EMQ

Response to the article “Muslim Missions: Cutting the Nerve?” by Richard Hildenbrand, EMQ July 1982.

Having studied philosophical Hinduism before coming to India years ago, I was astonished to hear my first Hindu friend, Jetti, in Darjeeling say, “We worship evil spirits.”

The title is a Maasai proverb meaning that old men are not the only ones possessing wisdom.

Are the consequences of the inpouring of money, material and personnel ultimately beneficial to the Third World churches.

If you think a moratorium on nuclear weapons production will be difficult to achieve, what about the partial moratorium on sending Western money and missionaries to Third World churches?

I. Thou shalt not have any other objectives than the glory of God in building his Church in your own country.

It’s hard to knock a booming enterprise, but Denis Lane, overseas director of Overseas Missionary Fellowship, has done just that with a hard-hitting article, “Short-Term Commitment is Just Not Good Enough” (East Asia Millions, December 1981/January 1982).

Let’s find out what God wants for the future, then do it even if our obedience means radical changes.

I have learned much from the writings of Donald McGavran and from those of his colleagues in the church growth school of missiology. Surely few evangelicals will quarrel with the gospel’s insistence that the obedient church can expect to grow.