by Kay Higuera Smith, Jayachitra Lalitha, and L. Daniel Hawk, eds. IVP Academic. 2014. —Reviewed by Dr. Jared Looney, executive director, Global City Mission Initiative. Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations is
Many missionary administrators feel that they are already overburdened with responsibilities. The prospect of being asked to recognize symptoms of stress and trauma in their missionaries may seem like an overwhelming and unreasonable expectation. However, if missionary administrators can become better equipped in recognition and referral skills, it will ultimately lead to less stress for them.
I want to pull back the curtain to show The Church at Brook Hills’ culture of disciple-making and share some of the foundational matters that support this culture and our field activities. This is not my attempt to say you should replicate what we are doing. We do not claim to have it all together.
In our interconnected and globalized world, mission networks are playing an increasingly important role in shaping Great Commission strategies.
Of the estimated seven thousand extant languages in the world, less than one percent have well-developed written traditions.
by Molly Worthen Oxford University Press —Reviewed by Lee Beach, assistant professor, Christian ministry, McMaster Divinity College If evangelicals were to subject themselves to the psychologist’s couch, then they might
At the Missio Nexus-sponsored North American Mission Leaders Conference last September, a reception took place honoring the 50th anniversary of EMQ. As part of the program, I was asked to make some comments on what I thought EMQ might be keeping its eye on in the future. It occurred to me that my list might be of interest to all of our readers. For the anniversary, I came up with three items. Another has come to mind since, so I’ll offer it here as well.
by Fouad Masri InterVarsity Press —Reviewed by Rev. Dr. Fred Farrokh, Muslim-background Christian; ordained missionary, Elim Fellowship Do you believe in Jesus? Do you believe in God? Do you
Over the past year or two, there has been a big push by a number of missionary agencies to “engage the unengaged.” Partnerships have been created, lists have been drawn up, and the sense is that momentum must be built for this missiological concept.
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