Putting Church on the Back of a Camel

This Month's Articles

Editorial Comment Editorial

Editorial Comment

Okay, nomads to the rescue! They are forcing us back to the Bible. How Christian faith can be mean­ingful to them is how our faith can become more meaningful to us.

Your church may be able to...

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Striking Camp with the Nomads Feature

Striking Camp with the Nomads

Excerpted from Peoples on the Move, the new book by David J. Phillips

Nomads have a special place in God's plans. For most of us, the word nomad conjures up the idea of self-sufficient people,...

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Church on the Back of a Camel? Feature

Church on the Back of a Camel?

From the Foreword to Peoples on the Move

“When you can put your Church on the back of my camel then I will think that Christianity is meant for us Somalis.”

This statement from a camel herder...

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Profile: the Tuareg (Taureq or Tamajeq) of Africa Other

Profile: the Tuareg (Taureq or Tamajeq) of Africa

They only refer to themselves as Tu­areq when outside their own region, and many consider the name deroga­tory. They call themselves the Kel Tamajeq, or the people who speak the Tamahaq language in...

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The U.S. Center for World Mission: Celebrating 25 Years of Advance Among Unreached Peoples Other

The U.S. Center for World Mission: Celebrating 25 Years of Advance Among Unreached Peoples

On Saturday, April 20 the U.S. Center for World Mission will be celebrating its 25th anniversary and anticipating God’s faithfulness in the future. You’re invited to join us!  If you’re reading...

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Letters Other

Letters

The purpose of writing you is to acknowledge all the Mission Frontiers magazines you’ve been sending to us from time to time. They are won­derful gifts and a blessing indeed. It has really helped...

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Kids Korner Other

Kids Korner

Not Just an Option

Nancy Tichy

Teaching missions to children is not just a creative option added to basic curricula. It could well be the principal means God will use to raise up a powerful,...

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Strategic Deployment Further Reflections

Strategic Deployment

Field vs. Mobilization “When are you going to be a real missionary?”

No one at the church asked it quite so bluntly, but that was the meaning. The as­sumption was that working any­where but on or at least nearer the “front lines” in missions was not as high on their...

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