Missionaries and mission leaders sometimes feel that events have passed them by. Especially in regions where mission has met with great success they are agonizing over the question of whether or not their existence is still justified.
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EMQ article Members onlyBy Manuel Becker | What if the church’s greatest obstacle to mission is church life itself? This article introduces “Church-Gravity Syndrome,” the tendency of Christian communities to pull believers away from the very people they hope to reach. Drawing on Jesus’ ministry and movements in Thailand, it shows how…
EMQ article Members onlyBy Edward L. Smither | In this article, I explore two values of historic monastic mission – study and simplicity – that contributed to missionary spirituality. Illustrating these values through two modern evangelical examples, I invite the reader to consider the importance of study and simplicity and how they might…
EMQ article Members onlyBy Jennifer W. Belcher | Using the Story-Based Trauma Healing course as an exemplar, Jennifer Belcher discusses how a learner-centered, resource light, and localized approach could make biblical transformation easier for the Papua New Guinean learner and other learners around the world.
