Reviewed by Richard Cook, professor of church history and missions at Logos Evangelical Seminary in El Monte, California, and a former missionary in Taiwan.
Rarely does a biography make the book review list for Evangelical Missions Quarterly. Lucy Austen’s biography of Elisabeth Elliot, however
Reviewed by Randy L. Jackson, PhD, who served 18 years with the International Mission Board. Currently, he is the associate pastor of discipleship and missions at First Baptist Church in Milton, Florida.
Reviewed by Alan Howell who served in Mozambique among the Makua-Metto people (2003–2018) and as visiting professor of missions at Harding University (2019–2023).
Reviewed by L. Lynn Thigpen, PhD, adjunct professor, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, and emeritus IMB missionary to Southeast Asia.
By Collin Cornell | Does God’s faithfulness end when our usefulness runs out? While most Christians would deny this, the way we tell the story of God’s mission reveals otherwise. This places a significant question mark over God’s faithfulness, and it threatens our spiritual formation and our evangelistic integrity.
By Tamie Davis and Moyra Dale | Patronage relationships are common in many cultures. Western missionaries in these environments are often viewed as patrons by default. This can be an uncomfortable role. However, when we understand how reciprocity works in these contexts, we can participate in ways that strengthen local relationships.
By Grant Klinefelter | Do we know the story of what God is doing today? Often, we know how God has worked in the past and we have hope for what God will do in the future. But do we really know what God is doing here and now in the present? Across America, giving to missions is declining. And across the West, missionary attrition is rising. I believe one reason for this is that we have not done well telling stories of what God is doing around the world today.
By Charis Jackson and Lynn Green | To say Loren Cunningham reshaped missions is not an overstatement. It’s a fact. From the vision of waves turning into young people on every shore, to the last catalytic call to see every native tongue have an oral translation of the Bible, Loren was a man who loved the Lord and inspired peoples from every nation to join in on the adventure of God.
By Ellen Livingood, Matthew Philip, and Scott White | Immense global changes are affecting every aspect of missions. Missions models are getting flatter. And local churches are increasingly engaging in aspects of missions previously reserved only for mission agencies or large NGOs. Polycentric alliances offer a way for a wide range of mission participants, including churches, to work together to address missional challenges.
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