The ASIAN MISSIONS ADVANCE was published from 1978 to 1993 by the East-West Center for Missions Research and Development as the official bulletin of the Asia Missions Association. The Asian Missions Advance restarted its publications on August 2011 as the Quarterly Bulletin of the Asia Missions Association under the editorship of Dr. Timothy K. Park and Dr. Steve K. Eom.
EDITOR Timothy K. Park
ASSOCIATED EDITOR Steve K. Eom
MANAGING EDITOR Helen E. Cho
EDITORIAL STAFF Dample Dulcero-Baclagon
SENIOR CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Jacob Nahuway, Eun Moo Lee
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Susanta Patra, David lim
REGIONAL Kal-Yum Cheung teng, John Kirubakaran, Yohannes Nahuway, Young Sung Cho
COPIES of the ASIAN MISSIONS ADVANCE
Asian Missions Advance #58 (January 2018)
1. Editorial: Calling, Faithfulness, and Prayer (Timothy K. Park)
2. The Restoration of The Whole Gospel and The Contemporary Reformation (Hyun-Jin Kim)
3. Creative Access Mission – Indigenous Training in Chinese Church  (H. Lewis Chau)
4. Five Keys to Personal Support Raising (Steve Shadrach)
5. Inter-Disciplinary and Integrative Missiological Research: The “What,” “Why” and “How” (Enoch Wan)
6. Ministry Report: Frontiers Philippines
7. MEmooc (Sung-Geol Chun)
Asian Missions Advance #57 (October 2017)
1. Editorial: Missions and Relationship Building (East-West Center for MRD)
2. Strategic Missions Partnerships with Churches for Christward Movements (David S. Lim)
3. Christian Transformation of Ru (Confucian) Leadership: A Historical and Comparative Analysis (Diane B. Obenchainl)
4. Church-To-Church International Partnership: A Case Study of How A Haitian Church Impacted A U.S. Church’s Understanding of Missions (Reid Kisling)
5. The Need and Possibility of A Missional NGO (Yong J. Cho)
6. BOOK REVIEW: Eastern Voices, Vol. I: Insights, Perspectives, Visions from Kingdom Leaders in Asia (David S. Lim)
Asian Missions Advance #56 (July 2017)
1. Editorial: Missions In Africa (Timothy K. Park)
2. Dealing with the ‘One Mile Wide But One Inch Deep’ Syndrome: An African Initiative on Transformational Discipleship (Uzo Obed)
3. Mapping and Missions Research in Africa: Thinking Out of the Box (Pierre Wedepohl)
4. African Missions – My Story! (Emmanuel Nwachukwu)
5. Mission Mobilization in Southern Africa (Nicholas D. Osameyan)
6. Malawian Missions: Rising Above Limitations (Innocent Magambi)
7. Africa in Missions: Africa Doing Missions in Diaspora (Emmanuel Owusu Bediako)
8. Global Partnership in Missions (Timothy K. Park)
9. NATIONAL REPORT: Zimbabwe (P. F. Moyo)
Asian Missions Advance #55 (April 2017)
