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The patriarchal clan system has many ramifications.

Both theologically and pragmatically, at least five priorities or questions should be kept in mind when choosing new target areas.

Over centuries, and especially in recent decades, the South Asian diaspora has increased for demographic, economic, social and political reasons.

It was an e-mail you pray will never be written about you. The message came from an African friend, Zwanda (not his real name). Zwanda and I can be brutally honest with each other.

If persecution causes the church to flourish, how are we to address persecution around the world?

In recent decades many Western churches have moved from sending their own missionaries into developing nations to supporting indigenous ministries.

I never want to have another missions emphasis week like the one my church endured last year. It was a time of agony as months of planning and effort slowly unraveled before our eyes.

Short-term missions has moved from being part of a larger missions vision and instead has become the primary goal of many missions programs. What was once a preparation step for long-term service has become the final destination.

I wish to challenge the prevailing assumptions which support our notion of security in missions.

The following distractions prolong our discomfort and often keep us from fitting in or belonging.