EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 59 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
Missionary, You’ve Been Here Too Long!
South African pastors share reasons why they feel continued missionary presence in Africa has a negative effect.
Focus on the Missionary Family
It’s difficult to imagine a class of people less understood than missionary families, unless maybe it’s missionaries in general.
Ten Challenges That May Make Going Home Look Attractive
Now be honest. Have you ever thought that missionaries who lasted only one term on the field were wimps? Or even worse, what about those who didn’t even last a term?
The Talking Drums: What Are They Saying about You?
In oral societies, the community will either work with you or against you depending on the extent to which you have worked your way into the networking system.
Carrying out Christ’s Mission in a Leaking Boat?
Having moved into Christianity’s third millennium, we can assume that Christ’s mission for the Church on this planet, as well as we are able to understand it from the Scriptures, is nearing completion.
What Is Our Priority?
A Lutheran pastor from the confessional church, who had lived through the horrors of Nazism, was asked why the great body of Lutherans did not rise up against Hitler. He responded by saying, “We lost our sense of eternity.”
Short-term Missions: Building Sustainable Mission Relationships
With the continued growth of short-term missions, those who are short-term mission mobilizers need to consider the value of developing sustainable mission relationships with career missionaries and national Christians.
When Will You Be Home?
I will be back in two days”…. “two weeks” “two months.” These are familiar words in the lives of many couples in ministry today. As the world shrinks, the need and expectation for travel in the context of ministry is greater than ever.
Helping Children Cope with Change
Change. It is inevitable, scary and challenging. It is hard for ‘ adults to deal with. It can be even more overwhelming and crippling for children.
Let’s Be Honest about Missionary Marriages
John and Shirley (pseudonyms) had been happily married for several years before coming to the field. As they struggled through transition into a new culture, a new job, a new language and a new lifestyle, their marital relationship began to suffer.
Global Report: Evangelicals Tackle Social Issues at 11th WEF General Assembly
World Evangelical Fellowship moves into the new century with a new name and energized vision.
MK Resources on the Web
Sites with particularly rich offerings of MK resources and links, and those with substantial online content.
Multicultural by Choice
How effective is this increasing trend in internationalization?
How Are We Doing at Developing National Leaders?
Principles that will mark leadership development programs.
Women Muslims, Converts, Missionaries: Dealing with Fear
Although operating in three very different worlds the Muslim woman, the Muslim woman who trusts Christ, and the missionary woman to Muslims all share in the basic human responses to their situations.
Missionary, You’ve Been Here Too Long!
South African pastors share reasons why they feel continued missionary presence in Africa has a negative effect.
Focus on the Missionary Family
It’s difficult to imagine a class of people less understood than missionary families, unless maybe it’s missionaries in general.
Reflections on the Role of Western Evangelicals in China
This February I attended a symposium in Pasadena sponsored by Christian Leadership Exchange, which sought to bring together Christians in China and the West to discuss and pray about ways to improve communication and understanding between Western evangelicals and members of China’s official church.
Sri Lankan Leader Eyes Partnerships
Ajith Fernando, national director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka, spoke about partnership and related issues during a recent visit to the Evangelism and Missions Information Service office in Wheaton, Ill.
Seven Mistakes Partners Make and How to Avoid Them
I was inspired recently by the title of an article in a business magazine, “Failure: The Secret to My Success.” It reminded me of the saying, “Leadership is moving from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”
When the Time Comes to Move
It’s adventurous for those in their twenties. More tedious for those in their thirties. And downright difficult for those in their forties.
Qualifying for the Pioneer Church-planting Decathalon
It may seem simplistic, but we’ve identified ten church-planting “events” in which missionaries must demonstrate a measure of competency in order to last and be effective.
Matching the Church Planter’s Role with the Church Planting Model
Three models of church-planting. Which one works best?
Billions to Be Won: Going after the Largest Mission Field in the World—Youth!
We must take some cues and penetrate the youth market with Jesus. There are “billions to be won!”