EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 27 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
1. JANUARY ARTICLE LINEUP
REGULAR FEATURES A Second Look: Worth a Venture by Gary Corwin In the 20/30 Gap: Recovering Prayer Discernment in Our Agendas and Strategies by Nikki Toyama-Szeto…
#Iwitness: MORE STORIES of God’s Amazing Work in Our World
Africa Ministry among the Makua-Metto People of Mozambique by Alan Howell When Children Worship: An Evening in Lesotho by Paula S. (pseudonym) Health, Stories, and Prayer…
#Iwitness: More than Refugees in the Middle East
Iraq is suffering, Assyria is in pain. Biblically, the Assyrian Empire was stretching all over the Middle East, including Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and parts of Iran, and some other regions. As the Bible talks about doom in Assyria and Iraq, we can sense strongly that the children there are resurrecting…
#Iwitness: Seeking God in Times of Ease & Difficulty: An Example from Cuba
I was making my way across Cuba in a Tico, which has the interior space the size somewhere in between a toaster and a VW beetle. My companion was Otoniel Martinez and we were headed to Camaguey to train thirty-five leaders to begin new churches. Otoniel had planted twenty-seven churches despite the resistance of…
#Iwitness: God at Work in the Muslim World
“Don’t make ripples, make waves” said Van, an elderly, Californian, ocean-loving product of the Jesus Movement. Van mentored a number of hippies who would “go into the world to make disciples of all nations.” My passion for the Church in the Global South and its role in missions began with those words when I was…
#Iwitness: An Unlikely Confluence for the Roma Church
“I have read your three articles on the Roma people,” she wrote me from California in September of 2013. “I now have the burden to encourage the Chinese Church to care about the Roma people.”
#Iwitness: The Holy Spirit, Henry, and I on a Ten-thousand Mile Road trip in South America
I live in Peru, where I started the Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA). I wanted to visit the CMA in Argentina and in Paraguay. Henry, a member of one of the clubs I visit in Lima, wanted to travel to Rio de Janeiro, so we decided to journey together on our “iron horses.”
#Iwitness: One Stone, Many Birds
The visitor responded, “Usually I go to church on Saturdays.” Without asking which church he used to attend, I asked, “Which story in the Bible do you like best?” He turned to ask his wife. “Many,” she responded.
#Iwitness: When Children Worship: An Evening in Lesotho
Church planting is the fastest way to evangelize! I knew this for decades, but this evening I saw it with my own eyes.
#Iwitness: Holding on to God in Mongolia
Why are we here, and how will God use a veterinarian and teacher in what he is doing in Mongolia? was the question ringing in our heads. We were to learn that credentials were not a priority with God.
#Iwitness: When Stories Collide in a Small Fishing Town
It took four days, three ferries, two motorbikes, and a giant motorized canoe to reach an island community of fishermen and pearl farmers.
#Iwitness: Transformation in the Mountains of Haiti
This story takes place a few years back just before the earthquake in the country of Haiti, a land rife with political upheaval and difficulties. Drug trafficking and gang activity have been a part of the complicated mix of problems for many years.
#Iwitness: Joyful in the Midst of Sufferings: A Life Devoted to Christ in Cambodia
Mr. Bun Song is one of the elders of a local church in a rural city in Cambodia. He used to work for a military. It was years ago when he heard of the salvation of Jesus for the first time through a Bible school student who came from Phnom Penh to share the good news in his city.
#Iwitness: Ministry among the Makua-Metto People of Mozambique
Just a few days shy of our family’s tenth anniversary of serving here in northern Mozambique, we experienced a home invasion. Armed thieves broke into our home, and my wife, Rachel, and I were held at gunpoint as they stole money and computers.
#Iwitness: Teaching in Chiapas, Mexico
I was standing at the window watching a dog bark across the street. It took a few minutes to realize the dog was on the roof of a house. It took me until the next day to realize the dog lived on the roof! Throughout the city, dogs lived on low, flat, and colorful roofs. I was in Chiapas, Mexico.
Beyond Welcome Home! Ten Things You Need to Know about Reentry
Whether we reenter from a long assignment abroad, a short-term mission trip, a week of vacation, or even a conference, we need to know how to reenter well. Reentry is an often overlooked part of the transition process.
Recovering Prayer and Discernment in Our Agendas and Strategies
What is the role of prayer and spiritual discernment as we look to the future of our organizations? How does engagement with scripture inform not only our mission, but also our plans and strategies to achieve that mission?
SYMPOSIUM: Get Rid of Your Missions Conference!
If your missions program is struggling and young families are sneaking off for brunch on Missions Sunday, here are five suggestions that just might breathe new life into your missions ministry.
Best Practices for Missionary Kid Education
Over a recent two-year period, the participants in IMKEC developed an initial statement of best practices for MK education, and in a third year, followed up with specifics on several recommended practices.
Assessing the “Success” of Business as Mission: A Case Study from Central Asia
Drawing on my field research, I wanted to create a definition of goals for BAM activities and begin the process of identifying concepts for a measure of spiritual transformation.
Understanding Why Two Thousand Languages Still Have No Bible Translation in Progress
At least 1.3 billion people (one-sixth of the world’s population) still does not have a translation of the complete Bible in the language they speak best. After nearly two thousand years since the completion of the Christian canon, why are there still languages on our planet without translations of God’s word ?
#Iwitness: God’s Amazing Work in Our World
This past year, we solicited articles from Christian workers all over the world. We asked, “How is God touching the hearts of people where you work—and how has it impacted your faith?” We called this our #Iwitness campaign and received dozens of responses covering almost every continent of the world. Our goal was to…
In Harm’s Way: Reflections on Missionaries and Risk
Recent world events have raised the sensitivity of many members of sending churches to the risks which missionaries expose themselves and their families. These missionaries’ examples inspire some to take greater risks for God in their own lives.
Ministry Education for the Global Church
The case for ministry education for the Global Church is frequently made (Greenman and Green 2014) and millions of dollars annually are poured into Bible schools, colleges, and seminaries in the West and in the Majority World, yet the envisioned effect is not realized. Perhaps it is time to revisit our assumptions…