EMQ

During the past decade the place of the church in missionary outreach has come into prominence through discussions on church/missions relations.

For a host of eminent leaders from all over the world, Berlin both portrayed and provided a new dimension of truly international missionary concern.

Some skepticism about international congresses is warranted.

When contemplating the rapid spread of Christianity and the demand for African leadership, a dilemma arises when we consider that such a high percentage of the population is children.

Because multiple life-roles demand our time as missionaries, it is imperative that we give proper attention to our role as a family person. It is a role we live from birth to death, yet it can still be a “walk-through.”

In this article I stress the great importance of making disciples in relation to the missionary task.

Two years ago I asked a group of twenty-seven Chinese graduate students to specify three obstacles that had prevented them from becoming Christians, and to identify three reasons that prevented their fathers from becoming Christians.

The “missionary dropout” syndrome has been around for many years and has been used to “cover a multitude of sins.”

When the Overseas Missionary Fellowship came to the Philippines in 1951 to help meet hitherto “unmet needs” one of those needs was the production and distribution of Christian literature.

There are many advantages to home education that many missionaries overlook.