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Michael A. Rynkiewich There are times when God says “Remember,” and times where God says “Do not remember.” Discerning the times is a constant requirement in mission studies and practice. The times are changing, and so are the means of interpreting the times. Urbanization, globalization, migration, and diaspora have created a world that, in many […]

Tite Tienou Missiologists and mission practitioners must continually assess their assumptions and categories in light of changes in human societies and academic disciplines ancillary to missiology such as anthropology. While the need for assessment is acknowledged, categories such as “unreached people groups” and the “10/40 Window” show remarkable resilience. Is it possible to reconsider these

J. Rupert Morgan Change has always been a part of human experience in history, but perhaps never at the accelerated rate that we are witnessing in the early twenty-first century. It may be easier to identify change than to assess the implication and its effects. This is certainly true of the modern missionary enterprise. The

Wonsuk Ma This self-reflection on my missionary journey is characterized as a process of learning, particularly about the meaning of “mission.” Missionary formation is part of one’s spiritual development, and for me, immersion in several cross-cultural contexts accelerated the process. Through long years in the Philippines, combined with study in the United States, my understanding

Daryl R. Ireland John Sung (Song Shangjie) was the premier Chinese evangelist of the twentieth century. He traveled further, spoke more often, and led more Chinese people to faith than any other person. His revivalism was riveting, often doubling people over in laughter before buckling their knees with grief. His acclaim as a preacher was

Robert M. Andrews Joshua Watson (1771–1855) was a wealthy merchant who used his business acumen and administrative skills to become a key player in numerous Anglican societies that had missionary concerns, working alongside high-ranking clergy in various capacities. One aspect of Watson’s achievements was his impact on the emerging colonial church structures in Canada, India,

W. Jay MoonMission on the Road to Emmaus: Constants, Context, and Prophetic Dialogue Todd M. JohnsonReligious Identity and Social Change: Explaining Christian Conversion in a Muslim World George G. Hunter IIIDonald A. McGavran: A Biography of the Twentieth Century’s Premier Missiologist Allan Heaton AndersonMigrating Faith: Pentecostalism in the United States and Mexico in the Twentieth

Appointed. Caleb O. Oladipo to the chair of Christian evangelism and missions, CampbellUniversity Divinity School, Buies Creek, NC, effective August 1, 2016. He was professor of Christian mission and world Christianityand director of the Mission Immersion Experience Program at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Richmond, VA. A Nigerian, he is author of The Will to

Mission Nation Publishing Company, an online company begun in January 2016, published its first title, The Resilient Missionary, the story of Yohannes Mengsteab, who was raised in Eritrea, evangelized by Swedish missionaries in Sudan, and sent to the United States to plant churches. He started six African immigrant churches in the Washington DC–Baltimore, MD area

Editors of the online Dictionary of African Christian Biography are publishing a selection of stories as the Journal of African Christian Biography, which will “make African Christian biographies more readily accessible and immediately useful in African congregations and classrooms,” said Jonathan J. Bonk, the JACB editor. Published in monthly installments with an annual cumulative volume