1. Editorial: Bangladesh Missions Association (Timothy K. Park)
2. The Founding of Bangladesh Missions Association (Shankar Shikdar)
3. Impressions, Thoughts & Suggestions Bangladesh Missions Association (Shankar Shikdar & Edward Ayub)
4. A Critique to the Missiology Based on Common Grounds Between Christianity & Islam (Edward Ayub)
5. Re-Unification of North and South Korea As Told by the Bible (Minkyo Lee)
6. Did Roland Allen Foresee Diaspora Missiology? (J. Nelson Jennings)
7. Continuity in Mission, and Why A Contingency Plan is Critical (Susanta Patra)
8. Global Partnership in Mission (Lalano Badoy, Jr.)
9. Minisrty Report (Leiton Chinn)
Asian Missions Advance #54 (January 2017)
1. Editorial: Proclaiming the Unchanging Word in the Changing World (Timothy K. Park)
2. Missions in a Broken World (H. Daniel Kim)
3. Two Greats in the Bible: How the Great Commandment Encompasses the Great Commission (Takaaki Hara)
4. Understanding House Church Movements: Insights From “Kingdom Kernels: 4 Stages of a Movement”
5. Virtual Church and Mission (Steve K. Eom)
6. Worship and Missions (Benjamin R. Baclagon)
7. National Report: Thailand (Prawate Khid-arn)
Asian Missions Advance #53 (October 2016)
1. Editorial: Communicating the Gospel in the Globalized World (Timothy K. Park)
2. Creative Arts as Cultural Bridge to Global Mission (Daniel J. Kim)
3. Bible Storytelling Ministry & Globalization in Mission (Yon Soo Kim)
4. Making Sense of Good & Evil: HIV & AIDS in Focus (Diane Marshall)
5. Cyber-missions and the Unreached (John Edmiston)
6. National Report: Nepal (Ram Prasad Shrestha)
Asian Missions Advance #52 (June 2016)
1. Editorial: Global Mission Strategies (Timothy K. Park)
2. The Spiritual Pastoral Care of Missionaries (Elben M. Lenz Cesar)
3. Asia’s House Church Movements Today (David S. Lim)
4. Leadership Development Through the Local Churches for Asian Missions (Suraja Raman)
5. International Students: A Strategic Component of Diaspora Missions & The Great Commission (Leiton E. Chinn)
6. For the Missionary Movement in Each and Every Asian Country: Asia Missions Association (Steve K. Eom)
7. Regional Report: Movement for African National Initiatives (Reuben Ezemadu)
8. National Report: Myanmar (Thawng Khan Siing)
Asian Missions Advance #51 (April 2016)
1. Editorial: EDITORIAL: Globalization and Mission (Timothy K. Park)
2. ASIA MISSIONS ASSOCIATION: Throughout 11 Triennials (Damples Dulcero-Baclagon)
3. AMA, I, and the Japanese Church (Minoru Okuyama)
4. Leadership Development for 21st Century Asian Mission: Buddhist Contexts (Alex G. Smith)
5. Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery (Ho Ook Song)
6. JAPAN AND MISSION: Looking at the Present and the Future (Masakazu Suzuki & Barbara Suzuki)
Asian Missions Advance #50 (January 2016)
1. Editorial: Leadership Development for the 21st Century Mission (Timothy K. Park)
2. Leadership Development in the Muslim Context: A Missiological Look at Toleration in an Intolerant Islamic World. (J. Ray Tallman)
3. Does The “Plan of Salvation” Make Disciples? Why Honor And Shame Are Essential For Christian Ministry (Jackson Wu)
4. Leaders In Asia With the Ability to “Feel” (Mitsuo Fukuda)
5. Leadership and Integrity (David Hartono)
6. The Biblical Model of Prophetic Leadership and Spirituality (Daniel J. Kim)
Asian Missions Advance #49 (October 2015)
1. Editorial: Leadership Development for the 21st Century Mission (Timothy K. Park)
2. Leadership & Listening to God (Timothy K. Park)
3. Educating University Students for Missions (William Wagner)
4. Leadership Development in a Seminary Context (Mark Hopkins)
5. Leadership Development Through Missionary Training Centers (Ginnei Thang Ngaihte)
6. Evangelize Me Please! (Elben Lenz M. Cesar)
7. History of Missions in Cambodia (Mades Meas)
Asian Missions Advance #48 (July 2015)
1. Editorial: Paradigm Shift in Mission Practices (Timothy K. Park)
2. Directing Emphasis to One Overarching Goal: Reproducing Church Planting Movements (David S. Lim)
3. Why Not… Now? (Susanta Patra)
4. Patron-Client Dynamics Between Korean Missionaries and Cambodian Christians (Robert Oh)
5. The Importance of Prayer in Evangelism (Matt Slick)
6. The Challenge of Nominalism (Ross Campbell)
7. Discipling the World (Eun Moo Lee)
8. Missions in Sri Lanka (Mahesh De Mel)
Asian Missions Advance #47 (April 2015)
1. Editorial: Expand the Horizon Timothy (Timothy K. Park)
2. Ten Lessons from the Life of John R. Mott (Luis K. Bush)
