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A Case for Contextualized, Artistic Communication in Mission
…Missiologist James Krabill’s article provides some historical perspective by exploring these realities and observing what happens when we do not employ ethnodoxology methodologies from the beginning. Cultural: Anne Zaki reflects on the insights provided by the “Nairobi Statement,” unpacking four ways that worship and culture interact. Her article reflects on…
Indigenous Proverbs
…As the heavy metal gate to his home slowly creaks open, “Ali” approaches and peeks through a small crack between the gate and the compound wall to see who’s entering. Suddenly he bursts through the gate like a broken dam spilling out pent-up water.1 “You have come back! I knew…
Four Ways Culture & Worship Relate
…missiologists, but for all Christian leaders and believers. And those of us who are novices in this area must enter the conversation with more questions than assertions.11 My hope and prayer is that local Christian communities may be instructed and inspired by the Nairobi Statement to see a third way…
Ethnodoxology
…missiological influences. Ethnodoxology process RPH: What is the basic process for doing ethnodoxology in a community? BES: This approach typically includes five steps: Learn to know a community and its arts. Identify ways particular artistic genres can meet particular community kingdom goals. Spark creativity in these genres by local practitioners.…
From the Guest Editor
…They were not Hearing Over a decade ago, I was traveling through Mozambique speaking to an audience that had traveled some distance. While preaching through a portion of Nehemiah, I noticed many were falling asleep during point one of my expository preaching. So I changed my mode of delivery and…
Empowering Widows
…A few years ago, a not-for-profit group conducted research on the village of Ambam in order to understand some of our major problems. In the process they found that in this village of 1200 people, there were over 100 widows, 90% of whom were illiterate! Their husbands had died of…
The Story-Teller, the Dhow and the Fishers of Men:
…“Can I tell you a story about Isa al Massih1 and some fishermen?” I asked my Muslim friends as we set a lee-ward sail in a handcrafted dhow2 off the coast of East Africa. The sun sent prisms of light off the rolling turquoise surface as we sat with our…
Saving God’s Face: A Chinese Contextualization of Salvation Through Honor and Shame
…missiologists need to think beyond doctrine to more effective communication strategy with these cultures. In chapter 3, Wu asks “How might cultural factors take the lead and alter our reading of Scripture to provide new but legitimate interpretations?” (p.147). He highlights the importance of metaphors and the use of narrative.…
The Zwemer Center for Muslim Studies
…missiologists—who will convene for an historic week of training. Presenters featured during the week will include Don McCurry, Robert Douglas, Dudley Woodberry, Warren Larson, Jim Dretke, Evelyne Reisacher, Phil Parshall, Len Bartlotti and Greg Livingstone. Information and registration for the Zwemer Institutes and Frontline Conference, as well as summer intensive…
Raising Local Resources
…Missiologist Jacob Loewen was teaching a seminar on worldview in India to Indian teachers and their missionary colleagues. At one point in the seminar, Loewen entered into a dialogue with the Indian teachers. This dialogue is a perfect example of unwanted consequences staring missionaries in the face. The dialogue unfolded…
Sorrow & Blood
…missiological consultation convened by the WEA Mission Commission in late 1999. At that event the participants challenged the MC leadership to research and write a serious work on suffering, persecution and martyrdom. From gestation to birth, took 13 years. MF: How did you select your editorial team and your writers?…
The Meaning of Ethne in Matthew 28:19
…Missiological Society, after reading this white paper wrote: “Makes sense to me from a theological/anthropological point of view, speaking as an anthropologist/missiologist.”9 After review of this paper New Testament scholar, Walt Russell wrote: “I agree with Luis’ conclusion and would add that the castes of India are ‘people-groups.’ I…
How One Man Dared to Shake Up World Missions
…missiological innovations may wince at some of his later directions. However, even his thoughts on theodicy may aid the larger cause of the Church by reminding us that the “Augustinian” view of providence he came to question can devolve into fatalist passivity. It’s all too possible to glibly quote Romans…
Further Reflections
…Without the “fires burning” on the home front, things go cold on the frontlines. The first time I wrote about this in MF was in the 1990s. Over the years, I’ve written about the need for a “champion” who takes on the cause and keeps it in front of the…
An Interview with Dr. David Howard
…Missiologist Ralph D. Winter came to me after the conference, noting the change in attitude and interest. He was desperate to follow-up this fresh interest in world missions. By the summer of 1974 he had designed a two-week seminar for students, the Summer Institute of International Studies (SIIS), to explore…
Affinity Blocs: March-April 2013 Highlights
…missiological challenge has been the fact that the Japanese have long thrived at taking influences from outside the archipelago and turning them into something “Japanese”, without a sense of compromise to their national identity. This attitude influences evangelism and church-planting as much as does culture, since they are inextricably linked.…
Editorial
…Missiologist Ralph D. Winter came to me after the conference, and had noted the change in attitude and interest. He was desperate to follow-up this fresh interest in world missions. By the summer of 1974 he had designed a two-week seminar for students, the Summer Institute of International Studies (SIIS)…
What’s Getting in the Way?
…missiologist Patrick Johnstone, the 21st Century will revert to patterns of earlier centuries where religion will be a dominant feature of future conflict.4 Organizational leaders are feeling this roadblock of prejudice from their supporting constituencies because of “the spirit of discrimination [fear] towards the people group [they] are trying to…
Effective Engagement After 6 Years
…missiological designations. In order to develop strategic initiatives, I decided first to attempt to bring clarity to the term itself and then to submit a simple yet meaningful definition to the missions community at large. Mission Frontiers published my modest attempt in their November-December 2006 issue which brought about broad…
Peoples on the Move
…missiologically about these realities, it is helpful to consider a challenge that was published in Scattered to Gather (http://www.jdpayne.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Scattered-to-Gather.pdf) that missions should be done to the diasporas, through the diasporas, and beyond the diasporas. Missions to the Diasporas We must reach the unreached who have migrated into our neighborhoods. Many of the…