Work and Identity: A Personal Reflection
Cross-cultural adjustment theories suggest that the longer you live in another culture, the more you learn about that culture, and that your increased knowledge results in greater adjustment. This was not true of me.
Toward a Theology of Evacuation
“Remember your T.P.” That was the code word for “Pack your one suitcase; we are evacuating!” The Evangelical Covenant Church has devised and revised a number of plans to evacuate its missionaries from the Congo/Zaire since work began there in the Ubangi-Mongala in 1935.
Budgeting for the Future
Perhaps it is time to move beyond our individual budgets and take stock of the broader financial resources God has given us for the task of world mission.
Global Report: A Woman’s Place in Missions
Women have always been the backbone of the missionary effort.
More than a Virtual Church: Church-Planting Resources on the Web
Prior to the Internet, inexperienced church planters often faced the prospect of a lonely job in a new location struggling to know how to launch a church. Today a wealth of tools, resources, helps, and discussion groups is available to anyone in the world with an Internet connection.
Begging and Beggars: A Missionary’s Dilemma
Responding appropriately to requests for money, especially from desperately poor beggars on the streets, is one of a missionary’s most difficult problems.
Mission Societies: Are They Biblical?
Are mission societies really necessary? Or are they, at best, “an historical accommodation for accomplishing missions due to the negligence of the church to carry out its mission,” as some assert?
A Call to Arms: Forming a Christian Worldview of Teaching English as a Second Language
I want to challenge Christian ESL professionals to formulate a Christian worldview of this discipline and thereby begin influencing research and curriculum.
Professional Tentmakers Open Doors for Ministry
Professional involvement in a credible job opens doors to in-depth interaction within our circle of activity and influence.
Ministry, Profits and the Schizophrenic Tentmaker
Today thousands of people, inspired by tentmaking pioneers like J. Christy Wilson and Ruth Siemens, are using their professional skills as a vehicle for cross-cultural evangelism.