March 2006
IN THIS ISSUE...Short-term Missions and Other Issues of Global Interest

PUBLISHER'S MEMO:

Charity and Justice

By Lon Allison
How Bono and a lawyer/pastor from Malawi led a call recently for justice and charity. Read >>

THEMED ARTICLES:

Philip 8.4.8 and Short-term Missions

By Carolyn Bennett
Mobilizing and equipping believers to reach ethnic communities in North America. Read >>

What’s Happening in Short-term Mission?

By Roger Peterson
Looking at the stategic potential of short-term missions. Read >>

Bonding through Short-term Mission: A Lifeline to the Unreached

By Chris Leake
Short-term mission has missed the point of the Great Commission. Read >>

The Talking Bible and Short-term Missions Projects

By Harvey Hoekstra
Short-term mission teams around the world are using the Talking Bibles to minister to those they are serving. Read >>

Short-term Missions…How Things Have Changed!

By Cindy Judge
Integrity and excellence in short-term missions. Read >>

The Springboard of Short-term Missions

By Warren Janzen
Short-term missions can lead to a lifetime of ministry. Read >>

Fellowship of Short-term Mission Leaders

By John Tucker
A report on the October 2005 Fellowship of Short-term Mission leaders gathering. Read >>

Urbana and Short-term Missions

By Kristine Whitnable
Urbana's impact through short-term missions. Read >>

Developing Relationships in Short-term Missions

By Ryan Brown
Relationships are crucial to short-term missions, but relationships come at a cost. Read >>

The Future of Short-Term Missions

By Seth Barnes
Ten overarching trends in short-term missions. Read >>

Eight Weeks to Change Your Life

By Anne Marie Fields
An interview with Melissa, a short-term missionary with Latin America Mission. Read >>

Tackling Bible Ignorance in New Zealand

New Research shows New Zealand's children are uninformed of the central stories in the Bible. Read >>

PERSPECTIVES:

Thousands Prepare for Azusa Street Centennial

World leaders are looking forward to the "Spiritual Experience of a Lifetime" in Los Angeles, California, USA this 25-29 April 2006. Read >>

Commissioner Shaw Clifton Elected Eighteenth General of the Salvation Army

Read >>

Hopegivers Urges Christians to Establish Individual “Prayer Night”

Officials with Hopegivers International are calling on Christians to establish a monthly night of prayer for the persecuted Church. Read >>

International Bible Society: The Bible and HIV/AIDS

The International Bible Society (IBS) is using the life-changing power of scripture in the battle against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus. Read >>

New President Leads AIMS into a New Era

Daniel O. Crosby is the new president of Accelerating International Mission Strategies. Read >>

URBAN COMMUNITIES:

Ten Suggestions for Short-term Mission Workers

By Justin Long
1. Do not put anything before God....Go as a servant to the local workers. Read >>

Into Their World….The Hijazi of Saudi Arabia

By Laurie Fortunak
Less than one percent of the nearly seventeen million Hijazi Arabs in Saudi Arabia have accepted Christ. Read >>

RESEARCH:

How Do We Grow Our Churches?

By Peter Brierley
Research shows that several factors go hand-in-hand with church growth. Read >>

LAUSANNE REPORTS:

Ethnê06 . . . Launching A Global Prayer and Strategy Initiative Focused on the Least Reached Peoples

By S. Kent Parks
Ethnê06 is a global gathering of people, churches and organizations focused on ministering to Unreached People Groups (UPGs). Read >>