EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 31 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
An Interview with Bruce Olson
Bruce Olson discusses what God did during his time with the Motilone—and how he saw Christ renew a nearly extinct people.
Christological Monotheism and Muslim Evangelism
How do missionaries in Muslim churches speak of the divinity of Christ without appearing to contradict their belief in monotheism?
On Furlough: What Returning Missionaries and Home Churches Want
Ten ways missionaries on furlough and mission committees and churches can bless each other.
Personal Piety vs. Institutional Aid: A Case for a Return to Alms-giving
Daniels suggests missionaries on the field return to personal alms-giving, thereby investing in relationships on a deeper level.
An Ordinary Family in Ministry
Balisky lays out a “theology of the family in mission,” reflecting on missional families in the Bible.
Discipleship and the Missionary Kid
Godly parenting with the goal of spiritual formation of children requires a focused and strong commitment to be involved in the lives of our children.
Preparing Missionary Couples for Cultural Stress
Even the most stable marriages are severely strained in the context of cross-cultural living. Eenigenburg lists potential stressors couples may face on the field—and offers helpful tips to overcome these.
Christian Ministry: Call or Career?
A look at some of the calls to ministry in the Old and New Testaments show that each of these individuals had an amazing commitment to the commission of God.
Doing Diversity Well
Five potential guidelines for achieving diversity while maintaining unity.
A Proverbial Gold Mine
In this installment of Missions on the Web, we provide you with access to proverbs from around the world.
What Are Best Practices of Church Planting among Muslims?
“Is there any hope in reaching Muslims for Christ when there are so many obstacles?”
Transforming Chaos into Beauty: Intentionally Developing Unity in Church Plants
A unified church-planting community will have both high relationship cohesiveness and high task cohesiveness.
The Sharia of God: A Contextual Bridge for Islamic Contexts
By identifying themselves as people who love and follow the Sharia of God, missionaries ministering to Muslims can better communicate the Christian faith and disciple those who seek to follow Jesus.
A Response to Dual Allegiance
The author investigates the underlying causes of dual allegiance—and offers biblical responses to eight situations where dual allegiance is commonplace.
Good-to-Great Church Planting: The Road Less Travelled
Exploring the regions beyond simply successful church planting and explaining how church planting can rise to become great in nature.
A Lesson from Jose: Understanding the Patron/Client Relationship
Aside from the discipling/mentoring aspect, there are at least four arenas in which a proper understanding of patronage will have an impact on the effectiveness of missionary service.
Discerning When We Have Completed What God Has Assigned to Us
Five ways to discern when a missionary assignment is coming to an end.
Missionary Burnout: Who is Adequate for These Things?
Speaking from experience, the author shares how missionaries and leaders can identify burnout—and offers five steps to recovery.
The Need for Field-based Counselor Training in Evangelical Missions
While Christian counseling has grown in North America, this is not the case in other parts of the world. Bowen discusses field-based training for nationals in Christian counseling today.
Coaching for On-field Development
It is time mission leaders rethink how they help missionaries develop. Coaching is one answer to effectively developing missionaries on the field.
Building Sustainable Funding in Eurasia
Coming up with models for funding parachurch organizations that work in Eurasian cultures will take creativity, hard work, and failed attempts.
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Contrasting Worldviews In reading Leanne Dzubinski’s “Contrasting Worldviews and Their Implications for Missions in Spain” (January 2008), I am impressed with the parallels between issues regarding flexibility and adaptation for effectiveness in missions in Spain and similar principles of contextualizing of a…
Evangelical Mission Values
Four constant values have reliably guided the evangelical movement’s practice of mission: compulsion, courage, certainty, and clarity.
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