Publisher's Memo

Christians in the Public Arena: Our Calling from God
By Doug Birdsall
Christians must work toward creatively engaging the public arena with excellence in our work and testimony.

Lausanne Reports

Brazilian Delegation Prepares for Cape Town
By C. Rosalee Velloso Ewell
Nearly half of the Brazilian delegates to Cape Town gathered in June 2010 for meetings and prayer for the upcoming Lausanne III Congress.

News Briefs

September News from around the World

Themed Articles

Christians in the Public Arena
By Ram Gidoomal
The author shares six Christian principles for public service.

Business as Ministry
By Dion Forster
The author shares an example from South Africa of how mission is being done in the workplace.

Stewardship and Discipleship: Two Sides of the Same Coin
By Brett Elder
It is urgent for the future of the Church that we recover a whole-life model of discipleship that understands every legitimate human activity as responding to a call from God.

Christians in Public Service: Biblical Foundations, Lessons, and Dangers
By John Godson
The author offers reasons Christians should get involved in politics and advice for those pursuing this realm of civic life and those supporting those in politics.

Perspectives

No Christians, No Scripture, No Missionaries: Priority People Groups
By Ted Bergman and Bill Morrison
The authors look at how many languages remain to be learned to reach the top priority unreached people groups.

A Simple Guide to People Group Lists for World Mission
By Dan Scribner
The author offers a general overview of definitions, history, and database material on people group information.

Operation World: Prayers with Global Impact
By Lynn Waalkes
An interview with current Operation World editor, Jason Mandryk, and former editor, Patrick Johnstone.

Taking Chocolate to Vienna: Evangelism Postmodern-Style
By Janice Byrd
An example of innovative outreach: using chocolate in Europe.

Leadership Profiles

Leadership Profile: Romjke Fountain, Trainer and Evangelist, Europe