most easily focuses on the influence of the institutional church on the emerging societies of that continent. But while there is a social and political aspect to most church actions, so there is a religious dimension in the development of new African socio-political institutions.
Avoiding the Dangers of Mission Institutions
nstitutions are those ministries whose intrinsic purpose is not considered to be the preaching of the Word or the building of the body of Christ. Some mission authorities speak of them as “services” while others speak of them as “secondary ministries”: medicine, education, agriculture and numerous others.
How Should Missions Operate in Germany?
Mr. Detzler’s article, based on a survey of current mission policy, shows that North American boards are grappling with a serious problem: how to relate their evangelistic calling to an established church. The Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland is not a state church (though the respondents to Mr. Detzler’s survey, as…
Presence Vs. Proclamation
Current attitudes to evangelism cluster around two poles: presence” and “proclamation.” “Christian presence” is a term in vogue in ecumenical circles. To date, however, there seems to be little formal exposition of its meaning. What is available must for the most part be gleaned from various periodicals. 1
Avoiding the Dangers of Mission Institutions
nstitutions are those ministries whose intrinsic purpose is not considered to be the preaching of the Word or the building of the body of Christ. Some mission authorities speak of them as “services” while others speak of them as “secondary ministries”: medicine, education, agriculture and numerous others.
Man’s Fight with Lostness
Man fights to lose his lostness without being saved. The scientific optimist would settle the matter by dismissing God from his universe. The scientist will grant that the human condition has its problems, but they are all solvable.
How Should Missions Operate in Germany?
Mr. Detzler’s article, based on a survey of current mission policy, shows that North American boards are grappling with a serious problem: how to relate their evangelistic calling to an established church. The Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland is not a state church (though the respondents to Mr. Detzler’s survey, as…
Africa’s Social and Political Demands on the Church
A study of church and society in Africa most easily focuses on the influence of the institutional church on the emerging societies of that continent. But while there is a social and political aspect to most church actions, so there is a religious dimension in the development of new African socio-political institutions.
Presence Vs. Proclamation
Current attitudes to evangelism cluster around two poles: presence” and “proclamation.” “Christian presence” is a term in vogue in ecumenical circles. To date, however, there seems to be little formal exposition of its meaning. What is available must for the most part be gleaned from various periodicals. 1
Where To, Missionary?
Winds of change have affected the climate in which the missionary endeavor must be carried out.
The Mission of Missions
In 1954 Kenneth Strachan of the Latin America Mission advocated international partnership in all aspects of missionary endeavor. He wrote, “Whatever the way, it would seem that some way must be found to bring the national church and its leaders into partnership in the planning and execution of all missionary–not…