Evangelical Missiological Society

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With the publication of Transforming Mission (1991), David Bosch acknowledged the Church’s activity in mission has transitioned through several paradigms. His conclusion at the end of the twentieth century was the new paradigm had not arrived but was in the process of development. We are still in this liminal state. […]

Apostolic Imagination: Rethinking Missions

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New disciplines express themselves through neologisms. Missiology is no exception. One such term, heard infrequently today, is that of missiometrics. David Barrett notes this is the empirical and quantitative area of missiology that studies and measures “anything and everything in any way relevant to world mission and global evangelization” (Moreau, […]

Picture Worth a 1000 Words? A Video Worth 5 Billion?

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I have been a member of the Evangelical Missiological Society for almost twenty years. I served several years as the Southeastern regional vice president, followed by a few years as the executive vice president for administration. I was involved as a doctoral student. I was involved as an academic. I […]

EMS Conference: Past and Future of Evangelical Mission

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The topic of climate change makes the news everyday. Yet, few within the missions community are talking about this matter. John Ferch is an exception. I recently attended the annual Evangelical Missiological Society where I listened to John give a presentation on his experience in Alaska. He provided a fresh […]

John Ferch on Climate Change and Mission

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) periodically releases the World Migration Report, one the most important studies on global migration. They just released the 2020 findings. Download the 500 page book for free HERE. A few numbers from the report: The number of international migrants is estimated to be 272 […]

World Migration Report

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Season 5 has finally arrived! It is going to be a great one concerning missions, innovation, and Kingdom leadership! What have I been doing since Season 4? Here you go. Join me as I share about the stewardship of pilot initiatives, YouTube, mission and innovation, my next two books with […]

Season 5 – Strike the Match!

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