EDITORIAL: TASKS OF KINGDOM WORKERS
Timothy K. Park, Editor
Missionaries are called to live and work for the glory of God. The glory to God will be manifested when missionaries faithfully proclaim the rule of God over the universe and to every creature in it, and God’s will be done here on earth, as it is in heaven. The tasks of missionaries must not be achieved for the sake and purpose of missionaries themselves, but they shall be achieved because of God’s purpose. Mission is not simple, and it’s a thread of complicated matters. There are many aspects to be dealt with…[read more]
THE CULTURE OF MISSIONS: CHOOSING TO BE MISTREATED
%”>James D. Langteau, James R. Blankenship, Tim Dunham & Ho Jin Jun
If one were to scan the globe in order to evaluate the health of world missions, there would no doubt be many good reasons to celebrate, as the Gospel is clearly moving forward in significant ways. But a closer look would also reveal that mission organizations, local teams on the field, and more than a few individual missionaries are not doing well. There exists a good deal of dysfunction at both in organizational level as well as in individual workers…[read more]
LANGUAGE HIERARCHY AND THEOLOGICAL DEPENDENCY
Jason Richard Tan
This paper will explore the influence of language hierarchy and linguistic appraisal on day-to-day ministry and on theological reflection in the Philippines arguing that, socio-economic values people ascribe to dominant languages promote theological dependency and complicate pastoral ministry…[read more]
CURRENT ISSUES: GLOBAL FAMILY AND THE CORONAVIRUS
Sadiri J. Tira
Last week, the Asia Theological Association announced that Rev. Dr. Wilson Teo, a respected Singaporean church leader, senior pastor of Grace Assembly in Singapore, has been infected with Covid-19. To date, 16 cases linked to the congregation have been identified. How do we respond to the Covid-19? I am not a medical expert, economist, or political scien-tist, but just like Wilson Teo, I was a local church pastor, and a reflective practitioner of interna-tional migration…[read more]
NOVEL GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES
Miatta Momoh
What happens “When the Church Is the Church”? This was the title of a sermon delivered at Beijing International Christian Fellowship Zhong Guan Cun (BICF-ZGC) just before the Chinese New Year. Weeks on, we are now in the midst of the novel coronavirus outbreak. It’s been incredibly challenging and encouraging to see the answer to this question lived out by God’s sufficient grace…[read more]
DID GOD ENVISION THE EXPANSION OF HIS KINGDOM?
Samson L. Uytanlet
Certain expressions are part of the Evangelical stock. We are so accustomed to the use of these expressions that we seldom pause and ask why we say what we say or, more importantly, are these expressions consistent with what the Scripture teaches. In this essay, I will explore one particular expression which we often use, “expansion of God’s kingdom.” This is an expression we hear in relation to evangelism and mission and ask how consistent is this to God’s vision of bringing every nation under his rule…[read more]
KINGDOMIZATION THROUGH OIKOS CHURCH NETWORKS OF INSIDER MOVEMENTS: A BIBLICAL MISSIOLOGY
David S. Lim
How should the global church understand and implement missio dei to actualize the kingdom of God, so that the will of God will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Mt. 6:9-10)? What should be our biblical vision and our mission strategy? …[read more]
NATIONAL REPORT: PAKISTAN ON MIGRATION AND MISSION
Pervaiz Sultan
This presentation is a national report on migrations in the history of Pakistan since 1947 with its implication to ‘Migration and Mission’ as a mission commitment of the Church. It is a case study of a church in a minority group of about 3 percent among 97 per cent Muslim majority. Christians formally and informally at all stages of migrant groups have identified with them in the plight of their being in a disadvantaged position socially and otherwise…[read more]
The East-West Mission Research and Development Center Asia Office (hereinafter referred to as the EWC Asia Office) began full-scale ministry in Chiang Mai, Thailand on November 15, 2017, with the goal “The Missionary movement of the Asian Churches”. Currently, a total of 4 families (Dr. Steve Eom, Dr. Charles Kim, Dr. Chris Sung, Rev. Lim with their families) are working as full-time staffs and three families residing in Chiang Mai are helping this ministry as cooperative missionaries…[read more]