Appreciation for the Western saga is one of several inconsequential things I remember most fondly about my father, along with a love for fishing and a passion for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
I see our missions enterprise moving inexorably toward what I call the scorecard mentality.
In a relational culture, not surprisingly, relationships are primary.
This month marks 13 years of missionary service for me. I have learned that missionary and national church relationships are never static. They are always changing.
The patron-client style of discipling is practiced naturally by many national Christian leaders.
While teaching a course on the Minor Prophets at a Bible school in Tanzania, I discovered a decided difference in my students’ understanding of truth. The discovery began when I assigned each student one book to research and then teach to the class.
It is time to bring the same compelling message of hope to an outwardly prosperous, yet increasingly pessimistic, continent.
Jesus saw trials awaiting human society as a combination of political, cultural, environmental, and religious elements. That’s what we witnessed in Rwanda.
Nine recommendations on how we can use short-term counselors more effectively in providing much-needed therapy to missionaries overseas.
The need for counseling was implicit in the immense numbers of refugees and displaced persons.
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