50 Years and Counting of Innovation in Mission

This Month's Articles

I Will Do a New Thing Editorial

I Will Do a New Thing

This issue identifies several priority issues in Christian mission, exploring each of them through two lenses. The first lens is the development of the School of Intercultural Studies of Fuller Theological Seminary over the last half-century; the second is the contemporary shift of global Christianity.

Tags: fuller, sis, swm

The Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary Feature

The Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary

A Brief Overview

Missiological research is more urgent than ever as we move further into the 21st century. The Center for Missiological Research (CMR) is devoted to supporting and furthering the most innovative and rigorous research in this burgeoning and complex field, in anticipation of the coming reign of God.

Tags: center for missiological research, edu, fuller theological seminary

What Does Rome Have To Do With Pasadena? Feature

What Does Rome Have To Do With Pasadena?

Connecting Roman Catholic Missiology with SWM/SIS Innovations

SWM/SIS has had a direct impact on Christian missiology—both Protestant and Roman Catholic—and there are innovations within that. In this article, Dr. Steven Bevans reflects on the relationships between Catholic missiology and Fuller’s innovations.

Tags: inculturation, masai

Declaring the Wonders of God in Our Own Tongues Feature

Declaring the Wonders of God in Our Own Tongues

Africa, Mission and the Making of World Christianity

Dr. J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu presents the case that it is now impossible to talk about Christianity without Africa, and impossible to talk about Africa without Christianity.

Tags: africa, revival

Eschatology and Mission Feature

Eschatology and Mission

A Latin American Perspective

Dr. Pablo Deiros presents a Latin American perspective on the globalization of Christian mission, and the pursuit of unity within the church in mission.

Tags: globalization, latin america, unity

A “Fuller” Vision of God’s Mission and Theological Education Feature

A “Fuller” Vision of God’s Mission and Theological Education

in the New Context of Global Christianity

Dr. Wonsuk Ma considers the challenges of any school remaining a thought leader, especially in the reshaping of mission thinking and practice, while training the mission practitioners.

Tags: fuller theological seminary, swm

Reflections on My Service in the SWM/SIS Other

Reflections on My Service in the SWM/SIS

During the 1960s and early 1970s, my wife and I served as missionaries in Zambia and Zimbabwe.  Those years were the heyday of colonialism in Central Africa.  Missionary presence and outside...

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Tags: sis, swm

School of World Mission AT 50 Other

School of World Mission AT 50

Can it be that we are 50?  In 1969, when I joined the faculty, we were small—four faculty and about 35 students (Associates we called them).  I was the fourth faculty member, after McGavran,...

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Tags: frontier ventures, sis, swm, uscwm, wciu

Publishing at SWM and William Carey Library Other

Publishing at SWM and William Carey Library

The Fuller School of World Mission (SWM) faculty was aware the work of their students would be helpful to others doing mission work. Because the students were all experienced field workers, their...

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Tags: publishing, swm, wcl

Foreign Subsidy Under Scrutiny Raising Local Resources

Foreign Subsidy Under Scrutiny

[Note: this article ends a two-part series on the unfortunate consequences of foreign subsidy and offers suggestions for avoiding them.  The material is excerpted from the second chapter of the...

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Tags: aid, subsidy

4 Stages of a Movement Kingdom Kernels

4 Stages of a Movement

I stood in front of the American congregation and urged them to send short-term teams to my Asian people group. “On a two-week trip, you can win a household or two to faith and begin a church with...

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Tags: church planting, movements

Core Issues and Interesting Characters Further Reflections

Core Issues and Interesting Characters

As outlined in several of the articles in this special issue, the Fuller School of World Mission was an amazing place 50 years ago. Space will not allow me to mention all the “core issues” or...

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Tags: history, ralph winter, sis, swm