EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 81 of 160 · 3,822 in all.
The Missing Ingredient in Leadership Training
Dyanmic reflection will not happen unless we plan for it.
Lay Leaders: Trained and Dynamic, or Untrained and Dangerous?
It’s Sunday morning in Kagimba, a densely populated village in Kenya near Lake Victoria. Ben Koyo, a church elder, takes his bicycle to Kagimba Church to wait for the pastor. He waits patiently but knows that, like most other Sunday mornings, he will wait in vain.
Editorial: Missiology Meet Jesus
For all of its wonderful wisdom about the world and about ourselves, the Bible is woefully short on methods.
Keep the Change
History and personal experience remind us powerfully that change is inevitable. Futurists have been telling us for years that change is accelerating at breakneck speed, and that it will continue to do so.
The Problem with Success
Our Protestant mission enterprise is at a crossroad. Not because it has failed, but largely because it has succeeded.
Educating Youth in South America
Descriptions of the forces shaping the educational ministry models national churches were using, problems encountered, and suggested strategies for strengthening the educational ministries of growing national churches.
Sunday School Curriculum: Made in Boliva
It was the fourth day of our curriculum workshop in Bolivia. Emotions ran high as writers gave the openings for their first lesson. How different this Sunday school curriculum was — it was Bolivian.
The Missing Ingredient in Leadership Training
Dyanmic reflection will not happen unless we plan for it.
The Nature and Character of God’s Mission
When Jeff Anderson arrived in Manila with Action International Ministries in 1985, his goal was simple: to be a “street worker.” After language school, two years later Jeff joined a handful of fellow team members in a ministry to street people in the red-light district of Ermita.
Lay Leaders: Trained and Dynamic, or Untrained and Dangerous?
It’s Sunday morning in Kagimba, a densely populated village in Kenya near Lake Victoria. Ben Koyo, a church elder, takes his bicycle to Kagimba Church to wait for the pastor. He waits patiently but knows that, like most other Sunday mornings, he will wait in vain.
Editorial: The Scorecard Mentality
I see our missions enterprise moving inexorably toward what I call the scorecard mentality.
16 Key Partnership Principles
1. Effective partnerships are built on trust, openness, and mutual concern. Partnerships are more than coordination, planning, strategies, and tactics. The heart of the Gospel is restored in relationships.
The Measurement of Adult Mks’ Well-being
To answer the question, “How well do the children of missionaries do in different dimensions of their lives as adults?,” MK CART/CORE undertook a multimission research project entitled “AMK Study.”
Accountability: Do We Know What We’re Asking For?
Before we jump on the bandwagon, we have to answer some basic questions.
Unique and United: A Partnership in South Africa
This month marks 13 years of missionary service for me. I have learned that missionary and national church relationships are never static. They are always changing.
Howdy, Partner
Appreciation for the Western saga is one of several inconsequential things I remember most fondly about my father, along with a love for fishing and a passion for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Lessons of Partnership
Some suggestions from my experience to help your mission partnerships take shape and function effectively.
Healing the Wounded among Adult Mks
I’m glad our Shepherd doesn’t work by percentages. If he did, I’d still be in the bushes.
The Patron-client System: A Model of Indigenous Discipleship
The patron-client style of discipling is practiced naturally by many national Christian leaders.
How to Communicate in a Relational Culture
In a relational culture, not surprisingly, relationships are primary.
Editorial: The Scorecard Mentality
I see our missions enterprise moving inexorably toward what I call the scorecard mentality.
Howdy, Partner
Appreciation for the Western saga is one of several inconsequential things I remember most fondly about my father, along with a love for fishing and a passion for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
16 Key Partnership Principles
1. Effective partnerships are built on trust, openness, and mutual concern. Partnerships are more than coordination, planning, strategies, and tactics. The heart of the Gospel is restored in relationships.
Lessons of Partnership
Some suggestions from my experience to help your mission partnerships take shape and function effectively.