EditorialEditorial Comment
Dear fellow spectator in the year 2000:
At the end of the first millennium England had sunk so far back into tribal darkness that between bloodshed and disease the population had not grown a...
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FeatureIn the New Millennium: What Will NOT Be New in Missions
Navajos in Norway?
Will the new millennium outmode the need for Navajo evangelists among the Laplanders of Norway? Why would crossing saltwater make a missionary?
Why would Navajos from Arizona go as missionaries...
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OtherMF Behind the Scenes
Rethinking Short-Term Missions
There are few subjects in the mission world as controversial as short-term missions and their impact on field mission work. Few would argue with the powerful impact that short-term missions are...
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FeatureNot an End in Itself
Bethany School of World Mission integrates short-term into its Bachelor's training.
Like many missionaries of my (and of a previous) gener-ation, I arrived on the field in 1981 filled with...
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FeatureSometimes God Works Outside Our Lines
I never expected that the Prime Minister would nearly be overthrown in a power struggle, or that the army might take over the government. And being detained by two men and a rifle in tribal...
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FeatureShort Termers and the Future of American Missions
A mobilization strategy for the local church in the 21st century
During the 1980s and '90s in the United States, due to the maturing of the Baby Boomer population, it has been observed that a polarization of sorts has developed, in which more missiologically...
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FeatureThe Long and Short of Mission Terms
The Director of AD2000 speaks of the virtues and vulnerabilities of long-term and short-term missions in Pakistan.
It has been said: "The day of the long-term missionary is numbered."
In early November, the world's population reached an alarming milestone of six billion, having doubled in just one generation...
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Raising Local ResourcesWhat Triggers the Move Toward Self-Reliance?
For some time I have been concentrating on issues of dependency and the move toward self-reliance among mission-established churches. An intriguing issue which has surfaced in this process is the...
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FeaturePlanting the Church in One Week
Global Missions Fellowship sends American teams to work with overseas churches to spread the Gospel
Planting churches with short-termers? In ten days? Impossible.
I must confess that is...
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OtherEight Months Old ... in Israel
When I was first approached with the opportunity to go with Global Missions Fellowship to Israel in the fall of 1996, I had only been following Jesus for eight months. But my heart for missions was...
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OtherThe “HIS” Database
Join with us in building a mission information system for the new millennium.
In the new millennium accurate and up-to-date information on the peoples of the world will be essential if the Body of Christ is to succeed in bringing the Gospel to every people, tribe and tongue....
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OtherKids Korner
Greetings!
Don’t miss out! It’s not too early to plan for the International Children’s EXPO 2000! This EXPO is for:
Sunday School Teachers
Kids Club Leaders
VBS Directors
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Has Missiology Become Too "Managerial"?
The World Evangelical Fellowship hosts international forum on mission.
Foz de Iguasso, BrazilWhen 160 Christian mission leaders from 53 countries gathered in Foz de Iguassu, Brazil this past...
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FeatureA Fresh Perspective on Mobilizing the Church
Read The Full ArticleYears of experience in evangelism, pastoring and missions has given Larry Reesor a passion for mobilizing churches and leading them to be obedient to the Great Commission. As founder and...
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FeatureThe Student Mobilizer
As I write this article, I am in Pattaya, Thailand, for a confer-ence of team leaders from 45 countries around the world. I am struck by the sheer scope of the ministry that is taking place through...
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OtherStudents Making a Difference for Eternity
"Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"
"Here I am. Send me."
These are familiar words that many Christian college students hear. Yet how do they respond? Two years ago, 20 seniors at the...
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OtherTen Emerging Trends in Short-Term Missions
What a difference a few years makes. In 1970 you could count on one hand the number of youth groups doing short-term missions. Now it has become a standard feature for thousands of youth groups...
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OtherA Growing Vision
The origins and vision of Adventures in Mission
It began with a computer set up in the garage and a vision to see his database be used as a tool to link short-term opportunities and applicants. That was 10 years ago, and from those modest...
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OtherThe Joshua Project Listing of Untargeted Peoples
Introduction
What are the criteria for the Joshua Project List? The Joshua Project peoples are "country-distinct" peoples each over 10,000 in population that were chosen, by their...
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OtherMobilizing Workers for the 21st Century
Weslyan World Missions takes steps to bridge the burning passion for mission and career service.
Jesus was a minister and a mentor. He was also a mobilizer. In Matthew 9:38, He asks His disciples to pray to "the Lord of the harvest ... to send out workers." We, too, can do that. God can use...
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OtherAdventures on God’s Agenda
Tossing and turning in my bed, unable to find comfort from my raging stomach pains and queasiness, I found myself arguing with God. Building churches and helping with vacation Bible schools were...
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Further ReflectionsGood Intentions Gone Awry
Unintended consesquences and misunderstandings in mission
We really want to help. That desire often grows as our faith and our love for the Lord grow.
But sometimes--especially for those of us in the West--it grows out of our guilt. We feel guilty that...
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