EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 77 of 160 · 3,822 in all.
Is Planting Churches in the Muslim World ‘Mission Impossible’?
Two half-truths: (1) Church planting among Muslims is an impossible task; and (2) God must intervene in a special way to reveal how to do it.
Keys to Effective Home Schooling of MKS
One of missionaries’ greatest concerns today is their children’s education, an issue to which mission agencies are becoming increasingly sensitive.
Applying Information Technology to the Developing World
Access to information is becoming increasingly synonymous with the world’s definition of success and power.
Sending and Receiving in Light of Equal Partnerships in Mission
The concept of partnership in mission is the focus of discussion and debate across a wide spectrum of mission agencies. This article looks at issues of partnership as expressed in the sending and receiving of personnel in cross-cultural mission.
Recruiting Major League Missionaries
I find scouting and developing Major League ballplayers surprisingly analogous to recruiting and developing major league missionaries.
Who Cares about Prayer?
Two perspectives from veteran missionaries that will provoke thinking—and, we hope, prayer.
Global Report: Hong Kong’s Christians Are Cautiously Optimistic—at Least Those Who Remain
Visit Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and you’ll see an enormous digital clock. It proclaims to the world how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds are left until Hong Kong reverts to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997. While there is no corresponding clock in the prosperous, freewheeling British colony of 6.3 million…
How to Make Sure the Home and Away Teams Don’t Blow the Game
An influential group at Community Church was excited. They effectively mobilized their church to pray for the cities of the 10/40 Window, and were now emboldened for a bigger challenge.
Boomers, Busters, and Missions: Things Are Different Now
The process of understanding the differences between missionary generations and identifying the changes that the Boomers and Busters have encouraged yields several recommendations for the missions community.
Editorial: Call to Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Hats off to the World Evangelical Fellowship for mobilizing evangelical churches the world over to pray for persecuted Christians. Last September 29, according to WEF estimates, Christians in some 150,000 churches from 117 countries rose up to pray for their persecuted brothers and sisters.
What the New Testament Taught Me about Models for Ministry
I am a third-generation missionary. My grandmother rode yaks in Tibet. And my mother rode jeeps in Indonesia. Missions is in my blood, a heritage I wish to pass on to my three daughters. Women did as much, went as far, and died on the fields as often as their male missionary peers.
From Dependency to Dignity
How can I help people whose dignity and potential are being denied them because of dependency arising from paternalistic giving?
Ministry to Cuba: The Right Questions to Ask
Cuba is the only country in the Western Hemisphere closed to resident foreign missionaries.
Good Books, Good Growth: Selections for Lifelong Learning
Have you ever walked into a Christian bookstore and felt overwhelmed by the number of interesting books that you would like to read? We sure have. In fact, this past year alone an estimated 24,000 new Christian titles were published around the world (Barrett, 1995).
Missionary, Mom or What?
Are you a missionary, a mom, a wife, a teacher, or what?” This was a fairly routine question as we traveled widely to minister in churches around the U.S.
How I Balance My Family and Ministry Responsibilities
Balancing family and ministry is a continual challenge for all married missionaries (men, too!). For me, two things have been key—priorities and discipline.
Missiocracy
A neutral term I have coined, “missiocracy,” means simply the rule or governance of missions.
The Road to Self-sufficiency in Africa’s Missionary Development
Three principal areas to look at when talking about mobilizing Christian Africa to touch the world for Christ.
What Church Planters Need to Know about Dancing in Venezuela
Field-based research on Venezuelan cultural presuppositions.
Global Report: Jewish Evangelism Getting Respect It’s Long Been Denied
Jews who believe in Jesus have been the perennial Rodney Dangerfields of evangelical Christianity—they get no respect. Their nonbelieving Jewish brethren have long denied their very existence. In recent years, as their growing numbers have been impossible to deny, they have been excoriated as Jewish heretics.
Missionary, Mom or What?
Are you a missionary, a mom, a wife, a teacher, or what?” This was a fairly routine question as we traveled widely to minister in churches around the U.S.
Boomers, Busters, and Missions: Things Are Different Now
The process of understanding the differences between missionary generations and identifying the changes that the Boomers and Busters have encouraged yields several recommendations for the missions community.
How I Balance My Family and Ministry Responsibilities
Balancing family and ministry is a continual challenge for all married missionaries (men, too!). For me, two things have been key—priorities and discipline.
Editorial: Call to Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Hats off to the World Evangelical Fellowship for mobilizing evangelical churches the world over to pray for persecuted Christians. Last September 29, according to WEF estimates, Christians in some 150,000 churches from 117 countries rose up to pray for their persecuted brothers and sisters.