Wanted: Black Missionaries, but How?

Missio Nexus January 1, 1989

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In Nigeria, I've been surprised at the number of people who have said to me, "You are the first black missionary we've ever seen. Aren't black people in America Christians? Or, "Please tell more black missionaries to come."

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Wanted: Black Missionaries, but How?

In Nigeria, I’ve been surprised at the number of people who have said to me, “You are the first black missionary we’ve ever seen. Aren’t black people in America Christians? Or, “Please tell more black missionaries to come.”

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Welcoming the Stranger

Presenter: Matthew Soerens, US Director of Church Mobilization, World Relief Description: Refugee and immigration issues have dominated headlines globally recently. While many American Christians view these…

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Black Man’s Burden

At the InterVarsity Urbana 70 missionary conference, George Taylor chided missions because “very, very few” black Christians are represented on mission fields.

Missio Nexus October 1, 1973

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Time for African American Missionaries

While teaching a group of Ugandan church leaders, I mentioned how few African Americans were engaged in global missions. Okiru Ezekiel jumped up and shouted, “Tell them to come!”

Missio Nexus October 1, 2004

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