An Introduction to Blogging on the Internet
In this edition of Missions on the Web we provide links to numerous sources to help you enrich your experience with the blog world.
Church Planting Tracking and Analysis Tool
I’d like to introduce a tool that we have found helpful in enabling church planting teams (and their supervisors) to get a snapshot of the team’s progress in the church planting process.
Discovering the Joy of Tithing in Zimbabwe
The common assumption that churches in developing countries will
continue to need outside help must increasingly be challenged.
Personal Contact: The sine qua non of Twenty-first Century Christian Mission
Statistics from the World Christian Encyclopedia appear to indicate that less than sixteen percent of non-Christians know a Christian; however, the Bible indicates that personal contact is crucial in evangelism.
Mission-Church Relations in Post-Soviet Central Asia: A Field Study
It is time to make “new mistakes” in church planting and in dealing with indigenous ministries.
Unlocking Worldview as a Means of Empowering Evangelistic Outreach
A veteran of the mission field in Latin America shares how he and others used death rituals to better understand the local people and culture.
Relationships between Native and Non-native English-speakers for Missions
Studying the value of NEST/NNEST relationships in schools that teach English as a foreign language.
The Effectiveness of Defectiveness
An indigenous perspective of how one faithful missionary impacted the lives of many through her obedience.
Lessons from a Merger
Seven lessons learned from the successful merger of AEF and SIM.
Funding a Kingdom Business
Identifying different approaches mission agencies and churches are using to fund “kingdom businesses.”