3. A Study on the Shortage of Young Missionaries in Hongkong (K. Y. Cheung Teng)
4. Centrality of the Cross in the 21st Century Mission (Seth Kofi Anyomi)
5. Chinese & Korean Churches for World Evangelization (Bong Rin Ro)
6. Reflection on Leadership Issues: Past and Future (Esther Lee Park)
Asian Missions Advance #46 (January 2015)
1. Editorial: Changing Forces of the Global Mission (Timothy K. Park)
2. History of the Evangelization of Brazil (Elben M. Lenz César)
3. Effective Disciple-Making Made Simple (David S. Lim)
4. The Influence of Korean Mission on World Missionary Movement: A New Mission Model (Timothy K. Park)
5. An American Kairos: St. Louis Area Churches And the Dred Scott Court Case Of 1846-1857 (J. Nelson Jennings)
6. When Did Cultural Diversity Begin? (Marvin J. Newell)
7. Discipleship in the 21St Century in the Context of Post-Soviet Reality (Vitaly Maksimjuk)
Asian Missions Advance #45 (October 2014)
1. Editorial: (Timothy K. Park)
2. Am I Still Me? (Lois & Lawrence Dodds)
3. A Nuu-Chah-Nulth Mission (David Han)
4. Disciple Making In Asia’s Buddhist Context (Chansamone Saiyasak)
5. When Did Human Culture Begin? (Marvin Newell)
6. Dr. Dale Kietzman, One of the Great Unsung Heroes of the Church (Dan Wooding)
7. Child Labor In India (Joseph Oun Ho Cho)
8. NATIONAL REPORT: Nigeria (Reuben Ezemadu)
9. MINISTRY REPORT: Life Concern Ministries (Aliba Imchen)
Asian Missions Advance #44 (July 2014)
1. Editorial: (Timothy K. Park)
2. Looking Into the Eyes of the Hidden Among Us (Jonathan Nambu)
3. Migration, Change and Christian Mission: A Contextual Reflection (Atul Y. Aghamkar)
4. Vessels of Honour (Panya Baba)
5. Missiological Framework for the Contextualization of Christ-Centered Communities (David S. Lim)
6. The Need for Transformation and Avenues of Missions in North East India (J. M. Ngul Khan Pau)
7. The Theology of Partnership: Equality Issues in the Ministry (Esther Park)
8. The Challenge of the Unfinished Task of Global Cross- Cultural Mission in the 21St Century (Azaki Nashon Awyetu)
Asian Missions Advance #43 (April 2014)
1. Editorial: Diversity in Missions (Timothy K. Park)
2. Missionary Obligation and Global Transformation: 40 years After Lausanne, 1974 (Scott W. Sunquist)
3. Effective Partnerships For Church Multiplication and Insider Movements (David S. Lim)
4. Restoring Christ’s Model of Discipleship (Won Sang Lee)
5. Erasing the Line Between Missionary & Tentmaker (Dale W. Kietzman)
6. The Active Players in Africa (Andre Talla)
7. Opportunities & Challenges for Social Justice Missions in Asia (Alan McMahan)
8. Ministry Report: GHNM (Raphael Ongango)
Asian Missions Advance #42 (January 2014)
1. New Year: New Mission Opportunities (Timothy K. Park)
2. International Student Ministry: A Most Strategic Yet Most Inexpensive Global Mission Opportunity Arises in Asia (Leiton Edward Chinn)
3. A Report on Silk Road Missions (Life Hong)
4. Anthropological Insights for Gospel Communicators in African-Muslim Contexts (Caleb Kim)
5. Integral Mission: What’s It All About? (Melba Padilla Maggay)
6. Is Evangelism Ever a Sin? Ethical Evangelism in a Watching World (Marvin J. Newell)
7. A Model of Compassion in Ministry (Suraja Raman)
8.Boat Type Mission vs. Sailor Type Mission (Yong Seong Cho)
9. The AMA 11th Triennial Convention: An Observer’s Recollection (Damples Dulcero-Baclagon)
10. Reflections: The AMA 11th Triennial Convention
Asian Missions Advance #41 (October 2013)
1. Editorial: Working Together (Timothy K. Park)
2. Philippine Missions Association (David Lim)
3. India Missions Association (Susanta Patra)
4. Korea World Missions Association (Paul Han)
5. Movement for African National Initiatives (Reuben Ezemadu)
6. Cooperación Misionera Ibero Americana (Bertil Ekström & Decio de Carvalho)
7. Latin American Indian Ministries (Dale W. Kietzman)
8. Missio-Nexus (Marvin J. Newell)
9. Lausanne Movement (Julia Cameron)
10. Asian Mission Movements in Asia Today (David Lim)
Asian Missions Advance #40 (July 2013)
1. Importance of Field Missionary Experience (Timothy K. Park)
2. The House Church Movements in Asia (David S. Lim)
3. Experiences of a Grassroot Level Missionary (L. Masilamani)
4. Maintaining One’s Self-Identity in the Mission Field (Tae Yun Hwang)
5. Amazing Work of God in Philippine Missions (Bibien Limlingan)
6. Continuous Education for Missionaries (J. N. Manokaran)
7. A Critical Evaluation and Evangelical Proposal to the WCC-Assembly 2013 in Busan (Peter Beyerhaus)
