In recent history, one of the most profound changes in the global religious landscape has been the unrelenting proportional decline of historic Christian communities in the Middle East: In 1910, Christians represented 13.6% of the Middle East’s population. In 2010,Read more…
China’s Churches: Growing influence and official wariness present twin challenges
The growing influence of Christianity in China and reports of a government crackdown on churches have captured international attention. Much to the chagrin of Chinese officials, the London Daily Telegraph recently claimed that China would become the most populous ChristianRead more…
Ortho-Odoratus: Fragrant Evangelism & Critiquing the “Christian System”
[FULL ARTICLE HERE] “Pointing out all that I think is wrong with someone else’s faith is not the same thing as proclaiming the Gospel.” . . . In the end, I observe the Separatist (“Christian System”) approach to be simplistic, unhelpful andRead more…
A Response to: “The Lausanne Global Analysis of Highly Contextualized Missions”
Recently, a rich article was posted to the Lausanne Global Conversation entitled “Highly Contextualized Missions: Surveying the Global Converstation”. Since the article was focused on one of my favorite topics I wanted to direct your attention to it. I have alsoRead more…
Holistic Spiritual Conflict in the Context of Folk Hinduism
Good News for the Folk Hindu A critical task for missionaries is to discover in a given culture exactly where sin has taken hold of the society and the souls of its members. It is precisely at this point—whereRead more…
World Faiths – Latin America’s Contribution to Lausanne
Samuel Escobar and Rene Padilla, two pillars of Christianity in Latin America, recount significant events, consultations and publications tha contributed to the Lausanne Movement. They express their concerns and hope as the Lausanne Movement goes forward. Download Options PC users:Read more…
Church Yexi Ya coastal Wenzhou China Oratorio
Ya coastal Wenzhou China Oratorio
Liu Yueqing City, Wenzhou, China BHC Bethlehem Harvest Church
Liu Yueqing City, Wenzhou, China BHC Bethlehem Harvest Church
Reaching those of other faiths
Benjamin Kwashe presented his Advance Paper with much emotion and feeling as he shared his personal testimony at the end. Michael Ramsden challenged us to focus on having humility and tears. Sharing faith with others costs a lot but weRead more…
Maybe Nobody is Hindu
FULL ARTICLE The question has been raised, “Is America becoming more Hindu?” I’d like to suggest a totally different option. That is, maybe no one is really Hindu. Now, wait, I’m actually a little serious. What follows isn’t meant toRead more…