January 01, 2006 by Ralph D. Winter

Editorial Comment

Dear Reader,

I need to connect for you the tie that binds the two major themes of this issue – the mystery of “insider movements” and the nitty-gritty of prioritizing some people groups above...

Tags: contextualization, jesus movements

January 01, 2006 by

Letters to the Editor

Dear Friends:

I just read through your November-December issue. All I can say is Amen! I have had personal contact with “native evangelists”, and my experience has not been a good one. Our family...

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January 01, 2006 by Scott Holste and Jim Haney

The Global Status of Evangelical Christianity

A Model for Assessing Priority People Groups

Editor's note: the following article constitutes part 3 in our occasional series on Which Peoples Need Priority Attention? Dan Scribner (of Joshua Project) took the lead in part 1 (in our...

Tags: christianity, evangelical, priority

January 01, 2006 by Marcus Vegh with Becky Hill

Churches and Agencies Focus on “Finishing the Task”

Eighteen mission agencies – including four of the world’s largest – have challenged local churches to partner with them in “Finishing the Task” (FTT), a strategy to nurture church-planting...

Tags: agency, finishing the task

January 01, 2006 by John Piper

Minimizing the Bible?

Seeker-Driven Pastors and Radical Contextualization in Missions

Editor’s note: our September-October cover theme, “Can We Trust Insider Movements?”, prompted a lot of response, and in these pages we give you a sampler of the subsequent conversation. The...

Tags: contextualization, jesus movements

January 01, 2006 by Gary Corwin and Ralph Winter

Reviewing the September-October Mission Frontiers

Editor’s note: our September-October cover theme, “Can We Trust Insider Movements?”, prompted a lot of response, and in these pages we give you a sampler of the subsequent conversation. The...

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January 01, 2006 by John and Anna Travis

Maximizing the Bible!

Glimpses From Our Context

Editor’s note: our September-October cover theme, “Can We Trust Insider Movements?”, prompted a lot of response, and in these pages we give you a sampler of the subsequent conversation. The...

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January 01, 2006 by Darrell Dorr

Read More in the IJFM

As you can see from the responses above, part of the challenge is identifying clear and consistent definitions of insider movements. If Mission Frontiers readers would like to read more, one good...

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January 01, 2006 by Greg Parsons

What is the Church?

When we hear a new idea or approach to mission work, we may wonder how or if it will work and what the long-term impact will be. Certainly, we wonder if it is true to God’s Word. These are...

Tags: kingdom of god