April 2008
IN THIS ISSUE...Church Leaders in the Global South Speak on Mission and Evangelism...and Other Topics of Global Interest

PUBLISHER'S MEMO:

Church Leaders in the Global South Speak on Mission and Evangelism

By Doug Birdsall
We must integrate and incorporate the voices, thoughts, and ways of the Global South into our view of global missions and evangelism. Read >>

THEMED ARTICLES:

A Theology of Evangelism in the Global South

By Samuel Escobar
By the 1960s, evangelical leaders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America started the quest for a theology of evangelism that would match their activism but also respond to the tremendous social tensions of that decade. This continues today. Read >>

Imperative of Transformational Discipleship in the Global Church Pursuit of the Great Commission

By U. Obed
The author asks, "Are we right if we regard mission as the overriding interpretation of the Great Commission?" Read >>

The Spirit and Mission: Two Ripples of Pentecostal Mission

By Wonsuk Ma
The author discusses two spheres and stages of Pentecostal mission development. Read >>

The Third Ripple: Deeper and Wider Mission Engagement

By Wonsuk Ma
Pentecostals need to be involved in mission engagement that aims at justice in social, economic, political, racial, and environmental areas. Read >>

A Mission Voice from Latin America: Partnering for World Mission

By Valdir Steuernagel
The Evangelical Church in Latin America is experiencing a unique missionary awakening in Protestant history. The poor are engaged in missionary activity and are investing their potential, talents, and resources in fulfilling the universal missionary call of the Church. Read >>

PERSPECTIVES:

“The Paradigm Is Changing”: Bible Translation and the Church of the Southern Continents

By Kirk Franklin
God has charged the Church—local, denominational, and universal—with the responsibility to translate, teach, and reach all people with the Bible. Read >>

The Challenge of Missions in the Twenty-first Century

By Stephen M. Davis
Four ways in which our thinking must change in order to meet the challenges inherent in cross-cultural ministry. Read >>

URBAN COMMUNITIES:

The Echo of a Saint: Signs of Hope in a Slum Community

By Christopher L. Heuertz
In a little, broken-down, poor excuse of a church building at the bottom of the Kroo Bay slum in Sierra Leone is the Church. It is where God is. Read >>

Simple Spirituality. The Spirit of Francis: A Prophetic Sign of Hope in a Slum Community

By Christopher L. Heuertz
A look at the life of Francis of Assisi, the saint who invested in the lives of the poor. Read >>

RESEARCH:

The Past Five Years of Christian Growth Worldwide

By Bradley Coon
Research from 2000-2005 reveals that Christianity continues to move southward at a steady pace. Read >>

LAUSANNE REPORTS:

The European Church Today: Reflections on Her Context

By Gordon Showell-Rogers
Europe today is remarkably similar to how it was when first-century Christians sought to reach their neighbors with the gospel. Read >>

Where Is the Church in Europe Going?

By Gordon Showell-Rogers
There are three possible futures for evangelicalism in Europe. Read >>