We are living in a global world—the young generation, especially. We have a global culture. Most of us know Facebook, Michael Jackson, iPhone, Avatar, Nike. Brands are global. Movies are global. Artists are global. But still, the place where weRead more…
Glocalization, Diaspora Missiology, and Friendship
In five months, Lausanne Cape Town 2010 (CT2010) will be a fresh opportunity to think about creative approaches for relational forms of evangelism. One new paradigm to consider is glocalized evangelism at the intersection between global people movements and localRead more…
Beyond Basic Evangelism: Pentecostals, Part 2
(Editor’s note: This article is Part Two of a two-part article. To view Part One, click here. This article continues with the fifth of eight characteristics of biblical evangelism.) 5. Evangelism is eschatologically urgent. Jesus said, “As long as itRead more…
Beyond Basic Evangelism: Pentecostals, Part 1
(Editor’s note: This article is Part One of a two-part article. To view Part Two, click here. This article includes the first four of eight characteristics of biblical evangelism.) On a routine Saturday in Boston some 150 years ago, aRead more…
Glocal Evangelism: Using Films in Toronto
The word “glocal” was originally coined to express a new interweaving of “local” and “global” in business and communication advertisements. In evangelism and missions, I propose that Christ’s followers must be engaged in local and global arenas simultaneously.1 This hasRead more…
Ten Ways the Internet Is Changing Evangelism
Ten Ways the Internet Is Changing Evangelism and Missions By John Edmiston June / July 2010 There are currently 1.7 billion active Internet users; another three billion are expected to be added in the next five years. The developing worldRead more…
What Postmodernism Means for Evangelism
Introduction The mention of the word “postmodernism” evokes the notion of pluralism, where anything goes, since the concept of truth becomes relative. This then poses a real challenge to the Christian “one-way” method of salvation, where the Bible clearly providesRead more…
Economic Crisis
HAVE FAITH OF GOD TO OVERCOME THE ECONOMIC CRISIS. It is true, the time has come for concern over the economic crisis that is burdening our world but still we need to believe in God. It was the sameRead more…
There is No God: Understanding the “Unbeliever”
Can you recall a time when you didn’t believe in Jesus? Not a rogue moment of doubt or a season when work/family/life took precedence over service to others or attendance at church. I mean a time when the notion ofRead more…
There Are No Unreached Children
Editors’ Note: This is an advance paper for Cape Town 2010, written as an early draft of content to be discussed at the multiplex session on “There are No Unreached Children.” Responses to this paper will be fed back toRead more…