The Fingerprints of God in Buddhism

This Month's Articles

Deconstruct and Recalibrate Editorial

Deconstruct and Recalibrate

From the Guest Editor

When I first began my missionary journey in Asia, I was taught Thai Christian vocabulary and was told it would enable me to do ministry in Thailand. I went to church every Sunday as part of my...

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Tags: buddhism, buddist, movement, shan, thai, worldview

The Fingerprints of God in Buddhism Feature

The Fingerprints of God in Buddhism

Could a New Approach to the Way We Look at Buddhism be a Key to Breakthrough?

Typically Christians attempt to understand Buddhism1 by trying to compare it with biblical doctrine. We quickly come to the conclusion that Buddhism is quite different from Christian beliefs. We...

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Tags: breakthrough, buddhism, buddhists, kamma, nibbana

Longing for the Golden City Feature

Longing for the Golden City

How 42,500 Buddhist-Background Believers are Proclaiming the Gospel

The author of this article would like to clarify that this work is C4, and all believers call themselves "Christians" or "Children of God."

There have been tremendous evangelistic breakthroughs...

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Tags: budddhist background-believers, buddha, buddhism, church, gospel, multiplication

A Visual Journey Beyond Prayer Flags and Statues Feature

A Visual Journey Beyond Prayer Flags and Statues

Responding to the Need Among Buddhist Peoples

NOTE: As you read this article, make sure to interact with the missions infographic (Missiographic) at the bottom of this article and downloadable from GMI's website. 

What is Buddhism? 

What...

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Tags: buddhist peoples, buddism, gmi, infographic, missiographic, prayer

Bridging Buddhist Christian Worldviews Feature

Bridging Buddhist Christian Worldviews

Communicating in Context for a Theravada Buddhist Breakthrough

We have a dream that soon we will see an historic movement of Theravada Buddhists coming to know Christ as Savior. Is this also your dream and your heart’s desire?

What’s hindering such a...

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Tags: breakthrough, buddhist, christian, communication, context, theravada

New Wineskins? Feature

New Wineskins?

A Case Study on How Assumptions About the Way We Do Church Become Movement Blockers

Finally released after four years in prison, Ann was thin and tired, but her face radiated joy. Not only the joy of seeing her husband and now seven-year old son again, but the joy of a life...

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Tags: baptism, buddhism, buddhist, funeral, movements, worship

What You Need to Know: Feature

What You Need to Know:

Ministering to Buddhists of the Theravada Tradition

1. Befriending is key. Friendship in the Asian context always requires a willingness to go the extra mile or two without counting the cost. Such a relationship not only requires much time, effort,...

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Tags: asian, buddhism, buddhist, gospel, theravada

The New Buddhists Feature

The New Buddhists

How Buddhists Can Follow Christ

The Word Christian: Biblical background

It is inevitable. As soon as a person has converted and believes in Jesus Christ, he or she will be labeled a Christian. This person has suddenly embraced...

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Tags: buddhism, buddhists, new buddhists, thai, thailand

God of the Thai Feature

God of the Thai

How One Movement Overcomes the Perception of a Foreign God

As a Thai Christian, it troubles me that after centuries of mission effort in Thailand, so few Thai people believe in Jesus Christ. In my search to understand why, I discovered some events which...

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Tags: buddhism, buddhist, disciples, thai, thailand

That Man Who Came to Us Feature

That Man Who Came to Us

This is a sample from a book illustrating the gospel in a Thai context. Through illustrations, the book answers these questions: What would it have looked like if Jesus was born in Thailand? And...

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Tags: buddhism, buddhist, illustrations, thai, thailand, william carey library

A Challenge for the Thai Church Feature
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A Challenge for the Thai Church

Introduction

Thailand is a hierarchical society. Understanding this simple idea is key to understanding Thai behavior, which is predicated on knowing who is in a senior or junior role, and the...

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The S.O.I.L.S. of the CPM Continuum: The Sliding Scale of Strategic Time Investment Kingdom Kernels

The S.O.I.L.S. of the CPM Continuum: The Sliding Scale of Strategic Time Investment

Kingdom Kernels

The training participants were drawing near the end of their three-week CPM (church planting movement) training. As they heard God speak, each drew up a three-year strategy plan for the city or...

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Tags: chruch planting, church-planting movmenet, cpm, discipleship, mobilization, prayer

The Transformation of a Mission Hospital in Congo 2: Western Medicine and Spiritual Transformation Raising Local Resources

The Transformation of a Mission Hospital in Congo 2: Western Medicine and Spiritual Transformation

Raising Local Resources

This is the second article in a series of two. In an article in the Sept/Oct 2014 issue of Mission Frontiers, I wrote about the transformation of Vanga Hospital located in Northwestern Congo. I...

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Tags: congo, dr. fountain, hospital, medicine, transformation, william carey library

Tough Choices: Without a Bible but With a Church, or Without a Church but With a Bible? Further Reflections

Tough Choices: Without a Bible but With a Church, or Without a Church but With a Bible?

Further Reflections

I have a friend from high school who worked in SIL’s literacy program in South America. He had the privilege helping many among the people group to which he was assigned  to develop a deepening...

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Tags: bible, bihar, church, sil, translation, wycliffe