Gospel contextualization has received prominent attention in missiology because of its importance in Gospel communication across cultures. Biblical and critical contextualization is achieved when there is proper expression of Scripture in a given culture. Thus, translating or transmitting Scripture into an African culture by way of adopting its good elements to give the text its…
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EDITORIAL: FACETS OF MISSIONS
Much has been written about missions on our pages. Every quarter the Asian Missions Advance brings to you several issues and topics in missions that challenge, clarify and some other times make us discover issues or bring new ideas for your ministries. