EMQ articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 31 of 160 · 3,822 in all.
A Response to Dual Allegiance
The author investigates the underlying causes of dual allegiance—and offers biblical responses to eight situations where dual allegiance is commonplace.
Good-to-Great Church Planting: The Road Less Travelled
Exploring the regions beyond simply successful church planting and explaining how church planting can rise to become great in nature.
A Lesson from Jose: Understanding the Patron/Client Relationship
Aside from the discipling/mentoring aspect, there are at least four arenas in which a proper understanding of patronage will have an impact on the effectiveness of missionary service.
Discerning When We Have Completed What God Has Assigned to Us
Five ways to discern when a missionary assignment is coming to an end.
Missionary Burnout: Who is Adequate for These Things?
Speaking from experience, the author shares how missionaries and leaders can identify burnout—and offers five steps to recovery.
The Need for Field-based Counselor Training in Evangelical Missions
While Christian counseling has grown in North America, this is not the case in other parts of the world. Bowen discusses field-based training for nationals in Christian counseling today.
Coaching for On-field Development
It is time mission leaders rethink how they help missionaries develop. Coaching is one answer to effectively developing missionaries on the field.
Building Sustainable Funding in Eurasia
Coming up with models for funding parachurch organizations that work in Eurasian cultures will take creativity, hard work, and failed attempts.
Our Reader’s Write
Contrasting Worldviews In reading Leanne Dzubinski’s “Contrasting Worldviews and Their Implications for Missions in Spain” (January 2008), I am impressed with the parallels between issues regarding flexibility and adaptation for effectiveness in missions in Spain and similar principles of contextualizing of a…
Evangelical Mission Values
Four constant values have reliably guided the evangelical movement’s practice of mission: compulsion, courage, certainty, and clarity.
Mission Photos
Websites that offer quality images of mission-related activities.
Reflection on a Missions Partnership
Now that the Alliance has completed its ministry, how can we evaluate its effectiveness? By God’s grace there is good news to share and lessons to be learned.
The Momina Story of the Fall and the Loss of Eternal LIfe
In the beginning of time a “man who shed his skin” took his sister and came down to earth. He gave her to a “man of the earth” that she might become his wife. Having given her to the “man of the earth,” he said to the people, “Build a house in preparation for the feast of snakes and lizards.” He then returned to his…
Cultural Bridges and Momina Traditional Religion: Seeking a Key Redemptive Analogy and Mission Many
In his work with the Momina, Henson found four significant cultural bridges that facilitated the communication of the gospel and biblical truth to the Momina people.
Safe or Sorry in Developing the Female Missionary Force
A coherent biblical theology of women and the testimony of many exegetically simple passages reveal that women indeed have a significant role in missions.
Why They Don’t Go: Surveying the Next Generation of Mission Workers
A survey of 250 college-aged students reveals the real reasons why fewer young people are going into long-term mission work.
A Shared Services Environment for Ministries: Riding Out the Storms of Change Together
To most effectively deal with the changing culture and worldview, ministries and mission agencies must join hands and share services whenever possible.
Reflections on Missionary Redeployment: Caring for the Emotional Needs of the Missionary
Transitioning to a new field is often emotionally difficult for a missionary. Irvin offers three strategies for improving the outcome of such situations.
Evangelism and Dreams: Foundational Presuppositions to Interpret God-given Dreams of the Unreached
A biblical understanding of dreams can facilitate a contextual approach to reaching Muslims (and those of other faiths) with the gospel.
Contextualization: A Few Basic Questions
Eight questions illuminate how church planters from a variety of backgrounds and ministries can agree on contextual strategies.
Short-term Missions as Spiritual Exercise
A veteran missionary asks, “How much does the cross enter into the thinking of short-term missionaries?” and discusses four kinds of misunderstandings common to STMs.
The Character of Short-term Mission
The most relevant question for a new generation of world Christians is, “What would be biblical character qualifications for a short-term missionary?”
Sabbatical Reflection: The Father’s Lavish Love
We are at our best when we are rested—from having been alone with God.
Of Partnerships and Power Trips
The differences between true partnerships and power trips disguised as partnerships are significant.