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.
It is time to make “new mistakes” in church planting and in dealing with indigenous ministries.
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.
The common assumption that churches in developing countries will
continue to need outside help must increasingly be challenged.
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.
In this edition of Missions on the Web we provide links to numerous sources to help you enrich your experience with the blog world.
Marjory Foyle has finally written her autobiography, which is great news to those of us who consider ourselves humbled to be her legacy of open and honest struggles and caregiving.
Identity Theft
With disappointment, we read Roger Dixon’s article, “Identity Theft” (April 2007), in which Dixon takes the Indonesian Bible Society (IBS) to task for producing an inaccurate translation of the New Testament.
This book should be read, absorbed and its insights worked out in all evangelical ministries.
One of the hallmarks of missionary life is tenacity and perseverance in the task.
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