Inside this month's issue
Publisher's Memo
Story-telling and the Gospel throughout Our World
Story proclamation is an art form in itself and requires a blending of the cognitive and the imagination.
Lausanne Reports
And the Walls Came Tumbling…
Lausanne is working to break down the walls that separate men and women from working together.
Engaging in the Digital Age: Harnessing Its Power for Good
We must learn from our brothers and sisters around the world, particularly those from Pentecostal and Charismatic backgrounds, who are effectively harnessing the power of new technologies.
News Briefs
Themed Articles
The Impact of Technology on Bible Translation
A brief history of Bible translation tools, including the recently released Paratext 7.0.
Online Mission
The popular breakthrough of the Internet forces the Church to think in new ways about its communication.
The Gospel in Oral Tradition
Examples of how people in Togo and Bolivia have been transformed by the stories and narrative of scripture.
The Storytellers of Dulumpur
How the BRIDGES curriculum, developed by Scriptures in Use, is being used to link story and the gospel message in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Oral Communication and the Global Recordings Network
The author asks, “How do we communicate to both the speaking and thinking of primary oral communicators?”
Perspectives
The Persecuted Church Taught Me to Pray
In response to being asked to intercede through prayer for a group of Christian men living in a Muslim extremist area, the author asked God to teach him to pray for the persecuted Church. He learned five lessons.
Surprising Witness: The Story of Christians for Social Justice in Cambodia
How partnerships between unlikely groups have been changing lives in Cambodia.
I Am Second
I am Second is a simple website with crisp, high-quality videos of people sharing how they found healing from past pain through the power of Jesus.
Urban Communities
Niamey—What Is Its Context for Christian Service? Part One
The origin of the dichotomy of the presence of Muslims and Christians.
Niamey—What Is Its Context for Christian Service? Part Two
How worldviews greatly affect the context in Niger in which church leaders operate.
