EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 63 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
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
The Art of Hospitality: African Style
Anywhere you go in Africa, you will find the prized virtue of hospitality.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
Work and Identity: A Personal Reflection
Cross-cultural adjustment theories suggest that the longer you live in another culture, the more you learn about that culture, and that your increased knowledge results in greater adjustment. This was not true of me.
Toward a Theology of Evacuation
“Remember your T.P.” That was the code word for “Pack your one suitcase; we are evacuating!” The Evangelical Covenant Church has devised and revised a number of plans to evacuate its missionaries from the Congo/Zaire since work began there in the Ubangi-Mongala in 1935.
Budgeting for the Future
Perhaps it is time to move beyond our individual budgets and take stock of the broader financial resources God has given us for the task of world mission.
Global Report: A Woman’s Place in Missions
Women have always been the backbone of the missionary effort.
More than a Virtual Church: Church-Planting Resources on the Web
Prior to the Internet, inexperienced church planters often faced the prospect of a lonely job in a new location struggling to know how to launch a church. Today a wealth of tools, resources, helps, and discussion groups is available to anyone in the world with an Internet connection.
Mission Societies: Are They Biblical?
Are mission societies really necessary? Or are they, at best, “an historical accommodation for accomplishing missions due to the negligence of the church to carry out its mission,” as some assert?
A Call to Arms: Forming a Christian Worldview of Teaching English as a Second Language
I want to challenge Christian ESL professionals to formulate a Christian worldview of this discipline and thereby begin influencing research and curriculum.
Wanted: Venture Stewards
Underwriting dot.coms and then going public is but the latest winning formula for hundreds of venture capitalists who have known decades of success in numerous fields. Where are the counterparts to these investors and entrepreneurs in world mission?
Begging and Beggars: A Missionary’s Dilemma
Responding appropriately to requests for money, especially from desperately poor beggars on the streets, is one of a missionary’s most difficult problems.
Professional Tentmakers Open Doors for Ministry
Professional involvement in a credible job opens doors to in-depth interaction within our circle of activity and influence.
Ministry, Profits and the Schizophrenic Tentmaker
Today thousands of people, inspired by tentmaking pioneers like J. Christy Wilson and Ruth Siemens, are using their professional skills as a vehicle for cross-cultural evangelism.
Work and Identity: A Personal Reflection
Cross-cultural adjustment theories suggest that the longer you live in another culture, the more you learn about that culture, and that your increased knowledge results in greater adjustment. This was not true of me.
Toward a Theology of Evacuation
“Remember your T.P.” That was the code word for “Pack your one suitcase; we are evacuating!” The Evangelical Covenant Church has devised and revised a number of plans to evacuate its missionaries from the Congo/Zaire since work began there in the Ubangi-Mongala in 1935.