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Letters
…Are God and Allah the Same? Since I too wrote a letter which disagreed with David Johnston’s article, I now want to write this note of commendation. The response by David in the May-June issue which stated his overstatement of his case (and that he was sorry) warmed my heart. …
Striking Camp with the Nomads
…Excerpted from Peoples on the Move, the new book by David J. Phillips Nomads have a special place in God's plans. For most of us, the word nomad conjures up the idea of self-sufficient people, who are both resourceful and irresponsible, mysterious and dangerous, who are to be envied for…
Editorial Comment
…Okay, nomads to the rescue! They are forcing us back to the Bible. How Christian faith can be meaningful to them is how our faith can become more meaningful to us. Your church may be able to gain a great deal of new vitality from a strange place—the nomads. How?…
Singapore ‘02
…Background At the gathering of the Great Commission Roundtable last spring in Malaysia, those in the Unreached Peoples track called for a gathering focused on what is left to be done among those without a church movement in their culture. That call was joined by representatives from the Global Network…
Letters
…Don’t Ignore Palestinians’ Pain I was shocked to open my Mission Frontiers this morning and to read [Rick Wood’s] rather off-the-cuff comment, “This phenomenon (the stunning brutality of Islamic terrorism) has been around for some time—Israel has battled it for the last 53 years of its history”…. I abhor any…
New Paradigms for Churches and Mission Agencies
…A missions elder from a megachurch told Sam Metcalf of Church Resource Ministries in Pasadena, California, why his church had decided to discontinue the ministry of a missionary. “We didn’t approve of what the missionary was doing, so we told him that he and his family had to return to…
Smoothing the Paths
…compiled by Frank L. Roy DURING the five years that I attended a Christian school, I learned a good deal of the Bible. But my caste pride was a roadblock to accept its truths. Christianity for me was the religion of “the outcasts.” I did not even want to touch…
A Christian Perspective
…Q: How can people do such evil things in the name of religion? A: Since September 11, people around the world have been asking this question. The atrocities of that day shocked and astounded. As horrific as they were, Christians must still be guided by the wisdom of our Lord…
The Other Terrorists
…My wife’s final ordeal (see p. 37) right in the middle of all this consterna- tion about the new global war on terrorism has meant a double upheaval for me. At times the panic on the TV screen (in the waiting room at the Intensive Care Unit) could hardly distract…
Kids Korner
…We hear new stories almost every day, coming from all over the globe, bearing evidence that mobilizing children for mission provides both challenges and rewards. Many voices are speaking out for the need to prayerfully redesign ministries to children and their families. “Let’s get back to the partnership of the…
What is Driving “Partnership”?
…The buzzword in missions today is “partnership.” Everybody is writing and talking about it. So much so, that a new term has been coined—the International Partnership Movement (IPM). This movement is being galvanized to a significant degree by the Consultation on Support of Indigenous Ministries (COSIM), which reported in 1997…
Facing the Facts
…A mission executive addresses the sometimes distorted financial picture of missions. Operation Mobilization has people from about 80 different countries working in dozens of other countries around the world. But, we do not take people from new, emerging, sending countries unless they can arrange their own support—most of it from…
Chipping In
…A Sri Lankan leader gives challenges and cautions to North American givers. A conversation with Ajith Fernando. A s a prominent evangelical leader from Sri Lanka, Ajith Fernando has something to say about Western patterns of giving. He has served as the National Director of Youth for Christ in Sri…
Letters
…Blessed by MF I was deeply moved by the article “The Urbana Story” on the Mission Frontiers website. Thanks for the wonderful website, which is a great source of blessing. I am an Indian by origin and currently working in the Middle East. One day, together, we will take the…
Dreaming the Impossible
…Mathew, a 26-year-old executive from a multinational company left behind a sizable paycheck, quit his job “to do something that outlasts this life” and joined a company that supports the cause of mission. A student group in South India comprised of students from five states recently raised $4,300 for a…
The Centrality of Worship
…1. Worship is central, Missions is not. We Evangelicals have propagated a mind-set in the church and missions that might be best summed up in the adage, “God saved us to save the lost.” The fact is, however that God redeemed us not primarily to do something for His glory, but rather to be something for his glory. Jesus did not say the Father…
Some Things Remain the Same
…Worship in the Church of Jesus Christ has been characterized by enormous diversity across the centuries and across the world today. This diversity seems to be allowed by the New Testament, which gives us precious little in terms of specific guidelines for the practice of worship in the church—nor even…
A conversation with Roberta King
…Ethno-What? Some brief definitions for newcomers to issues of worship and cultural forms. Ethnodoxology: The study of the worship of God in the world’s cultures; the theological and practical study of how and why people of other cultures praise and glorify the true and living God. Ethnomusicology: An academic discipline…
Doing What I Was Made For
…A personal, behind-the-scenes look at Urbana 2000. --Moyra Jean Stiles Big events (and coverage of them) can come across as large and impersonal--media hype. In an effort to get a more personal perspective on an admittedly huge event, we asked Moyra Stiles (personal assistant to Barney Ford, Director of Urbana)…
Reaching New Heights and Hearts
…Born as a follow-up to Urbana, the Perspectives course continues its world view tranformation. With graduates from the Perspectives course fast approaching the 50,000 mark, the course is experiencing a new phase of growth and enthusiasm. A number of the spring classes have been surprised (but blessed) by attendance that…