Muslim Evangelism: Mobilizing the National Church
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January 1, 2001
Some years ago, a zealous American armed with tracts asked my Syrian friend, Yusuf, to accompany him to the Street Called Straight in Damascus.
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Who’s Turning the Mission Field Upside Down?
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January 1, 2001
We grew up hearing about sending missionaries to reach people overseas, and now they are living here. It seems our North American world of “missions” is turned upside down. What is God doing?
Virtual missionary care?
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January 1, 2001
Intentional care of missionaries as an integral part of a mission agency’s mandate is a growing reality. …Does the World Wide Web have a role in fostering missionary care and providing resources for missionaries and mission agencies?
Conversing the Gospel
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January 1, 2001
We teach a Bible study Tuesday evenings at a Quechua congregation four kilometers outside of Sucre. Recently after the study, one of the brothers said that he had brought his nephew and wife along and that they wanted to give themselves to Christ.
Training for Purpose
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January 1, 2001
When I asked a new missionary how he was doing after being on the field for a year, he replied, “Lewis, I don’t have a clue what I’m doing.”
Gaps in Beliefs of Thai Christians
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January 1, 2001
Whether they be Christians for one year or for 20, whether they be farmers in the northeast or office workers in Bangkok, the majority of Thai Christians I have surveyed believe that Christians are able to promise God certain things so that he will answer their prayers.
Mixed Messages: New Testament Metaphors and the Christian mission
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January 1, 2001
The author considers the use of metaphors in the New Testament to address the character and tone of the language used to motivate people to mission and then briefly reflects upon the appropriateness of warfare imagery as it has been employed in recent times.
First, Do No Harm
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October 1, 2000
Each year tens of thousands of women and men from North America participate in short-term mission trips sponsored by local churches, mission organizations, and Christian colleges.1
What Have We Done?
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October 1, 2000
I am concerned that short-term missions has gotten out of hand.
The Message of Short-term Missions
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October 1, 2000
What is the message of short-term missions for today? And what does it tell us about the future of the evangelical missions enterprise from North America?
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