EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 22 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
Using Texting as a Tool in the Support Raising Process
This article was originally published for Support Raising Solutions by Aaron Babyar. “Hey (potential ministry partner), I am excited about my new role with XYZ ministry! I’d…
The Strategic Impact of Global Professionals
By David Cross When we look at the Great Commission of Matthew 28.19-20 which starts, “Going, therefore, make disciples” (author’s translation), we should think of…
Mission vs. Missions
By David Cross What is the mission of God’s people? That’s easy, right? After all, this is Missio Nexus where mission is part of the…
Daniel and His Buds
By David Cross In the first article in this four part series, I shared how Scripture models the Intrinsic Value view of work. Your work…
Tribute to Dr. David J. Hesselgrave
Note: David J. Hesselgrave (1924-2018), premier Missiologist and influential missiological Writer passed away Monday May 21, 2018 at age of 94. Like many others, I…
The Anatomy of the Christian Mission
If it be true that second century Christians sometimes formed themselves into burial clubs in order to achieve a type of organization legal under Roman law, then that fact could give the Czechs, the Basques, and other oppressed minorities today some good ideas on how to run an underground church in an unconventional…
The Spirituality of Mary Slessor
Mary Slessor was an impressive woman. Born in 1848 near Aberdeen, Scotland, nothing in her early years would have led one to think she would become such a significant person in mission work in Calabar (Nigeria).
A Return to Negative Apologetics with Muslims: A Presuppositional Approach
Ambassadors for the King to the Muslim world must be equipped to give an answer for the hope that lies within (1 Peter 3:15). We are taught that we must contend for the faith (Jude 3), and that we must take every thought against the knowledge of God captive under Christ’s authority (2 Corinthians 10:5). Every…
A Community Survival Strategy Tool: Holistic Worldview Analysis
The Holistic Worldview Analysis (HWVA) strategy is a holistic development strategy that engages closely with a community to understand its survival strategy and then works towards strengthening it so that the community is able to solve most of its own problems. While this concept should excite most people by the way…
The Trinity and the Localisation of Mission Issue
I had the good fortune recently to spend a few days of strategic dialogue with regional heads of an international mission agency. One of the major topics for discussion concerned the issue of “localization” which has always been part of the heritage of this organization but has become a priority moving forward.
International Students in China: Who Will Reach This Vast and Strategic Yet Invisible Group?
Wearing her hijab, “Mounia” from Yemen heard the gospel and felt the love of God in our international church because of her Rwandan classmate’s invitation and her husband’s permission. Without Arabic or visa for Yemen, instead of flying to Sana’a, we walked two meters to welcome her. From a country with 0.03%…
Discipleship Training: A Non-traditional Approach to Theological Education for the Highland Quichua of Ecuador
I believe a cultural blindness exists at the core worldview level of the western missionary and Quichua student that limits the clear teaching and the student’s comprehension and learning in the area of international theological education.
Increasing Gospel Impact Through Skill-Based Discipleship Reflections on Southeast Asia Experiences
The church planters filled the small building on the edge of town. Many of them were the only Christians living in their Muslim communities. More than 30 years of work in Southeast Asia had taught us that these frontline workers needed times of fellowship and prayer to strengthen them in their church planting…
Cross-Cultural Apologizing: Considering Form and Function
In evangelism, church planting, and community development, missionaries are bound to accidentally hurt feelings and offend some people. Restoring relationships often requires apologizing. Outsiders often fail with their apologies by using forms from their home culture that don’t work in the target culture. They…
Leading Mission Movements
We live in an unprecedented period of mission history. The new paradigm of “from anywhere to everywhere” is by nature complex, resulting in an increasing need to partner with others for effective ministry. The challenge of connecting with potential partners in the global context is best done in and through the…
Partnerships and the Strategic Role of Networks
We live in an unprecedented period of mission history. The new paradigm of “from anywhere to everywhere” is by nature complex, resulting in an increasing need to partner with others for effective ministry. The challenge of connecting with potential partners in the global context is best done in and through the…
Not on Our Watch: Three Distractions from Fulfilling the Great Commission
In the 1980s, young American evangelicals were optimistic about seeing the Great Commission fulfilled in our generation. The extension of the gospel over the previous decades was nothing short of miraculous. Stories of the faith of 19th and early 20th century missionaries like William Carey, Hudson Taylor, and CT…
The Reality of Realities
This month marks 40 years since my wife and I, along with our 18-month-old son, boarded a plane for the south Pacific to launch our missionary career. That “career” has subsequently taken me from being a long-term field missionary on an undeveloped island, to being a regional director for East Asia, then on to…
Voices from the Past: Confusion Concerning the Great Commission
by David J. Hesselgrave
Rise Up Church – for Children and Youth!
by Dave Meyers
“It Shall be Done!” The Important Role of Prayer in Christian Mission
by Sung Bauta
Three Surveys of Aspiring Missionaries: Draws and Concerns in Deciding to Become a Long-term Missionary
by Megan R. Brown and John W. McVay
“We Reap on Zion’s Hill”: Adoniram Judson’s Heavenly-Minded Spirituality
by Evan Burns
New Lenses for Seeing Team Conflict
by Jeff Singfiel