INTRODUCTION
Doing Christian mission in the religiously pluralistic contexts of urban India has always been a challenging and demanding task. Religious plurality has always been an integral part of India and it continues to remain so even today. The land of India has been the birthplace of three major religions, namely, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism, and …
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A MISSIONS STRATEGY FOR LOCAL CHURCHES TO THE DIASPORA
If we were to combine all the International migrants, they would constitute a nation larger than the population of Brazil – the fifth largest nation in the world.
How do we see all this through the lenses of global missions and world evangelization? Is the global church prepared for this phenomenological population shift? What strategies do …
EDITORIAL: OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES IN MISSIONS
God is a missionary God. To restore His rule in the world, God works actively, but he does not work alone. God calls people and works with them and through them (Gen. 12:1; 2 Pet. 2:9) We call the fifth book of the New Testament as ‘The Acts of Apostles’ or ‘The Acts of the …
WHEN THE SPIRIT MEETS THE SPIRITS: Book written by Julie Ma, Review by Teresa Chai
Julie Ma was on the faculty at Asia Pacific Theological Seminary (APTS) from September 1987-2006. She earned her PhD from Fuller Theological Seminary. Presently, she serves as a Research Tutor in Missiology for the Oxford Center for Mission Studies (OCMS). She is also a faculty at Oral Roberts University. She is married to Wonsuk Ma, …
DIASPORA MISSIOLOGY AND LAUSANNE DIASPORA EVANGELICAL MOVEMENT WITH A CASE STUDY ON KOREAN DIASPORA MISSION IN EURASIA
INTRODUCTION
In recent years, there have been various discussions among field practitioners and missionary theologians to define the missional significance of the diaspora phenomenon worldwide. The most significant of these were the academic conference for celebrating the centennial of the Edinburgh Mission conference in 1910, the Diaspora Division of the Third Lausanne World Evangelization Conference in …
INDIGENIZATION AS MEANS TO AUTHENTIC CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA
Gospel contextualization has received prominent attention in missiology because of its importance in Gospel communication across cultures. Biblical and critical contextualization is achieved when there is proper expression of Scripture in a given culture. Thus, translating or transmitting Scripture into an African culture by way of adopting its good elements to give the text its …
EDITORIAL: FACETS OF MISSIONS
Much has been written about missions on our pages. Every quarter the Asian Missions Advance brings to you several issues and topics in missions that challenge, clarify and some other times make us discover issues or bring new ideas for your ministries.
Our 63rd issue is not different! Once again, we offer to you articles that …
A STUDY ON THE WORLDVIEW ALLEGIANCE AFTER CONVERSION OF OVERSEAS CHINESE IN MALAYSIA
ABSTRACT
This study is an analysis of the worldview allegiance after the conversion of overseas Chinese in regard to ancestor worship. Ancestor worship has been a major obstacle to the evangelization of overseas Chinese in Malaysia.
Though the Western Church does not believe in ancestor worship; there has been—and continues to be—a discussion in the veneration of …
CREATING HARMONY AMID DISCORD
As my team was traveling through South Asia to meet potential partners for church planting, I began to reflect on a serious problem I have observed through the years. An unnecessary barrier to expanding God’s Kingdom through networks of churches has been the lack of cooperation between theologically similar churches. The regular chorus that repeats …
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN CHINA: Who Will Reach This Vast and Strategic Yet Invisible Group?
Wearing her hijab, “Mounia” from Yemen heard the gospel and felt the love of God in our international church because of her Rwandan classmate’s invitation and her husband’s permission. Without Arabic or visa for Yemen, instead of flying to Sana’a, we walked two meters to welcome her. From a country with 0.03% evangelicals, could she …