EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 30 of 160 · 3,822 in all.
Bounded and Centered Sets
Dr. Paul Hiebert’s concept of bounded sets and centered sets are often misapplied in mission circles today.
Letters to the Editor
Continuing the Discussion of “Women in Missions.”
Fixing the Problem of Face
Missionaries and national leaders can make face a subject of theological investigation, working together to develop a biblically-specific, biblically-informed understanding of face and face practices.
Language and Labels
Can the Church be a thought-leader in shaping language that ascribes and affirms human dignity by recognizing the God-given identity of all humanity?
The Audacity of Hype…and Humility
With all due respect to politicians and members of the mission community, isn’t exaggeration and truth-shading something to be avoided?
Four Ways to Mentor Church Planters
Jones offers four ways in which church planters need mentoring—and how they correspond to four eras in a church planter’s life.
Mapping Resources for Missions
Finding map resources on the web.
Training Leaders by Planting Seed Truths
The process of sowing and the harvest teaches us four basic principles or “laws.”
Pitfalls Missions Committees Must Avoid
Missions committees must constantly update their mission vision and strategy. Hedberg outlines nine pitfalls committees must avoid.
Five Rules for Writing a Good Prayer Letter
Murphy shows how to transform a mundane prayer letter into something exciting and engaging.
Circles & Cycles: Letters to a Stressed Community
The authors ask and offer suggestions on understanding relational needs and relationship services for missionary teams.
An Interview with Bruce Olson
Bruce Olson discusses what God did during his time with the Motilone—and how he saw Christ renew a nearly extinct people.
Christological Monotheism and Muslim Evangelism
How do missionaries in Muslim churches speak of the divinity of Christ without appearing to contradict their belief in monotheism?
On Furlough: What Returning Missionaries and Home Churches Want
Ten ways missionaries on furlough and mission committees and churches can bless each other.
Personal Piety vs. Institutional Aid: A Case for a Return to Alms-giving
Daniels suggests missionaries on the field return to personal alms-giving, thereby investing in relationships on a deeper level.
An Ordinary Family in Ministry
Balisky lays out a “theology of the family in mission,” reflecting on missional families in the Bible.
Discipleship and the Missionary Kid
Godly parenting with the goal of spiritual formation of children requires a focused and strong commitment to be involved in the lives of our children.
Preparing Missionary Couples for Cultural Stress
Even the most stable marriages are severely strained in the context of cross-cultural living. Eenigenburg lists potential stressors couples may face on the field—and offers helpful tips to overcome these.
Christian Ministry: Call or Career?
A look at some of the calls to ministry in the Old and New Testaments show that each of these individuals had an amazing commitment to the commission of God.
Doing Diversity Well
Five potential guidelines for achieving diversity while maintaining unity.
A Proverbial Gold Mine
In this installment of Missions on the Web, we provide you with access to proverbs from around the world.
What Are Best Practices of Church Planting among Muslims?
“Is there any hope in reaching Muslims for Christ when there are so many obstacles?”
Transforming Chaos into Beauty: Intentionally Developing Unity in Church Plants
A unified church-planting community will have both high relationship cohesiveness and high task cohesiveness.
The Sharia of God: A Contextual Bridge for Islamic Contexts
By identifying themselves as people who love and follow the Sharia of God, missionaries ministering to Muslims can better communicate the Christian faith and disciple those who seek to follow Jesus.