Asian Missions Advance #39 (April 2013)
1. Editorial: Special Issue for the 40th Anniversary of AMA (Timothy K. Park)
2. How AMA was Conceived and Developed (David J. Cho)
3. AMA: Making Missions More Effective (Dale W. Kietzman)
4. Apostolic Assurance in Evangelism (Philip Teng)
5. The Two Structures of God’s Redemptive Mission (Ralph D. Winter)
6. A Mission Program That Secceeds (George W. Peters)
7. A Western Appraisal of Seoul ’73 (C. Peter Wagner)
8. The 40th Anniversary of AMA
Asian Missions Advance #38 (January 2013)
1. Importance of Field Missionary Experience (Timothy K. Park)
2. The House Church Movements in Asia (David S. Lim)
3. Experiences of a Grassroot Level Missionary (L. Masilamani)
4. Maintaining One’s Self-Identity in the Mission Field (Tae Yun Hwang)
5. Amazing Work of God in Philippine Missions (Bibien Limlingan)
6. Continuous Education for Missionaries (J. N. Manokaran)
7. A Critical Evaluation and Evangelical Proposal to the WCC-Assembly 2013 in Busan (Peter Beyerhaus)
Asian Missions Advance #37 (October 2012)
1. Editorial: Historical Documentation in Mission (Timothy K. Park)
2. The Christian World Mission Today (Peter Beyerhaus)
3. Issues, Challenges, Trends and Models of African Churches’ Participation in Global Mission (Reuben Ezemadu)
4. The Latin American Missionary Movement (Decio de Carvalho)
5. Apostolic DNA and Missionary Movement of Early Korean Church (David J. Cho)
6. Can We Speak of the “UGLY” Missionary? (Dale W. Kietzman)
7. A Missiology of the Righteous Rich (Jonathan Bonk)
Asian Missions Advance #36 (July 2012)
1. Editorial: Mission and Immigration (Timothy K. Park)
2. Diaspora Phenomenon of the World and Ministry Possibilities (Greg Paek)
3. Not Too Much, Not Too Little (Young Joong Cho)
4. The Grace of Giving: Principles from 2 Corintians 8 and 9 (Dale W. Kietzman)
5. Reaching Every People: A Necessary First Step (Greg H. Parsons)
6. An Asian Perspective for Frontier Mission Among the Muslim Unreached People Groups (John Kim)
7. Heartbeat of God for Europe (Daniel Chae)
8. Seminar Report: Missions and Money (Steve K. Eom)
9. Ministries for Family Enrichment (Tom & Jeannine Gonzalez)
Asian Missions Advance #35 (April 2012)
1. The Report on ASM Forum (Timothy K. Park)
2. Hinduism: Mission Strategy (Susanta Patra)
3. Hinduism: Mission Strategy – Response (Joseph Ounho Cho)
4. The Adaptation of Buddhism and Christianity to Asian Soil (Chansamone Saiyasak)
5. The Adaptation of Buddhism and Christianity to Asian Soil – Response (Chester Choi)
6. Mission in the Muslim World – A Decade After 9/11 (J. Dudley Woodberry)
7. Asian Mission and Socialism (Philo Kim)
8. Leadership Development in Asian Contexts (Bong Rin Ro)
Asian Missions Advance #34 (January 2012)
1. The Role of Research & Publication in Christian Mission (David J Cho)
2. Research & Publication in Christian Mission (Elben M Lenz Cesar)
3. Reflection and Research in the New Context of Global Mission (Todd M. Johnson and LouAnn Stropoli)
4. Literature Mission: Model of Korean Church (Jong Koo Park)
5. Forming Leaders within the Emerging Mission Movement (Reuben Ezemadu)
6. God’s Most Wonderful Acts in World Mission (Philip Teng)
7. Asian Society of Missiology (ASM): Think Tank or Nature, or Both? (David Hartono)
8. National Report: Myanmar (Aung Mang; Thang Cin Pau)
Asian Missions Advance #33 (October 2011)
1. New Partnership in Ministry (Timothy K. Park)
2. MISSION: The Transformation of Church and Community (Reynaldo S. Taniajura)
3. Church and Mission Relationship (John Kirubakaran)
4. Church’s Missional Task in a Post-Modernist Situation (Peter Beyerhaus)
5. Towards Closure: Imperial or Incarnational Missions? (David S. Lim)
6. Effective Cross-cultural Leadership Development (Dale W. Kietzman)
7. The Role of Churches on Spiritual Awakening in Christian Mission (Won Sang Lee)
8. Regional Reports (Decio de Carvalho; Reuben Ezemadu)
Asian Missions Advance #32 (August 2011)
1. Renewing the Vision (Timothy K. Park)
2. Current Issues in Christian Mission (Paul E. Pierson)
3. Missional Approach in Seminary Curriculum (K. Y. Cheung Teng)
4. Some Suggestive Concerns on Missiometrics (David J. Cho)
5. Global Mission and the Local Church (Eddy Ho)
6. 4/14 Window: New Dimension of Mission (Eunmoo Lee)
7. Heartbeat of God for Europe (Daniel Chae)
8. National Report: India Missions Association (Susanta Patra)
9. Special Report: Still Fighting for Freedom (Dan Wooding)
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