Asian Missions Advance, 81 – Asia Missions Association

Asian Missions Advance Newsletter

Fall 2023 / 81st

1. Presenting the Gospel Message in Alignment with the Asian Learning Mode and Style in the Context of Interpersonal Relationships

About two thousand years ago, Jesus gave His mandate to the first group of followers that they should spread the message of the good news or gospel of the Kingdom to all the peoples of the earth. The mandate, commonly called the Great Commission, is recorded in the four Gospels and the book of Acts. Christ’s mandate did not prescribe a detailed procedure or process for spreading the gospel message. Instead, He gave His followers a broad directive…

2. Reflection on Missionary Societies and Prospect for New Missionary Structures

[Steve K. Eom]

Christianity has become a worldwide religion. More Christians live in non-Western regions such as Asia, Africa and South America than in Western regions, such as Europe or North America. A growing number of scholars say that the central axis of Christianity has moved from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere. However, this does not mean that non-Western countries have become a Christendom like what the West did in the past…

3. One Person Media Ministry

[Minhye Kang]

Over the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced churches and ministries to shift to online platforms to connect with their congregations and audiences. This transition has highlighted the importance of online ministry in bridging the gap between gathered and scattered communities. As more people continue to live their lives online, the use of online media has become a vital tool for Christian ministry…

4. The Impact of Covid-19 on Transforming Missional Perspectives on Public Health

[Grace Kim]

The World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Department of State, and many other global authorities have acknowledged impeccable efforts and the role of religious leaders and non-governmental organizations in responding to health and humanitarian crises, particularly in responding to COVID-19 globally. Many countries’ governments have granted religious leaders and NGOs to provide essential services to reach out and assist the poor, hungry, needy, and unemployed…

5. Missions in ihe Post-Pandemic Era: Challenges and Opportunities in the New Normal

[Esther Yang]

In accordance with records of the World Health Organization, the COVID 19 pandemic has infected over 762 million, and has been the cause of death for over 6.8 million worldwide . Out of this large picture, several hundred ordained bishops and ministers from the Church of God denomination (Cleveland, TN) have passed from this deadly pandemic in the past three years. These deaths are not strangers, but close coworkers and fellow missionaries, dedicated ministers, and anointed preachers in the field…

6. National Report: Vietnam

[Tran The Thien Phuoc]

Vietnam today is a country located to the east of the Indochina Peninsula, with a population of about 97 million people. It is a very dynamic economy and a very high level of integration, and trade with the world. It is a developing and potential country in many ways. However, Protestantism in Vietnam in this “4IR” era is still a small community with a proportion of only 2.16% of the population…

7. Book Review

[Suraja Raman]

We are now living in an age of migration of people bringing along their beliefs and practices. In Desi Diaspora, we read of the unique accounts of ministry among global Indians. The author, and editor, Sam George, is an Indian American who is based in Chicago and serves as catalyst of diasporas for the Lausanne Movement. In this book, he provides a heartwarming account of the scattered global Indian Christians in every continent…