August 2007
IN THIS ISSUE...Reaching Families for Christ and Other Issues of Global Concern

PUBLISHER'S MEMO:

Evangelizing Families

By Doug Birdsall
One of the most pressing needs in the Church around the world is the need to bring entire families to faith. Read >>

THEMED ARTICLES:

Reaching Families from Different Religious Traditions

By Tuvya Zaretsky
A thoughtful approach to Jewish-Gentile couples and their families may provide valuable insights for reaching couples and families from other mixed religious traditions as well. Read >>

Bringing Family Members to Christ

By Tom Elliff
Few experiences in our lives as Christians can match the joy of seeing a member of our own family come to faith in Christ. Yet few duties seem as difficult. Read >>

Creative Communication to Share the Gospel with Children and Their Families

By Leanne Palmer
With 2.3 billion children in the world, evangelizing takes creativity and a passion for seeing young people come to Christ. Read >>

PERSPECTIVES:

Church/Parachurch Relations: The Body of Christ at Work

By John Pellowe
A Canadian Council of Christian Charities survey confirms that both pastors and parachurch ministries desire greater collaboration to advance the cause of Christ. Read >>

Jezebel: Unusual Missionary

By Ferdinand Nweke
A look at Jezebel the "cross-cultural, tentmaking missionary" and the role of Christian tentmakers. Read >>

MAI’s Europe Publishing Forum Spurs Creation of Books and Articles for Non-Christians

By Dawn Herzog Jewell
Fifty-five publishers, editors and authors recently attended Media Associates International's Europe Publishing Forum. Read >>

URBAN COMMUNITIES:

Learning from Ants: Missionary Teams and the Pyramid Model

By Justin Long
It might be possible to rapidly build up mission agencies focused on core niches. Read >>

A Focus on South Asia: 340 Least-Reached Buddhist/Other People Groups Remain

Buddhism is a worldwide missionary faith which influences over 1.38 billion people worldwide. Read >>

Into Their World…the Alambadi Kurichchan of India

By Laurie Fortunak
A very proud people with an extreme devotion to the Hindu faith, the Alambadi Kurichchan of India live in the forested areas of Kerala state in southern India. Read >>

RESEARCH:

World Christian Trends, Update 2007

By Todd Johnson
Looking at trends both inside and outside of global Christianity. Read >>

LAUSANNE REPORTS:

Hope for Europe Women’s Conference in Crikvenica, Croatia

By Elke Werner
Seventy women from twenty European countries recently met in Croatia to celebrate the hope they have in Jesus Christ to transform Europe. Read >>