North American mission executives and missionaries are often unaware of the extent to which individualism has shaped their social interactions, organizational structures, and gospel presentations. Understanding this is critical for connecting well with the collectivist cultures of most of the rest of the world.
Elsdon proposes a way to “redeem” the decline in American Christianity by presenting a vision for transforming the way churches use their money.
Oral strategies represented a breakthrough in mission work. However, if orality is to continue to make a meaningful contribution to global mission advance, we must remain abreast of the latest scholarship and reflect this awareness in our mission strategies.
Much has changed since Wycliffe Bible Translators was founded in 1942. But our calling has remained the same – to help people encounter God through his Word in a language and form they can clearly understand.
This short volume walks chronologically through the Prophets found both in the Bible and the Qur’an.
When local churches own and run Bible translation projects, communities of believers experience spiritual growth in the way that the early church did. It facilitates greater transformation and makes the gospel available faster to everyone in community.
This festschrift honors Phil Parshall and his contributions with reflections on his life, his writing, and contemporary thought on evangelism in Muslim contexts.
Jesus was a master storyteller. Oral Bible storying follows his example and makes scripture accessible in more languages to more communities around the world.
Written mainly by Southern Baptist seminary professors, the twelve major chapters follow the chronological tenure of IMB leadership.
The familiar Western voice of modern English translations is scrubbed out enough to entice the reader to take in afresh the Creator’s story.
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