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On Kingdom Business

admin April 1, 2004

On Kingdom Business is a compilation of papers presented at a Consultation for Holistic Entrepreneurs.

Could Poverty Be a Blessing?

admin April 1, 2004

The idea surfaced while we listened to one of our Zambian students preach in chapel: maybe poverty is one strange way in which this part of the world is blessed.

God Can Even Speak through Meetings

admin April 1, 2004

Mercy, when you work in Zambia, 2002, you sometimes wonder if there aren’t better ways to spend your time.

Where Are Pioneer Missionaries Needed? The N-Formula

admin April 1, 2004

As a missiologist in the European-continental tradition, qualitative research has always come more naturally to me than quantitative. This bias was reinforced through my anthropological studies that emphasized participant observation over statistics.

How to Be a Motivating Teacher

admin April 1, 2004

As a missionary teacher in a Bible college in Kenya, one of my greatest concerns is “How can God use me to make a lasting difference in my students’ lives?”

And So the Story Goes…Web Resources on Storytelling, Myths, and Proverbs

admin April 1, 2004

No doubt many EMQ readers learned their missiology the academic, propositional way—from books and lectures. It’s only natural for us to teach the way we have been taught, but as the Turkish proverb says, “You can proclaim the truth also in a friendly way.”

More than a Prophet: An Insider’s Response to Muslim Beliefs about Jesus and Christianity

admin April 1, 2004

This book is a useful handbook to help Christians examine and defend the faith with intellectual honesty in a pluralistic society, and with their Muslim friends.

No Quick Fixes: The Challenge of Mission in a Changing South Africa

admin April 1, 2004

How is the church in South Africa doing? What is the church in South Africa doing? The importance of this excellent and interesting small volume goes beyond answering these questions; it also gives us a model for examining the church in other nations.

What if….A Reflection on Prayer

admin April 1, 2004

Wade Byrum is a forty-something businessman and a fellow elder at our church. A short time ago he led our session in a devotional that I will not soon forget.