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Reviewing Our Concepts and Definitions
…The quiet, strong commitment of the “Table 71” participants will undoubtedly push forward the effort of the Church to reach every unreached people group. Of course, any broad effort needs clarity of vision to maintain its focus. Perhaps then, a brief look at some of the concepts and de.nitions will…
Editorial Comment
…It is heartening to see a greater willingness for missions to work together than at any time prior to or since the era of the Student Volunteer Movement, when the International Missionary Council (IMC, founded in 1921) provided a truly extensive service to the mission movement. The IMC was so…
Servant’s Love
…We hear stories of CEOs in secular companies and their ability to make tough decisions and be ruthless when necessary. While some of those stories may now be revealing their “other” side in the corporate financial scandals of our day, we believers often admire them—openly or secretly. People with similar…
Human Strategy vs. the Holy Spirit
…If you’ve been around missions “junkies” as I call them (I’m one myself!), you have seen it. It comes in many shapes and sizes, but one of two basic approaches is involved: either planners or dreamers. Planners like to lay out all the details and have things in place for…
What’s Wrong with the Label “Managerial Missiology”
…A new label has recently been proposed in the field of mission studies. I am referring to the epithet “managerial missiology,” which—to my knowledge—was coined as a way of criticizing the kind of missiology that has been produced by the “Pasadena think-tank.” The epithet is unfortunate for several reasons, some…
Letters
…The Case of the Disappearing Nomads? I enjoyed the March-April issue of MF. I was surprised that none of the nomads listed under Afghanistan on page 8 were Pashto-speaking Kuchis. This group was numbered at two million and .gured that almost all the nomads in Afghanistan were either Pashtuns…
Editorial Comment
…We have been trying to plan many other things about the future of missions, and in this entire issue we are addressing the difficulties and complexities of that task. We need to be able both to plan and measure progress. In my editorials I usually write about things that are…
Are God and Allah the Same?
…Contrary to what others may teach and preach, I remain unconvinced that the God of the Qur’an is any different from the God of the Old Testament. If we say Jews worship the same God as we do, then we must logically grant Muslims the same “privilege.” After all, they…
Two Case Studies on Church-Agency Partnerships
…Excerpted from the March 2002 edition of the ACMC Mobilizer From “A Partnership Made For Heaven” USCWM is philosophically committed to winning nationals to Christ and training them to plant churches. This is the end goal of every partnership with an American local church. But every partnership is custom-designed. And…
Ten Tips for Ministering to Hindus
…Friendship evangelism is usually easy to initiate with Hindus. Most Hindus esteem religion in general and are free and open to speak about it. A sincere, nonjudgemental interest in all aspects of Indian life will provide a good basis for friendship. Personal interaction with Hindus will lead to a more…
Can Hindutva Survive the Persecution of Christians in India?
…Interpreted literally as “Hindu-ness,” Hindutva increasingly carries connotations of a radical vision for a Hindu nation. Provided here are excerpts from an open letter to India originally published in April 1999 in the aftermath of the gruesome death of Graham Staines and his two sons. April 12, 1999 — London…
Ready Set… Go Team!
…“We are clear in our purpose, more intentional and strategic. We are less inward- and more outward-focused. We ‘own’ the fact that the Great Commission is the responsibility of the local church. We have become a praying church and, interestingly enough, the giving has skyrocketed in all areas of church…
Afghanistan in Focus
…From Operation World, 2001 The history of Afghanistan is a long and brutal one: more brutal than the rugged and desolate terrain that characterizes this land. Except for brief periods of peace, strength, and conquest, its history has been one of internal strife and external invasion. When not fighting with…
Letters
…Whatever legitimate reasons the USA has in bombing a nation like Afghanistan, most of the people in poorer nations will not understand them. They will see it as the world’s most powerful nation bullying a poor nation. Their governments will be obliged to support the venture as USA is so…
ChangIng Your Attitude and Actions to Involve Kids in your Missions Outreach
…How do you raise a generation of givers to change the world? The following are excerpts from the article by my friend Jill Harris (Caleb Project) addressing this issue. “There was a time when missionaries told stories to children because ‘they were there’, an audience they’d been assigned to, or…
Training World Christians
…General Education requirements are a chance to grow. “If any student in this class tries to argue that the Bible had any impact on history whatsoever,” warned my Harvard-educated professor, removing the pipe from his mouth as if to emphasize the point, “he will get an automatic F.” “I lost…
Whatever Happened to the Apostle Paul?
…An exposition of Paul’s teaching and practice of giving. What would the Apostle Paul say and do if he showed up at your church, joined your missions committee, became a member of your mission agency or brought the redemptive message of Christ to your town? The answer can be found…
News
…COMINAD Unveils Adopt-A-Village Project Reconciliation Ministries Over 50 members of the Cooperative Missions Network of the African Dispersion (COMINAD) met on April 912, 2001 at Wycliffe’s Bible Translators’ Center for a conference that challenged all attendees to participate in the development process of the Adopt-A-Village (AAV) project. Envisioned by Brian…
Giving in Kenya
…Mr. Gideon Kiongo invites responses to this open letter. He can be reached in Kenya by e-mail at [email protected] or by regular mail at P.O. Box 50688, Nairobi, Kenya. For general responses on issues of dependency and self-reliance see the web site for World Mission Associates www.wmausa.org or send an…
Resources to help you find your place in the journey
…So what do I do now? There I was standing at the edge of this wide chasm looking across at the other side. Just months before I had taken the plunge. I had begun a trek where no man had gone before; I had decided to be involved in missions.…