EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 79 of 160 · 3,835 in all.
Learning to Speak All over Again
The woman in the crowded market obviously wasn’t cooperating with me. I had simply pointed to her basket of tomatoes and asked how much they cost. I expected her to say something like, “Four for a quarter,” or “Seventy-five cents a dozen.” But she kept repeating a simple word I had never heard before.
Grudges: Missionary Killjoys
We had been in the States on furlough for over a year. Our last term on the field had been unusually grueling. Any tired missionary fresh home on furlough suffers some stresses of psychological readjustment. But, ordinarily, a year is ample time for one to be refreshed, restored, and highly motivated to return.
How Do You Train Book Writers? With Love
While imported books sit on shelves, there’s a famine for hearing the word of the Lord in context.
Missiological Correctness
Much has been said in recent years about “political correctness.” The PC movement asserts that certain ideas and practices are beyond questioning, and anyone who even suggests alternatives risks condemnation for the modern heresies of stupidity, lack of compassion, “insensitivity,” and perhaps even bigotry.
Making Tents or Building Churches?
An EMQ interview with Mans Ramstad (pseudonym), veteran tentmaker in China. He works with an organization providing professional services to various agencies in China.
Causes of Stress and What to Do about Them
Some ideas about how to handle stressors common to missionaries: language study, culture shock, discouragement, loneliness, burnout, and depression.
Women and Culture Shock
Like most missionaries, I thought I was ready for culture shock, but my preparation didn’t help me at all.
Global Report: Evangelicals Respond to Unabated Persecution
Hussein Qambar Ali, a citizen of Kuwait, wasn’t looking for trouble. Married, the father of two small children, and the owner of a successful construction business, he told Open Doors’ Compass Direct news service, “All I wanted was happiness, tranquility, and a peaceful life.”
Editorial: Our Collapsing Foundation
Years ago, the first time I shoved my way through the crowds to Speaker’s Corner in London’s Hyde Park, the speakers lived up to my anticipation. Virtually every religious and political dogma was extolled with evangelistic fervor.
Missiological Correctness
Much has been said in recent years about “political correctness.” The PC movement asserts that certain ideas and practices are beyond questioning, and anyone who even suggests alternatives risks condemnation for the modern heresies of stupidity, lack of compassion, “insensitivity,” and perhaps even bigotry.
Short Term Youth Teams: Are They Worth It?
As a new Christian, 17 years old, teaching Bible school in southeastern Kentucky changed my life. Working with the children of poor families changed my perspective on the world and my role in it.
Making Tents or Building Churches?
An EMQ interview with Mans Ramstad (pseudonym), veteran tentmaker in China. He works with an organization providing professional services to various agencies in China.
Seeing the Big Picture: A Unified Theory of Our Task
Missionaries need a unified theory of the task of world missions to determine how to make the best use of their lives. Mission agencies need it to plan their field strategies and the allocation of their people and money.
Causes of Stress and What to Do about Them
Some ideas about how to handle stressors common to missionaries: language study, culture shock, discouragement, loneliness, burnout, and depression.
Learning to Speak All over Again
The woman in the crowded market obviously wasn’t cooperating with me. I had simply pointed to her basket of tomatoes and asked how much they cost. I expected her to say something like, “Four for a quarter,” or “Seventy-five cents a dozen.” But she kept repeating a simple word I had never heard before.
Women and Culture Shock
Like most missionaries, I thought I was ready for culture shock, but my preparation didn’t help me at all.
Grudges: Missionary Killjoys
We had been in the States on furlough for over a year. Our last term on the field had been unusually grueling. Any tired missionary fresh home on furlough suffers some stresses of psychological readjustment. But, ordinarily, a year is ample time for one to be refreshed, restored, and highly motivated to return.
Global Report: Evangelicals Respond to Unabated Persecution
Hussein Qambar Ali, a citizen of Kuwait, wasn’t looking for trouble. Married, the father of two small children, and the owner of a successful construction business, he told Open Doors’ Compass Direct news service, “All I wanted was happiness, tranquility, and a peaceful life.”
How Do You Train Book Writers? With Love
While imported books sit on shelves, there’s a famine for hearing the word of the Lord in context.
Two Pair O Dimes
It’s a word I have come to hate—overused and commonly misused. But perched unmistakably over decision making in the mission enterprise are two “paradigms.”
When Your Audience is Clueless
The clueless are the informational have-nots, who, like the poor of the world, constitute the vast majority and often represent the more difficult challenge.
Why Are the Unreached, Unreached?
Going is often easy. Staying in a lost group with viable ministries and approaches is an awesome challenge with multiple obstacles.
Four Stages of Team Development
For more than 20 years, I’ve experienced “the agony and the ecstasy” of team life, both as a member and as a leader. Over that time, I’ve noticed that most teams go through four stages before they become productive.
Editorial: Why I Don’t Believe in Closure
Closure has crept into missionary thinking, but it doesn’t belong there.