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By Menna Machreth Jones | Blog
My name is Menna Machreth and I’m from Cymru / Wales. If you’re wondering where Wales is, you may have heard the Ryder Cup golfing tournament was held in Wales…
By Jetteke N. | Article
Over the years I have worked with several groups of young people, who were about to step out in evangelism in the Netherlands (and other countries), mainly to be in…
By Joe Bates | Blog
There are over 6,900 known living languages. This is something of a socio-political evaluation, but in any case there are many different languages that Christians would need to know in…
By Rod Green | Article
The strategic power and potential of cities was clearly demonstrated by Paul’s strategy of focusing on urban evangelism in his journey from to Athens, to Corinth, to Ephesus, to Rome.…
By Ron Green | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Ron Green as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Crafting an…
By Robin Harris - Worship Leader Mag Nov/Dec 2009 | Art - Performing
[continued from Part 1] We Went, We Sang, We Conquered… During the 19th and 20th centuries, as Western and European Christians went out around the world, they were influenced by…
By Joan O’C. Hamilton | Article
This link is to an interesting article on research about the connection between language and thought/worldview. The findings certainly have implications for translation, interpretation and cross-cultural communication.
By Jim Harries | Blog
This article first appeared in the July 2009 issue of Evangelical Missions Quarterly (EMQ). Inter-personal conflicts frequently trouble missionary endeavours. Solutions advocated often emphasise the importance of missionary relationships. Without…
By Robin Harris | Art - Performing
“Ethno-what?” People always say that when they hear what I do. I sigh, knowing the familiar script that will unfold, like one I recently had: “I’m an ethnodoxologist.” Eyebrows raised,…
By Jim Harries | Blog
That many African people (and those from the global ‘south’ in general) love to use European languages should not surprise us in the slightest. Many do not see the problems…
By EddieArthur | Blog
The Story of the Bible has an interesting shape. It starts talking about the relationship between God and all of humanity, tracing creation and then the fall. Then for a…
By Jim Harries | Blog
This contains many references to and quotes from the paper: The local language - a neglected resource for sustainable development by Thomas Bearth, 2004, found at: http://www.inst.at/trans/15Nr/06_4/bearth15.htm Introduction, I found…
By Jim Harries | Article
When people say things and they do not mean what I think they ought to mean – judging by what they say, then it is easy to blame them. But…
By Jim Harries | Article
‘Do you believe in witchcraft’, people ask me every now and then. This issue seems to puzzle the West. They hear that Africans ‘believe in witchcraft’, and are absolutely amazed.…
