Grace and Greed in a People Movement to Christ in Nepal
The most astonishing story to come out of the church in Nepal since its inception fifty years ago is the movement to Christ of a large number of people belonging to the Tamang community.
Dowry in Africa: A Wife Purchased or a Wife Cherished?
The dowry is going the way of many other important cultural practices in Africa —down the hill of eroding values. The going rate for an educated wife in Kenya today could be as much as a Mitsubishi Pajero.
The Secret Efficiency of Faith Missions
At a recent conference of Christian organizations, my roommate told me of a donor retreat his agency had just sponsored where the two-day cost, including golf, was $50,000. It reminded me of a conversation I had recently had with someone I met at an Urbana missions convention.
Insider Movements and Outsider Missiology
There is confusion today between process and purpose. That which is a common phase in the conversion of individuals is being made by many into an ultimate objective or strategy. It’s called insider movements.
Letters to the Editor
Are We Really about Church Planting? Several quotes caught my attention in Larry Sharp’s article “Are We Really about Church Planting?” (July 2005). Twice he mentions the “end-in-view” church planting model/strategy; once he notes: “If church planting becomes the work of national believers, missionaries don’t have to pass a baton; the baton is in national hands from the beginning.”