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Are missionaries prayer giants or just ordinary people greatly in need of prayer?

I recently had lunch with a veteran tentmaker missionary whom I shall call “Bill,” who has served twenty years in East Asia. We shared an interest in “creative access” or marketplace missions in the 10/40 Window.

About three years ago, a university lecturer invited me to share the gospel with about a dozen research scholars from China. What was the result of those ten weekly sessions? Zero. Zilch. Nothing.

While most missionary men and even single missionary women have well-defined roles, the constantly changing roles of married missionary women are often unclear.

The United Kingdom, where only ten percent of youth attend church weekly, has recently witnessed a new mission strategy called “Youth Churches.”

What is our primary responsibility in a world without Christ, struggling with the poverty, injustice and violence that result from sin?

Missionaries and church leaders often stress power because the worldviews of the cultures where they minister are power-focused.

A profile of today’s missionary candidates could help mission agencies evaluate their policies for recruiting, selecting and placing missionaries in the field.

Evangelical Missions Quarterly was conceived in an ice cream shop called the Eskimo Inn at Winona Lake, Indiana.

While teaching a group of Ugandan church leaders, I mentioned how few African Americans were engaged in global missions. Okiru Ezekiel jumped up and shouted, “Tell them to come!”