Articles

As a layman who his had a deep interest in missions for many years, I am much concerned about several observations I have made, and I feel that it would be profitable to bring these out into the open for consideration.

An expansion of Islam in North America is an illustration of the challenge which this great religious system represents to Christians around the world today.

From whatever vantage point you choose to examine it, the evangelical missionary enterprise in the United States is in a vigorous, healthy condition.

Any generalization about Europe with its many languages, countries, ethnic groups, cultures, political regimes and religious traditions is bound-to be inaccurate. No one trend of any kind is ever to be found everywhere. In this article we will try to take the broadest possible sweep, while seeking to maintain a maximum of accuracy.

The sudden proliferation of sending agencies has attracted the attention of missiologists all over the world.

Although more than ten years have gone by since the days when the Evangelical Missions Quarterly was only the dream of a few people, and of a committee appointed to bring the project to fruition, it’s not hard to remember the questions that flooded our minds as we faced the job.

We believe everyone has an equal right to knowledge of, and faith in, Jesus Christ. But if this is our goal, how are we doing?

The past decade has seen significant changes in the world mission of the church. These changes are naturally reflected in missiology the study of missions.

“I sat where they sat . . .” the prophet declared (Ezek. 3:15 ). While his circumstances were quite different from those of the contemporary missionary scene, the principle involved is identical.

At the InterVarsity Urbana 70 missionary conference, George Taylor chided missions because “very, very few” black Christians are represented on mission fields.