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Evangelical Missions Quarterly, from 1964 to the current issue. Page 38 of 160 · 3,822 in all.
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Seeing ministry as “divine art” greatly impacts the way missionaries mentor those in their care.
Upgrading Member Care: Five Stones for Ethical Practice
Providing ethical and responsible member care to mission/aid staff is crucial to the health and well-being of both the individual and the organization.
Spirit-guided Mission
Following the guidance of the Holy Spirit is the most important component of mission.
The Holy Spirit and the Pace of Mission
The pace of mission is characterized as much by waiting as it is by going.
Healing the Wounds of Trauma: How the Church Can Help
The 2004 Accra Trauma Healing Workshop brought healing to many African leaders. Two years later, the results are impacting others as well.
Six Challenges for the Church in Missions
A veteran missions director shares six challenges the North American Church faces concerning world missions—and how to deal with these challenges.
The Depth Chart of a Church Missions Program
Most successful businesses have clearly articulated their mission and vision statements. Most have also implemented a strategic plan that will help accomplish their organization’s mission and vision. The Church has had a vision statement for over two thousand years.
Education is Not That Important
As a church planting missionary, I have made a remarkable observation. Lost people, without Christ and without hope in this world, have a much better chance of hearing the gospel of saving grace from a missionary if they live near an international school.
Waiting as Virtue
The scriptures are full of admonitions and promises related to waiting upon the Lord. Countless sermons have been preached on it, and many thousands of troubled hearts have been encouraged by references to the subject.
Letters to the Editor
WHAT MAKES MISSION CHRISTIAN? I was most engaged by the article, “What Makes Mission Christian?” (January 2006) by Christopher Little.
Browsing Virtual Libraries and Book Collections
In the early days of the Internet, many hailed what they thought would eventually become a paper-free world. They reasoned, “Why buy hard copies when electronic texts are available and cheap?”
Photo Sensitivity: Looking through the Lens of the Local People
Bob was sent by his church to check out a project they were supporting in Africa. At the height of his welcoming ceremony by the African people, Bob was busy unloading all of his photography equipment in order to quickly snap pictures before he lost this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Owning Our Past the Right Way
The Crusades are one of the saddest moments in the history of the world, when the Church found itself being carried away by geopolitical, spiritual, financial and cultural factors.
The Effective Use of Resources in Missions Partnerships
This is what an African national staff member told his Western missionary leader after ten years of working with a parachurch organization: “You have really ruined me. I don’t know how to survive now without my laptop and the standard of living I am accustomed to. I don’t think I can ever go back to how I lived…
Short-term Medical Teams: What They Do Well…and Not So Well
Short-term medical teams take many forms and serve in many ministry settings. This article is limited to general medical teams.
A Really Useful Theological Doctorate for Africa
Twice a week for two years I commuted across Nairobi, Kenya, to teach at the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology. During these commutes, I regularly passed a business with the unique and descriptive name “The Really Useful Landscaping Company.”
Partnership Revisited
Sometimes you’ve just got to go back to the basics. When Vince Lombardi, former coach of the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers, wanted to stop the team’s losing streak, he started by telling his players, “This is a football.”
The German Church Planting Movement: Have We Missed the Boat?
With eighty-two million inhabitants, Germany continues to be a desperate mission field in need of thousands of new churches. The good news is that over 1,500 new churches have been planted in Germany in the past ten years, with a total membership of well over 100,0001 (“In Deutschland wurden…” 2004, 16).
Keeping Nationalization in Perspective
In one week I heard three references to the importance of nationalization in mission. During a meeting, one of our missionary staff said, “If our sole purpose for being on the mission field is nationalization, then…” Later, another missionary asked, “Isn’t nationalization our primary reason for being a missionary?”
Integrating Technology in Leadership Training
When I began my missionary career in the Philippines in 1986, making a long-distance telephone call was a major project. Very few private homes had telephones so there weren’t many people to call anyway.
Leadership on the Move: From One Culture to the Next
Our generation is seeing fewer and fewer missionaries spend their entire missionary career in one place.
A Ten-Point Plan for Producing Better Indigenous Churches
We hear a lot of talk these days about the importance of indigenous churches, churches that are truly “home-grown” and reflect the values and culture of the people.
Connecting the Post-modern Dots
It has come into clearer focus for me lately that many of the breakthrough phenomena of our time (evangelically and missiologically speaking) can be traced directly to the ascendancy of post-modern thinking.
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Team Chemistry I appreciated Jordan Ellis’ willingness (October 2005, “Team Chemistry”) to tackle an often avoided issue and propose that leaders be aware of the “chemistry” dynamics and ready to take appropriate action.