EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 28 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
Worth a Venture
by Gary Corwin PAIN AND SUFFERING are part of the human condition that we all seek to avoid if we can—that is, unless we are…
Sent Forth: African Missionary work in the West
by Harvey C. Kwiyani Orbis Books. 2014. —Reviewed by Ezekiel O. Ajani, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Immigration continues to generate debates in the U.S. The…
Overturning Tables: Freeing Missions from the Christian Industrial Complex
by Scott A. Bessenecker Intervarsity Press, 2014. —Reviewed by Joel Rainey, PhD, strategist for engagement, Mid-Atlantic Baptist Network; professor of ministry, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.…
The Missionary Family: Witness, Concerns, Care
by Dwight P. Baker and Robert J. Priest, eds. William Carey Library. 2014. —Reviewed by Susan Greener, associate professor, Intercultural Studies, Wheaton Graduate School. The…
Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to Radical Mission of the Local Church
by Scot McKnight Brazos Press. 2014. —Reviewed by Jacob Rosenberg, PhD, leader, Adat HaTikvah Messianic Congregation, Deerfield, Illinois. According to Dr. Scot McKnight, the term…
From Every Tribe and Nation: A Historian’s Discovery of the Global Christian Story
by Mark Noll Baker Academic. 2014. —Reviewed by Paul Borthwick, senior consultant, Development Associates International; professor, Global Christianity, Gordon College. We owe as much to…
Early Christian Martyr Stories: An Evangelical Introduction with New Translations
by Bryan M. Litfin Baker Academic. 2014. —Reviewed by Daniel Shinjong Baeq, director, Hiebert Global Center, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Bearing in mind differing theological…
Modes of Mission in New and Established Churches
To help clarify, challenge, and encourage church leaders (and their churches) towards missional effectiveness, it may be helpful to consider three modes of mission as embodied by the Petrine Mission (1 Peter 2:9–12), the Johannine Mission (John 20:21), and the Pauline Mission (the life of Paul).
The W-Spectrum: Worker Paradigms in Muslim Contexts
While significant progress has been made in evangelical missiology on general contextualization, and much debate has swirled around the degree to which a Muslim-background believer can remain an “insider,” less attention has been placed on workers’ practices—and the connection to their view of Islam. Hence, in this…
The C1-C6 Spectrum after Fifteen Years
The C-Spectrum has been used widely in mission circles and literature over the past fifteen years to differentiate various types of Christ-centered communities (biblical ekklesiae ) found in the Muslim world.
Reaching and Reconciling
There are few concepts as central to the task of missions as reaching and reconciling. The tip of the spear in mission endeavor is to see that unreached peoples are reached with the gospel so that “all the families of the earth” are blessed through Abraham, and those described in Revelation 5 and 7 do indeed…
In the Midst of Change: Shaking Up the EMQ Columns
by A. Scott Moreau and Laurie Nichols Mike O’Rear and I (Scott) started the Missions on the Web column in October 1997. Over those fifteen…
Other Books Received
Other Books Received Anderson, Gerald H. with John Roxborogh, John M. Prior, and Christoffer H. Grundmann. 2012. Witness to World Christianity: The International Association for Mission Studies, 1972-2012. New Haven, Conn.: OMSC Publications.
Soul, Self, and Society: A Postmodern Anthropology for Mission in a Postcolonial World
by Michael Rynkiewich Cascade Books, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401, 2011, 280 pages (including bibliography and index), $33.00. —Reviewed by Elizabeth…
Questions Muslims Ask: What Christians Actually Do (and Don’t) Believe
by Robert Scott InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515, 2011, 162 pages, $15.00. —Reviewed by Gene Daniels, senior research associate, Fruitful Practice…
Mission History of Asian Churches
by Timothy K. Park, editor William Carey Library, 1605 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 91104, 2011, 256 pages, $17.99. —Reviewed by Will Brooks, Billy Graham…
The Holy Spirit in Mission: Prophetic Speech and Actionin Christian Witness
by Gary Tyra InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426, 2011, 191 pages. —Reviewed by Blayne C. Waltrip, adjunct faculty in world missions…
The Future of the Global Church
by Patrick Johnstone William Carey Library, 1605 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 91104, 256 pages, 2011, $39.99. —Reviewed by Justin D. Long, missionary researcher, Mission…
The Future of the Global Church
William Carey Library, 1605 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 91104, 256 pages, 2011, $39.99. —Reviewed by Justin D. Long, missionary researcher, Mission to Unreached Peoples.…
Complexities of Money and Missions in Asia
by Paul H. De Neui, editor SEANET Series, vol. 9. William Carey Library, 1605 E. Elizabeth Street, Pasadena, CA 91104, 2012, xiv+156 pages, $15.99. —Reviewed…
Called to Controversy: The Unlikely Story of Moishe Rosen and the Founding of Jews for Jesus
by Ruth Rosen Thomas Nelson, P.O. Box 141000, Nashville, TN 37214, 2012, 320 pages, $22.99. —Reviewed by Theresa Newell, chairman and founding director, CMJ USA;…
Accountability in Missions: Korean and Western Case Studies
by Jonathan J. Bonk, editor Wipf & Stock, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401, 360 pages, 2011, $40.00. —Reviewed by Gilles Gravelle,…
A Learning Missional Church: Reflections from Young Missiologists
by Beate Fagerli, Knud Jørgensen, Rolv Olsen, Kari Storstein Haug, and Knut Tveitereid, editors Regnum Books International, St. Philip & St. James Church, Woodstock Rd.,…
Confessions of a Seasoned Missions Fundraiser
The right perspectives on fundraising that counter thirteen common misconceptions.