EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 74 of 160 · 3,822 in all.
Using an Interpreter: Less than Ideal, but Not All Bad
I was a church planter in Russia for four and a half years. I hold a graduate degree in missions, and I have intently studied the culture that I have been immersed in. Only one problem–I never really learned the language. Everywhere I went to minister, I took my interpreter.
A Defense for Not Knowing the Language?
This article is a response to the article “Using an Interpreter: Less than Idea, but Not All Bad,” by Roger Chapman in the January, 1998 issue of EMQ.
Translating; How to Avoid Pitfalls
I once heard an American telling a Romanian congregation that things are so bad in Cuba that each Cuban has a ration of only two pounds of beans per month. The translator, not knowing what pounds were, translated this as “two beans.”
Missionaries’ Temptations
I thought I had prepared myself adequately for my first term on the mission field. I was willing to humble myself to the level of a child to learn a new language.
Gateway Mission Sites Yield Surprising Results
They are called “gateway” sites because they make available literally hundreds of other sites to which you can transfer by simply putting your mouse pointer on a word, logo, or symbol and clicking on your selection.
Global Report: Children at Risk: The Biggest Little Mission Field in the World?
Not long ago at a city park in Central America, Patrick McDonald spotted a group of 30 street children. Then he saw workers with a Christian ministry show up and begin working with them. Then another group of workers arrived, then another, all within half an hour, all targeting the same children.
Women in Mission
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread!” That pretty well summarizes the audacity required for a male to address the topic of women in mission.
Expanding the Argument
This article is in response to “Reflections on the Meaning of ‘All Nations,'” by Frank Severn in the October 1977 issue of EMQ.
Parallel Training on the Paths in Bangladesh
I learned that the best kind of leading is by dependent example, as Jesus did with his disciples.
Crisis Intervention for Missionaries
When someone commits his or her life to the Lord to serve as a missionary, there is an understanding and acceptance that this choice may involve suffering and trial.
Global Report: Ministries Now Aim to Reach Hindu Heads as Well as Hearts
C. Kaushal remembered the bloody partition of India in 1947 as if it happened last week. Kaushal was 9 years old when the British withdrew from India, sparking the slaughter of half a million Muslims and Hindus. His family, which worshiped the monkey god Hanuman and four other gods, had little sympathy for the…
Editorial: Missionary, Go Home
The tranquil cornfields of central Illinois stretched on mile after mile along Route 150 west of Peoria. Suddenly, a bizarre black-and-white sign MURPHY GO HOME popped up from the greenery. How unneighborly, I thought about the good farmers of Illinois.
The Missionary’s Role in Developing Indigenous Christian Theology
“I don’t like the doctrine of the Trinity,” one of our students confessed. “It gives us all kinds of trouble with the Muslims, is impossible to understand, and is of no benefit.”
Some Thoughts on the Meaning of All Nations
I was at a conference on frontier missions where a key speaker began his presentation with the question, “Which is more strategic and important—to win 100 Russians to Christ or one Uzbek?”
Three Types of Ministry
This article is a response to “Some Thoughts on the Meaning of ‘All Nations,'” by Frank Severn in the October 1977 EMQ.
Lessons on Rwanda for the Church in Africa
10 specific things the church learned from the devastation.
Reflections on Missionary Malaise
Missionaries returning home for visits to North America find a changing landscape. During coffee breaks at church meetings and conferences many lament the declining interest in missions in North America.
Panning for Internet Gold in the Informational “Wilde West”
Over the past several years we have witnessed an acceleration of available information through the Internet. For the past few decades we have been hearing that the amount of knowledge doubles roughly every 10 years (more recently, even less than that).
Evangelistic Campaigns in Unreached Areas: A Primer
Some in cars, some on horses, some on bicycles and some on foot. They start out together but end up in many places across an entire country. House by house, they cover the targeted villages systematically.
Editorial: Missionary, Go Home
The tranquil cornfields of central Illinois stretched on mile after mile along Route 150 west of Peoria. Suddenly, a bizarre black-and-white sign MURPHY GO HOME popped up from the greenery. How unneighborly, I thought about the good farmers of Illinois.
Women in Mission
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread!” That pretty well summarizes the audacity required for a male to address the topic of women in mission.
The Missionary’s Role in Developing Indigenous Christian Theology
“I don’t like the doctrine of the Trinity,” one of our students confessed. “It gives us all kinds of trouble with the Muslims, is impossible to understand, and is of no benefit.”
Some Thoughts on the Meaning of All Nations
I was at a conference on frontier missions where a key speaker began his presentation with the question, “Which is more strategic and important—to win 100 Russians to Christ or one Uzbek?”
Three Types of Ministry
This article is a response to “Some Thoughts on the Meaning of ‘All Nations,'” by Frank Severn in the October 1977 EMQ.