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September 2019

September 11, 2019

Biblical Theology for Oral Cultures

I wanted to write this chapter for a long time. Finally, I got my chance....

August 2019

August 21, 2019

Must we choose either biblical theology or missions?

A few years ago, I sat in the lobby of a Thai hotel talking with...

July 2019

July 24, 2019

How do tight and loose cultures practically influence ministry?

What are a few implications and application of tight and loose cultures? How should this...

July 10, 2019

Tight versus Loose? The cultural distinction missionaries aren’t talking about

You’re familiar with shame, guilt, and fear cultures. You know about collectivism and individualism. But...

May 2019

May 23, 2019

The Problem with Defining “People Groups”

Christianity Today's recent article highlights the problem with the label "unreached people groups" or "UPGs"....

March 2019

March 27, 2019

When Good Missionaries Get the Bible Wrong (Part 2)

Part 1 examined ways that missionaries sometimes misapply or misinterpret the Bible when talking about...

March 13, 2019

When Good Missionaries Get the Bible Wrong (Part 1)

Someone advised me not to write this article. But silence is exactly why we have...

March 06, 2019

How Shame Can Prevent People from Repenting

For so long, Christians have tried to conjure a guilty conscience in the minds of...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Should Evangelism Provoke Guilt or Expose Shame?

Chris Flanders gave a game-changing presentation on the role of guilt and shame in evangelism...

December 2018

December 11, 2018

Advice for undertrained missionaries like John Chau

Everyone but the All Nations missions organization seems to agree that John Chau was not...

December 04, 2018

John Chau, Outcome Bias, and the Consequences of Confusion

Sadly, missionary John Chau’s death to the North Sentinelese people will set back the effort...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

How Cognitive Biases Produce Theological Syncretism

Two things usually escape our notice: cognitive biases and theological syncretism. This is not surprising....

August 2018

August 21, 2018

Love Lost for the Cause of Christ

"I never made a sacrifice." It doesn't always feel like that. In Love Lost for...

June 2018

June 27, 2018

Integrating Symbol, Story, and Ritual (by Tom Steffen)

If one’s worldview is constructed through the integration of symbol and story rehearsed through ritual...

June 20, 2018

Looking Back on the Orality Movement (Tom Steffen)

“You’re not going to bed until I hear about what you’ve been doing in Palawan,”...

April 2018

April 04, 2018

A review of Honor Restored (Cru’s new evangelism tract)

Cru recently released an evangelism tract called “Honor Restored.” This new tool offers people an...

March 2018

March 14, 2018

Is theological education “necessary” for missionaries?

An article recently came to my attention with a very simple claim. J. Brennan, who...

March 07, 2018

There is More to the Story

This guest post by Robert Strauss is Part 3 of 3 in the series introducing...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

Awaken to the Cross-Cultural Context (by Robert Strauss)

This guest post by Robert Strauss is Part 2 of 3 in the series introducing...

February 21, 2018

Introducing Story-Strategic Methods (Part 1)

This guest post from Robert Strauss is part 1 of 3 in the series. Reza...

January 2018

January 10, 2018

Five Problems with Dividing Training and Teaching

Missionaries routinely distinguish training from teaching. This is a problem. This way of framing words...

January 03, 2018

Women and Ascribed Shame (by Moyra Dale)

Today's guest post comes from Moyra Dale, who spent over two decades in the Middle...

December 2017

December 27, 2017

Theologians and Pastors are Always the Biggest Hypocrites

Many people have the same complaint against Christianity and against theological training. They say the...

December 06, 2017

The Importance of Women in Missionary Work

How do Paul’s remarks about women (e.g., 1 Cor 11, 14; 1 Tim 2; Titus...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

Why Do We Have “Missionary Wives” But Not “Missionary Husbands”?

A gender divide has always existed among missionaries. We ought to understand the problem before...

October 2017

October 11, 2017

How Rhetoric Ruins Missions

"Whoever uses the best rhetorical rules" .... Missionary rhetorical results in multiples problems. It silences...

September 2017

September 27, 2017

6 Ways Honor and Shame Make Disciples (Not Converts)

preview:Honor and shame are essential for being & making disciples. They are more than mere...

August 2017

August 23, 2017

A Practical Approach to Biblical Contextualization (Session 4 Training Video)

Here is SESSION FOUR of 4 training videos I've released over the summer. This final...

August 16, 2017

A Balanced Critique of Popular Missiological Methods

Few recent missiological articles are as practical and pleasurable as is George Terry’s “A Missiology...

August 02, 2017

How does the Bible explain the gospel? (Session 3 Training Video)

There is one gospel yet many ways to present this message. Accordingly, in addition to...