The truly effective and productive missionary is not the one with the largest organization, but the one whose precious and godly work of love survives into eternity.Read more…
Missions with Spanish and Portuguese Accents
A comparison of the Ibero-American missions enterprise between 1987 and 2008 reflects great progress.Read more…
IN THIS ISSUE…Addressing the Westernization of the Gospel…and Other Issues of Global Interest
Poverty in Nordic climates Towards a de-westernization of the gospel Theology in Africa
Facing the Empire: Trends in Ministry Formation
Ministry formation in Jesus’ time, in the Constantinian world, and today.Read more…
Escaping from the Prison of a Westernized Gospel
Christians in all cultures and nations have an equal right to produce their interpretation of the Christian faith. This implies a need for self-theologizing.Read more…
A Critical Evaluation of the Westernization of the Gospel
De-westernization of the gospel requires time, critical dialogue with nationals, and the illumination of the Holy Spirit.Read more…
Imitation in Cross-Cultural Mission: Discussions in an African Context
There is a desperate need for Western missionaries who can be accurately persuaded to be vulnerable enough to imitate African people, so as to acquire something of their presuppositional foundation, and in turn, be able to present the true gospel.Read more…
Doing Strategy as the Whole Church
Children, women, fragmentation, and glocalization need to be addressed concerning the whole Body of Christ.Read more…
Together as One: Reconciliation in Serving In Mission
SIM USA offically apologizes for the past practice of not welcoming African American missionary candidates.Read more…
The Unreached Clusters of Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is made up of ninety-two people group clusters, totaling roughly 567 million people.Read more…
Stepping Outside the Westernization of the Gospel
The Church is greatly in need of evangelists, missionaries, pastors, and theologians from non-Western cultures to carefully read and interpret scripture and life from their worldview.Read more…
Introduction: Ministry with the Urban Poor in Nordic Climates
In Nordic cultures all over the Northern Hemisphere there are urban poor living in substandard situations facing harsh climatic conditions.Read more…
Urban Youth Adventures: Winnipeg’s North End
Investing in the lives of youths in the poor neighborhoods of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Read more…
Hochma: A Different Way to Plant a Church with the Urban Poor
Establishing a community rooted in discipleship and integral mission oriented to the re-establishment of human dignity for the most marginalized.Read more…
News Briefs
AROUND THE WORLD: North Korea Tops World Watch List for Sixth Year For the sixth straight year, North Korea tops Open Doors’ World Watch List, which lists where persecution of Christians is the highest. Rounding out the top ten are:Read more…
Theological Trends in Africa: Implications for Missions and Evangelism
An outline of both negative and positive trends in the African Church.Read more…