EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 62 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
Mixed Messages: New Testament Metaphors and the Christian mission
The author considers the use of metaphors in the New Testament to address the character and tone of the language used to motivate people to mission and then briefly reflects upon the appropriateness of warfare imagery as it has been employed in recent times.
Gaps in Beliefs of Thai Christians
Whether they be Christians for one year or for 20, whether they be farmers in the northeast or office workers in Bangkok, the majority of Thai Christians I have surveyed believe that Christians are able to promise God certain things so that he will answer their prayers.
Training for Purpose
When I asked a new missionary how he was doing after being on the field for a year, he replied, “Lewis, I don’t have a clue what I’m doing.”
Conversing the Gospel
We teach a Bible study Tuesday evenings at a Quechua congregation four kilometers outside of Sucre. Recently after the study, one of the brothers said that he had brought his nephew and wife along and that they wanted to give themselves to Christ.
Virtual missionary care?
Intentional care of missionaries as an integral part of a mission agency’s mandate is a growing reality. …Does the World Wide Web have a role in fostering missionary care and providing resources for missionaries and mission agencies?
Who’s Turning the Mission Field Upside Down?
We grew up hearing about sending missionaries to reach people overseas, and now they are living here. It seems our North American world of “missions” is turned upside down. What is God doing?
Muslim Evangelism: Mobilizing the National Church
Some years ago, a zealous American armed with tracts asked my Syrian friend, Yusuf, to accompany him to the Street Called Straight in Damascus.
Biblical Principles for Missionary Leadership
Only by God’s grace did I become an area administrator for the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. When asked to fill the role, my constant prayer was, “Lord, why me for this job when you have so many others much more capable than I?”
Survival of the Fittest
Ten principles that may be of help to others facing missionary challenges in Spain.
Touring the Terrain: An International Sampler of Member Care Literature
My wife and I work out of a mission center nestled at the base of the Jura mountains, not too far from Geneva. Lining the walls of our office are books, articles, journals, and dissertations dealing with missionary care. In this article, I would like to take you for a short tour of the office.
God’s Army: Missionaries at the Box Office
This is the best evangelistic and pre-evangelistic film I have ever seen.
What Have We Done?
I am concerned that short-term missions has gotten out of hand.
First, Do No Harm
Each year tens of thousands of women and men from North America participate in short-term mission trips sponsored by local churches, mission organizations, and Christian colleges. 1
Cultural Chameleon
Contextualization from a Pauline perspective.
Thriving on Diversity
After living in the West Indies for 15 years, I could, perhaps, be forgiven for forgetting my alien ethnicity. I was no longer burdened by the daily consciousness that I was white and different.
Missions on the Web: Surfing to Asia
Asia is awakening to the Web; indeed, Asians are global leaders in some aspects of Internet technology.
Teaching, Technology and Transformation
Distance education is the most powerful dynamic affecting training institutions today.
Walk-Thru the Bible: A Cross-cultural Tool?
In 1963, Ralph G. Braun began a home Bible study. But his study was a bit different. He used a chronological approach, hand signs, and a map laid out in his living room. Braun called this unique method Old and New Testament Walk-Through.
Short-term Missions: Biblical Considerations
Tremendous amounts of financial and human resources have gone into short-term missions in the last two decades. Is the effort, time, and money worth it? More importantly, what is the biblical basis for short-term missions?
The Message of Short-term Missions
What is the message of short-term missions for today? And what does it tell us about the future of the evangelical missions enterprise from North America?
The Art of Hospitality: African Style
Anywhere you go in Africa, you will find the prized virtue of hospitality.
Global Report: Sticks and Stones Revisited: Consultation on Mission Language and Metaphors
Few issues are more volatile today than the use of language. There are not many days in which “political correctness,” “free speech,” and “tolerance” issues don’t make the news in one way or the other in the States.
Short-term Mission Trips Are Great, IF…
Are short-term missions trips the panacea for missions, or are they part of the larger problem of missions? Actually, the truth is somewhere in the middle.
What Have We Done?
I am concerned that short-term missions has gotten out of hand.