EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 42 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
Missionary Teaching in a Postmodern Context
Actions really do speak louder than words—especially for first-term missionaries tongue-tied with learning a new language and adapting to a culture.
Letters to the Editor
Awake Africa I read “Awake Africa” nodding in recognition of well-intentioned but inappropriate generosity.
Internet Resources on Contextualizing Ministry among Muslims
Perhaps no other topic has generated more recent interest—not to mention heat, light, and storms!—among missionaries than contextualizing the Christian faith in Islamic settings.
Oh, No! Not Another Seminar!
Keys to an effective non-formal training event.
Tools for Listening: Quantitative and Qualitative
Twenty years ago, I had cancer. Chemotherapy brought me to the brink of death. After receiving a transfusion, a single question burned within me: If I died right now, would my Christian media production work make a difference?
Transformation: Dream or Reality?
God brings about transformation in individuals, families, communities and nations where local churches understand and respond to his full intentions. Too often, however, transformation has not followed evangelism and church planting because Christians miss God’s intentions.
Doing Theology: An International Task
Theological method is one of the most subtle and difficult of theological issues.
Millionarie Missionaries’ Principles for Giving
When we moved to Indonesia in 1996, the exchange rate was about 2,300 rupiah (Rp.) to the US dollar. Despite our lower-middle class upbringing in the Midwest, we became instant millionaires.
A Muslim Theology of Jesus’ Virgin Birth and His Death
During a weekly evangelistic Bible study with college-aged Muslims in Central Asia, I led the group through the seven signs in John’s gospel, attempting to draw out the implications of Jesus’ miracles.
The Long-term Impact of Short-term Missions
During several recent meetings in Nairobi, one of my goals was to reconnect with friends in the city. I had heard that a Massai friend, Sarone, had been relocated to Nairobi from Arusha and I was hoping to see him.
Let’s Get Real about Missionary Team Chemistry
What is the theological explanation for a missionary team meltdown?
Missionary Medicine in a Changing World
Medical doctors who respond to a missionary call are interested in more than just medicine. They have a clear and ultimate reason for joining a mission agency and going to the mission field: the salvation of all nations to the glory of God.
Grounded for Good? Is the Era of Missionary Aviation Coming to an End?
The small red and white Cessna spirals down through the clouds and makes a perfect landing on the tiny grass runway carved out of the dense jungle.
We Need a True Christian Worldview
Awhile ago I taught a modular class on spiritual warfare at a theological seminary in West Africa. Every time I return to such places I am reminded of how ill-prepared I was for missionary service when I first went to the field.
A New Opportunity and Challenge
Something truly remarkable is happening in the world today. Authoritarian structures of every kind may have finally met their match. From Berlin to Baghdad, Kiev to Cape Town, and Beirut to Beijing, the world is incredibly and irreversibly being changed.
Missionary Teaching in a Postmodern Context
Actions really do speak louder than words—especially for first-term missionaries tongue-tied with learning a new language and adapting to a culture.
Letters to the Editor
Awake Africa I read “Awake Africa” nodding in recognition of well-intentioned but inappropriate generosity.
Improving Missions Websites
One of the earliest editions of “Missions on the Web” offered tips and techniques for those developing their agency’s first website. Surprisingly, most of the principles discussed there still apply.
Dos and Don’ts in Speaking to ESL Audiences
“You’ve gotta take the bull by the horns,” I declared. The students looked puzzled. As an “English as a First Language” (EFL) speaker, I was talking to my class of twelve students who were all “English as a Second Language” (ESL) speakers from around the globe. Since they all spoke English, I assumed that they fully…
Building Teams, Building Walls
The modern mission compound is alive and well. Its walls aren’t of stone or mud brick, but they are just as real. The distance between missionary and local is just as great, and the unintended insult is even greater.
Between the Dark and the Daylight
Almost all missionaries have been told to respect culture at one time or another. A veteran missionary introduced me to the idea in an anthropology course in 1965.
Ugly Americans or Ambassadors of Christ?
Missionaries are ambassadors representing Christ. They either present the ugly face of the home culture as a mask for the gospel or present the glorious gospel of the King.
What Do You Do When Sins Seem Ignored
After months of internal wrangling, the denominational pastors board finally reached a decision. Despite the objections of some national pastors, the board approved a young man as national church president. He had recently returned from doctoral studies in the West, and was the most highly educated of all the pastors.
Changing Traditional Missions: The Law of the Boomerang Effect
Recently I reached the milestone of a decade of leadership at CBInternational (CBI). It gave me pause to reflect on changes in the mission world since the early 1990s when I began my assignment. It seems like a lifetime and a world ago.