Seeking that Missing Person
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April 1, 2007
How mission leaders can take the emerging generations and short-term missions and create a “missions ethos” for long-term missions.
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Missions-related News on the Web
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April 1, 2007
One of the distinctive strengths of the Internet is its ability to provide immediate access to current news around the world. This issue of Missions on the Web highlights a variety of websites providing missions-related news, as well as broader international news of evangelical church and ministry events of interest to missionaries.
Business as Mission: The Power of Business in the Kingdom of God
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April 1, 2007
Business as mission (BAM) is an ongoing topic of discussion and has yielded much interest. Michael Baer’s aptly titled new book addresses this topic from personal experience and with a practical tone.
The Evangelization of Slaves and Catholic Origins in Eastern Africa
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April 1, 2007
Buying Africans by the thousands at slave markets, evangelizing but not fully freeing them and forming them into faith communities and then resettling them in new sites as missionaries is a mission strategy that would startle even those who have never heard of contextualization.
Contextualizing Scriptures for Ethno-linguistic Minorities: Case Study of Central Asian Muslims
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January 1, 2007
The Central Asian Russian Scriptures (CARS) Project is designed to contextualize the Russian Bible for the Muslim people of Central Asia.
The Later Years for Missionaries: Six Suggestions to Make the Transition
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January 1, 2007
In the midst of so many demands, we must deal creatively, compassionately and constructively with valued older servants.
Confessions of a Confucianist
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January 1, 2007
A Japanese-American scholar discusses how Confucianism can look remarkably similar to Christianity.
Syncretism and the Scriptures
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January 1, 2007
Promoting healthy contexualizationand avoiding syncretism involves a deep understanding of scripture, culture and one’s own attitude.
From Scouts to Cultivators to Networkers: Connecting Lydias to Pauls in Western Pioneer Church Planting
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January 1, 2007
A Western pioneer church planting strategy in Newfoundland, Canada, includes relationship-building and follow-up.
Brian McLaren’s Contextualization of the Gospel
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January 1, 2007
A distinguished professor of missions shares how the Emergent Church Movement and the beliefs of one of its best-known supporters, Brian McLaren, differ from traditional IFMA beliefs.
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