EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 65 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
Open Letter to Robertson McQuilkin
The following two letters are important additions to the discussion of the last year concerning the use of foreign funds to support indigenous mission work.
Persecution: Prelude to Revival
At 2:00 one morning in Jakarta, Indonesia, a mob of approximately 400 Muslims surrounded the house church of one of our church planters. When he peered out the window and saw threatening sticks and stones, machetes and torches, he knew why the unwelcome company was there.
Confronting Cults on World Mission Fields
From Central Asia, an evangelical missionary asks a Western parachurch agency for help. His problem: Whenever a Muslim converts to Christ, he or she is immediately set upon by Jehovah’s Witnesses bent on indoctrinating the new believer.
Bridging the Gulf Between Christians in China
Since 1981, when I first began to visit China on a regular basis, I endeavored to understand the political situation, to get the right perspective, and to see the total picture of the body of Christ.
Ministry in China: Focusing on What We Can Do, Not On What We Can’t
China is an enchanting country, and a country ripe for the gospel, so foreign service organizations and mission groups continue to recruit people to go to China for ministry. But what kind?
The China Challenge: New Lenses for a New Millennium
In China, over the past two decades or so, we have witnessed God’s work among people who have remained faithful throughout some of the toughest trials in the 20th century.
What MKs Wish Churches Knew
How do you reach out to a missionary kid on furlough?
The Real Cost of MK Education
What does it cost to educate missionaries’ children overseas? That was one of the questions addressed by the 1998 Intermission MK Education Consultation (IMKEC).
10 Reasons Why Every Church-planting Team Needs a Worship Leader
Worship, from a biblical perspective, is far more than merely singing or praising God in the assembly of the saints.
Learning. . . Growing. . . Collaborating. . . Phasing Out
These stages in the church-planting cycle are a must.
Essential Elements of Church Planting and Growing in the 21st Century
Recently an Asian mission asked me to evaluate its strategy. After a preliminary inquiry, I said, “Before we go on, it already appears to me that you have overlooked the importance of the church.”
Musings on Education and Attrition
Just how important is missionary training?
Global Report: Past Midnight
2000—An evaluation and a look ahead
What an Agency Leader Would Say to Local Churches
Six suggestions for inhanced effectiveness.
Adult Children of Alcoholics as Missionaries
With the cooperation of several missionary-sending agencies, I was able to survey 664 missionaries currently on the field, record the life stories of many who are adult children of alcoholics, and interview nearly a dozen therapists who specialize in serving the evangelical missionary community.
What MKs Wish Churches Knew
How do you reach out to a missionary kid on furlough?
The Real Cost of MK Education
What does it cost to educate missionaries’ children overseas? That was one of the questions addressed by the 1998 Intermission MK Education Consultation (IMKEC).
10 Reasons Why Every Church-planting Team Needs a Worship Leader
Worship, from a biblical perspective, is far more than merely singing or praising God in the assembly of the saints.
Learning. . . Growing. . . Collaborating. . . Phasing Out
These stages in the church-planting cycle are a must.
Essential Elements of Church Planting and Growing in the 21st Century
Recently an Asian mission asked me to evaluate its strategy. After a preliminary inquiry, I said, “Before we go on, it already appears to me that you have overlooked the importance of the church.”
Musings on Education and Attrition
Just how important is missionary training?
Global Report: Past Midnight
2000—An evaluation and a look ahead
Calling and Character
“Paul an apostle by the will of God.” What could be simpler? Yet, what is laden with more profound meaning for the missionary enterprise than the concept of calling?
What an Agency Leader Would Say to Local Churches
Six suggestions for inhanced effectiveness.