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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 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...

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...

October 2017

October 11, 2017

How Rhetoric Ruins Missions

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

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...

July 2017

July 11, 2017

How does the Bible contextualize the gospel? (Session 2 Training Video)

Here is SESSION TWO of 4 training videos I will release this summer. Below, you'll find...

June 2017

June 14, 2017

Reinterpreting Contextualization (Session 1 Training Video)

In the coming weeks, I will release 4 full length training videos. The audio comes...

March 2017

March 08, 2017

How Story Structure Can Clarify Ideas

“Story” is an extremely useful tool for clarifying our key ideas and bringing focus to...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Let Us NOT Praise Famous Men: Success in Ministry

Today's guest post comes from ANDREW T. KAISER, PhD, author of Voices from the Past...

February 08, 2017

Contextualize. Don’t Merely Evangelize.

As I waited for my plane, I was stumped by what I was looking at....

February 07, 2017

Educated Chinese Christians and Wang Mingdao’s Popular Theology

Why do educated Chinese Christians both believe and leave the church? And does Wang Mingdao's...

September 2016

September 21, 2016

Building the Biblical Story

In order to teach the Bible and share the gospel, we do best to understand...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

The Ethics of Missionary Strategy

Do you have an ethical ministry strategy? I’m guessing most people have never asked this...

June 2016

June 01, 2016

How to Intentionally Contextualize

If you’re not intentional in how you read and apply the Bible, you’ll likely compromise...

May 2016

May 25, 2016

One Gospel for Shame, Guilt, and Fear Cultures?

How does the one gospel make sense for shame, guilt and fear cultures? Some people seem to...

May 12, 2016

Examples of Contextualization Maps

Today, I'll give a few examples how to use a "contextualization map," which I explained in...

May 05, 2016

Use a “Contextualization Map”

If we only have 3–5 minutes, can we still contextualize the gospel? I think we...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

Evangelism or “Elevator Pitch”?

What's the distinction between evangelism and an elevator pitch? If you look at how we actually...

April 13, 2016

5 Problems with the “Plan of Salvation” in China (and other Honor-Shame Cultures)

From an honor-shame perspective, the “Plan of Salvation” (POS) has a number of problems. By...

April 12, 2016

Has Orality Been Taken Too Far?

There is an interesting dialogue in the newest issue of EMQ. The article is titled,...

March 2016

March 02, 2016

Doing Missions by Darwinian Evolution

If certain missionary methods have no biblical precedent, then why do they multiply so rapidly?...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

Beware of Ministry Fragilistas

When it comes to leadership in ministry (particularly among missionaries), one sees a few types...

January 13, 2016

Interview with Christine Dillon (Part 2)

This the second half of my interview with Christine Dillon, a church planter in Taiwan...

January 05, 2016

Interview with Christine Dillon (Part 1)

Today, I interview Christine Dillon, a church planter in Taiwan with OMF International. We talk...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

Two Advantages of Storying in Honor-Shame Cultures

Today's post comes from guest blogger Christine Dillon, a church planter in Taiwan with OMF International....