Throughout mission history, missiologists have used various paradigms to identify and evaluate the progress of the gospel among different people groups. A new shift is in progress from the UPG/UUPG terms to the Seven Phases of Progress among a People Group. The purpose of this blog post is to introduce this shift to prepare theContinue reading “Transitioning from UPG/UUPG to the 7 Phases”
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Seven Time Management Tools and Principles for Busy Missionaries
In the “good old days”, when William Carey needed to talk to the British Missionary Society, or if they wanted to talk to him, it would take about 8-12 months to send and receive correspondence. Letters had to be carried overland and then slowly shipped by boat around the world. The result was that missionariesContinue reading “Seven Time Management Tools and Principles for Busy Missionaries”
Missionaries and the Local Church: 4 Necessary Attitudes and 5 Non-Negotiables
In the New Testament, the apostles rarely interacted with churches that they did not plant themselves. Therefore, there is no clear New Testament model for how frontline missionaries should interact with local churches in their places of service.Today, the situation is quite different. God has been working to fill the world with the knowledge ofContinue reading “Missionaries and the Local Church: 4 Necessary Attitudes and 5 Non-Negotiables”
A Missionary’s Guide to Navigating Transition
Before I moved overseas, I had the joy of spending two years under the mentorship of a man named Dan, who had served as a missionary in East Africa for 33 years. He used to tell me, “David, living overseas, you will face leadership transitions, reorganizations, policy changes, and many other types of transitions. WhenContinue reading “A Missionary’s Guide to Navigating Transition”
Why Many Muslim-Background Believers Become Expert Liars and How to Mentor Them Through It
Roland Muller wrote, “Many Christian workers are encouraged as they see the seeker or new convert growing in the faith, learning the Bible, and developing some spiritual maturity. And then, all of a sudden, he is gone, or he dramatically slows down and soon stops seeking or growing” (Muller, the Messenger, the Message, and the Community,Continue reading “Why Many Muslim-Background Believers Become Expert Liars and How to Mentor Them Through It”
“Preach the Word”: Homiletics or Evangelism?
This blog post was first published in September 2021 on Sentergy. I am now including it also on my own blog in a slightly modified version. This blog post is part of a series of publications on Pauline Emulation. Pauline Emulation is a hermeneutical framework that the apostle Paul is presented in Scripture as theContinue reading ““Preach the Word”: Homiletics or Evangelism? “
Was Timothy an Apostle?
In a previous blog post, I argued that Timothy was not a pastor (click here). Like that one, this article continues my posts on Pauline Emulation as a missiological hermeneutic. See my article in the Midwestern Journal of Theology (click here) to read my defense of Pauline Emulation as a valid missiological hermeneutic. When TimothyContinue reading “Was Timothy an Apostle?”
Can we Use Allah for God? Hazrat Isa al-Masih for Jesus?
In South Asia, some Christians take offense when we use particular Urdu or Arabic terms in our worship and witness to Muslims. Hazrat Isa al-Masih and Allah are the terms that create the most significant discussion. This section explains why we use these terms. Using “Hazrat Isa al-Masih” to Refer to our Lord Some haveContinue reading “Can we Use Allah for God? Hazrat Isa al-Masih for Jesus?”
The Message of Hazrat Isa al-Masih
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. He made Hazrat Adam (PBUH) and his wife Howa (PBUH). He placed them in a beautiful garden and gave them authority over everything in the garden. But He gave them one command: “Do not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil”Continue reading “The Message of Hazrat Isa al-Masih”
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