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Honest, down-to-earth counsel about intensely personal matters is outlined here.

This realistic account spells out the reasons and suggests practical answers.

Quality, Christ-centered, life-changing worship is a must, says this missionary, who has found that it opens doors.

Human development can be divided into stages of growth. A newborn baby is dependent on its parents for every need. A mature adult can world with parents as an equal, and there can be genuine interdependence.

0ne cannot accuse the apostle Paul of being unclear about the differences between a preconversion and postconversion life style. When he described the behavior of “the old man,” he did not pussyfoot.

Current strategic “tidal waves” are assessed. The author also considers other factors in determining priority, but rejects concentrating on any one of them.

All missionaries can be thankful for the research Larry Keyes had done on the exploding growth of the Third World missionary force (see pp. 216-224). We now have adequate documentation for a most significant trend in the missionary advance of the church worldwide.

C. Peter Wagner responds to George Harper’s article “How Valid Is Receptivity in Determining Mission Strategy?”

It has long been the conviction of some missiologists that the recruitment and deployment of missionaries is growing at least as fast in the Third World as it is in North America.

Church growth theory, as elaborated by some of its proponents, has continued to arouse opposition.