Jesus and the Cross: Reflections of Christians from Islamic Contexts
David Emmanuel Singh brings together eighteen scholars from Afghanistan, East Africa, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Palestine, and more to explore Muslim objections and barriers to understanding the cross of Jesus.
Escaping the Devil’s Bedroom: Sex Trafficking, Global Prostitution, and the Gospel’s Transforming Power
Dawn Herzog Jewell is bent on confronting the evil of sexual exploitation around the world and invites her readers to choose one of two options.
Converting Colonialism: Visions and Realities in Mission History, 1706–1914
by Dana L. Robert, ed. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2140 Oak Industrial Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, 2008, 320 pages, $40.00. —Reviewed by James Bertsche, former missionary to Congo (DRC) and executive secretary of Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission. The Christian mission has, along the way, encountered energetic criticism. In some cases, the dissent sees […]
Letters from our Readers
THE SHARIA OF GOD
This letter concerns Bradford Greer’s “The Sharia of God: A Contextual Bridge for Islamic Contexts” (July 2008).
Breakthrough! Steps to Research and Resolve the Mysteries in Your Ministry
Nussbaum’s approach focuses on deciding what level of research you need to solve a particular problem.
Online Member Care Resources
An update of missionary care resources online.
Landing on Your Feet: Assisting International Workers when They Return Home
Mission agencies have an ethical and spiritual responsibility to help workers who are returning to “civilian life” back in the U.S. land on their feet.
Quality Standards for Agencies
Missionary agencies are vehicles for the establishment of a missionary vision within the Church and the facilitation of that vision to the world. As such, agencies must manifest the commitment to high quality in their work.
Christian Witness in Muslim Settings
Hyatt researched and interviewed many practitioners and missiologists to formulate “Questions and Biblical Guidelines” for ministering to Muslims.
Doing One Thing Well: Stepping through the Short-term Mission Experience
The author suggests that a short-term mission trip focus on one thing: impacting the life of the participant in meaningful and measurable ways.