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Evangelical Review of Theology 47:2
2023 •
Thomas K Johnson
We try to deliver solid content of contemporary relevance in every issue, but this one is particularly contemporary. Among the topics covered: Two views on apostolic ministry and the controversial New Apostolic Reformation movement The current state of global disciple making Results of this year’s WEA Mission Consultation An article on the work of sports chaplains—and how angry Christian sports fans can sometimes make their work more difficult The theology of video games Philippine evangelicals’ reactions to the “war on drugs” and human rights abuses in their country Other articles address the problem of doing mission work without suitable cross-cultural competence; a response to Muslim critiques of Christian views of sin; and a thoughtful analysis of what is actually redeemed in our spiritual redemption.
Ecumenical Missiology: Changing Landscapes and New Conceptions of Mission
2016 •
Roderick Hewitt
Europe 2021 - A Missiological Report
Jim Memory
This report seeks to identify the crucial issues and trends which are shaping the context for Christian mission in Europe in 2021. The report has four main chapters: • Chapter One looks at the general context for mission in Europe today. It provides an analysis of key political, economic, social, environmental, and technological trends. • Chapter Two focusses on the religious or spiritual context. It contains a description of the trends of secularisation and desecularisation, of the growth of Islam, but also of three realities which are contributing to the re-evangelisation of Europe: diaspora churches, church planting movements and the Next Generation. • Chapter Three explores four fundamental shifts in mission thinking which are impacting the practice of Christian mission today. I have summarised these as: mission redefined, mission relocated, mission redistributed, and mission reoriented. However, any evaluation of our contemporary situation that does not consider the impact of Covid-19 is going to be inadequate. Covid-19 is probably the most significant shared experience in Europe since WWII. So across the three chapters, at the end of my analysis of a given issue, I also discuss how the pandemic might have impacted the trends. Whilst this may seem to date the report, in most cases, the impact of Covid-19 has been to highlight or accelerate trends that were already underway. • In Chapter Four, I set out some of the implications that each of these trends has for those who are involved in mission in Europe. Of course, as indicated above, the implications may well be different in Eastern Europe than they are in the Mediterranean countries, for example. As I often say, “no-one actually lives in Europe.” We all live in a local situation, with its own unique context. So, you will have to think about the implications of this report for yourself, for your situation, your church, or your organisation.
Principles and Strategies for Reaching and Discipling Nomads: A Case Study of the Pokot of East Africa
2016 •
Haron Matwetwe
Reaching and discipling believers from a nomadic background is a continual challenge in the mission world. Research indicates that the majority of itinerant people such as pastoralists are still unreached or are the least reached and are generally unresponsive to Christian influences (Hunter 2000:9-13; The Joshua Project). Although missionaries, who mostly hail from settled backgrounds, find the migration in search of pastures and water for animals to be a challenge and thus a barrier for fruitful witness and discipleship, unfamiliarity with the nomads’ culture and worldview is considered a major contributor to ineffective witness among nomads. The missionaries’ inadvertent ignorance of nomad culture and worldview is largely based on trends in modern mission work. It is widely known that two-thirds of the world’s population, which includes nomadic people, communicate primarily through oral methods such as stories, songs, proverbs, sayings, drama, dances, and riddles, yet ninety perc...
Business As Mission: The New Paradigm of Missions in the 21 st Century
2019 •
Chansamone Saiyasak, DMin, PhD
Reflecting on and Equipping for Christian Mission
2015 •
Stephen Bevans
Edinburgh 2010 Mission Today and Tomorrow
2010 •
Kirsteen Kim
Evangelical Missions Quarterly
Gregory E. Lamb, "The Art of Dying Well: Missions and the Reality of Martyrdom," EMQ 55.1 (2019): 43–45.
2019 •
Gregory Lamb, Ph.D.
You may purchase a printed journal on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/EMQ-January-March-2019-Evangelical-Quarterly/dp/1793180504/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Evangelical+missions+quarterly&qid=1555903039&s=gateway&sr=8-4). In nuce, this article explores the last three days of John Allen Chau's life and death in attempting to evangelize the Sentinelese tribe on North Sentinel island, Andaman archipelago, Bay of Bengal, India. On Nov. 17, 2018, Chau was, apparently, murdered by the Sentinelese—one of the most isolated, unreached, and unengaged people groups (UUPG) remaining on earth. This essay identifies the three main opinions toward Chau's missionary efforts and death, evaluates these opinions by surveying salient excerpts from Chau's recently released journal, and asks the question: Did Chau's missionary efforts and death honor Christ? Chau's story has sparked a firestorm of debate within and without the church, and, as a result, numerous questions surrounding missions and martyrdom have surfaced. This essay seeks to introduce readers to some of these questions, and to initiate the conversation with the aim of paving the way forward for future, more detailed discussions.
International Review of Mission
Mission after the Arusha Conference on World Mission and Evangelism, 2018
2018 •
Kirsteen Kim
.Contemporary Issues and Trends in Christian Mission and Evangelism
Basil Nand
