How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind: Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity
Oden makes a plea for a growing generation of young African scholars to discover their heritage, to recover the spiritual and intellectual roots of Christian thought formed by early African Christianity.
Christian Worship Worldwide: Expanding Horizons, Deepening Practices
Essays on the worship revelation taking place in today’s global world.
A Proverbial Gold Mine
In this installment of Missions on the Web, we provide you with access to proverbs from around the world.
What Are Best Practices of Church Planting among Muslims?
“Is there any hope in reaching Muslims for Christ when there are so many obstacles?”
Transforming Chaos into Beauty: Intentionally Developing Unity in Church Plants
A unified church-planting community will have both high relationship cohesiveness and high task cohesiveness.
The Sharia of God: A Contextual Bridge for Islamic Contexts
By identifying themselves as people who love and follow the Sharia of God, missionaries ministering to Muslims can better communicate the Christian faith and disciple those who seek to follow Jesus.
A Response to Dual Allegiance
The author investigates the underlying causes of dual allegiance—and offers biblical responses to eight situations where dual allegiance is commonplace.
Good-to-Great Church Planting: The Road Less Travelled
Exploring the regions beyond simply successful church planting and explaining how church planting can rise to become great in nature.
A Lesson from Jose: Understanding the Patron/Client Relationship
Aside from the discipling/mentoring aspect, there are at least four arenas in which a proper understanding of patronage will have an impact on the effectiveness of missionary service.
Discerning When We Have Completed What God Has Assigned to Us
Five ways to discern when a missionary assignment is coming to an end.