The Death of Missions: Response 2: Acknowledging Our Past while Prioritizing Our Calling
by Jonathan Bonk Colin Andrews makes a good case for a moratorium on the word “mission” and its cognates. After all, it has picked up a lot of baggage along the way, thanks to its close ties to five hundred years of European exploration, migration, and conquest that swept up the Western Hemisphere, large chunks […]
The Death of Missions: Response 1: Winsome Witness Is Our Priority
by Miriam Adeney Lots of words offend: church, evangelical, Christian, Republican, Democrat, American, Christ. If a word offends a significant segment of our audience, let’s avoid that word when talking with them. No sense rubbing salt in a wound when it’s not necessary. Find an alternative, and keep communicating. But in more receptive contexts, the […]
The Death of Missions: An EMQ Symposium
Increasingly in the West, younger Christians eschew the word “missions.” Colin Andrews challenges us to drop the word altogether. We decided to publish his proposal with responses from four Christian leaders. We invite you to join the continuing discussion online.
Setting Goals for North American Missions: A Multi-ministry Exercise
Forty-five mission executive directors/CEOs participated in an exercise to consider the future challenges for North American missions.
Resolving Conflict with Cross-cultural Partners
How we personally make meaning of situations is a critical component in conflict.
Review of 2010Boston: The Changing Contours of World Mission and Christianity
This “moving conference” changed venues throughout its four days, allowing three hundred conference attendees to experience the hospitality of six major divinity schools in the Boston area.
Korean Contextualization: A Brief Examination
The author discusses important theological and
cultural issues that have been largely ignored in
contextualizing Christianity in Korea.
Preparing for Long-term Ministry
What does it take to be effective in kingdom work
over the long haul?
Letting Church History Open the Door for the Gospel
A missionary in Russia reminds us that church history
can work for us as we proclaim the life-giving message
of Jesus.
The Cycle of Christ-honoring Transformation in Communities
A case study from Central Asia outlines a four-stage process which demonstrates what true transformation in communities, not of communities, looks like.