EMQ (Evangelical Missions Quarterly)
January–April 2024 | Volume 60 Issue 1
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Editorial
As You Go, Make Disciples Everywhere
By Heather Pubols | Around the world more and more people from Majority World nations are diligently working as missionaries
Articles
What is Polycentric Mission?
By Allen Yeh | The term polycentric mission has become popular. While the term has a more recent origin, the
Missions in the Network Society
By Eldon Porter and Joseph Handley | The world is more interconnected than ever before, and the way we do
Building God’s Kingdom Together: Partnering with People on the Move
By Joy and Jaewoo Kim | For 30 years, Clarkston, Georgia has welcomed so many immigrants and refugees from around
Missionary Sending: Keeping Christ at the Centre
By Jon Fuller | What does it mean to send and be sent? Understanding sending as deeply rooted in the
Mission Doesn’t Have a Reverse Gear
By Harvey Kwiyani | Reverse mission is often used to describe Majority World mission movements, particularly ones to Western countries.
Training for Polycentric Mission
By Mark Hedinger and Kate Wiseman | Polycentric mission brings the joy of multiplied expansion, and at the same time,
A Framework for a New Era of Missions
By Craig Greenfield | When every geopolitical nation has a gospel presence, what is the role of an outsider in
Building Bridges Between Local Churches and New Neighbors
By Sara Miller* | Church leaders and organizations are grappling with the changing dynamics of the American church. However, the
The Nigerian Church and Global Missions
By Adeoluwa Felix Olanrewaju | The Nigerian church has been engaged in cross-border and cross-cultural missions for more than 150
Polycentric Missions Should Include the Church
By Ellen Livingood, Matthew Philip, and Scott White | Immense global changes are affecting every aspect of missions. Missions models
Extras
Loren Cunningham’s Legacy: Transforming Missions
By Charis Jackson and Lynn Green | To say Loren Cunningham reshaped missions is not an overstatement. It’s a fact.
Leading with Beauty
By Grant Klinefelter | Do we know the story of what God is doing today? Often, we know how God
Missionaries as Needy Patrons
By Tamie Davis and Moyra Dale | Patronage relationships are common in many cultures. Western missionaries in these environments are
God’s Mission Story Centers on Fellowship
By Collin Cornell | Does God’s faithfulness end when our usefulness runs out? While most Christians would deny this, the
Web Exclusives
The Afghan Initiative: A New Model for Mission in an Age of Migration?
By Scott Brock | In August 2021, many people fled Afghanistan when US troops withdrew. Afghan believers were a vulnerable
Adapting Our Approaches for a Mobile World
By Daniel Råsberg | Traditional insider-outsider categories in missions fail to address the complexities of migrant ministry. Relationships, consistency over
On the Refugee Highway: Extending the Embrace of Christ
By Kaisa Golding and Jim Olang | The refugee crisis presents an urgent opportunity for the church to embody the
Rethinking Indian Missions for a Changing World
By Isac Soundararaja | India is poised to play a significant role in global missions beyond its borders, and India’s
Book Reviews
Seeking God’s Face: Practical Reflections on Honor and Shame in Scripture
Reviewed by L. Lynn Thigpen, PhD, adjunct professor, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, and emeritus IMB missionary to Southeast Asia.
Christ-Followers in Other Religions: The Global Witness of Insider Movements
Reviewed by Alan Howell who served in Mozambique among the Makua-Metto people (2003–2018) and as visiting professor of missions at
All That Jesus Commanded: The Christian Life according to the Gospels
Reviewed by Randy L. Jackson, PhD, who served 18 years with the International Mission Board. Currently, he is the associate
Elisabeth Elliot: A Life
Rarely does a biography make the book review list for Evangelical Missions Quarterly. Lucy Austen’s biography of Elisabeth Elliot, however
Faithful Disobedience: Writings on Church and State from a Chinese House Church Movement
Reviewed by Richard Cook, professor of church history and missions at Logos Evangelical Seminary in El Monte, California, and a
New and Old Horizons in the Orality Movement: Expanding the Firm Foundations
Reviewed by Jerome S. Cepeda, PhD student in Orality Studies, Asia Graduate School of Theology, Philippines.
New Funding Models for Global Mission: Learning from the Majority World
Reviewed by Jerome S. Cepeda, PhD student in Orality Studies, Asia Graduate School of Theology, Philippines.
Supracultural Gospel: Bridging East and West
Because cross-cultural servants may be ethnocentric as they share the gospel, there is a need to be more supracultural as
Reaching Your Muslim Neighbor with the Gospel
A.S. Ibrahim has two aims in this book. He seeks first to help his readers understand the Muslim mindset and
Movement Catalysts: Profile of an Apostolic Leader
Reviewed by David Greenlee, PhD, missiologist for Operation Mobilization based in Tyrone, Georgia.
Jesus and the Nations: Discipleship and Mission in the Gospel of Matthew
Reviewed by David Greenlee, PhD, missiologist for Operation Mobilization based in Tyrone, Georgia.
Centered-Set Church: Discipleship and Community Without Judgmentalism
An International Review with a decade of pastoral and church-planting experience in East Asia and the Northeastern United States.