Medical doctors who respond to a missionary call are interested in more than just medicine. They have a clear and ultimate reason for joining a mission agency and going to the mission field: the salvation of all nations to the glory of God.
This book was co-published with the American Society of Missiology dissertation series and has the mark of excellence of theological doctoral studies from the Melbourne College of Divinity.
What is the theological explanation for a missionary team meltdown?
Awake Africa I read “Awake Africa” nodding in recognition of well-intentioned but inappropriate generosity.
During several recent meetings in Nairobi, one of my goals was to reconnect with friends in the city. I had heard that a Massai friend, Sarone, had been relocated to Nairobi from Arusha and I was hoping to see him.
Something truly remarkable is happening in the world today. Authoritarian structures of every kind may have finally met their match. From Berlin to Baghdad, Kiev to Cape Town, and Beirut to Beijing, the world is incredibly and irreversibly being changed.
During a weekly evangelistic Bible study with college-aged Muslims in Central Asia, I led the group through the seven signs in John’s gospel, attempting to draw out the implications of Jesus’ miracles.
Actions really do speak louder than words—especially for first-term missionaries tongue-tied with learning a new language and adapting to a culture.
When we moved to Indonesia in 1996, the exchange rate was about 2,300 rupiah (Rp.) to the US dollar. Despite our lower-middle class upbringing in the Midwest, we became instant millionaires.
Most of the chapters in this work were delivered in two consultations of the North Atlantic Missiology Project, which took place at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1997 and Fuller Theological Seminary in 1998.
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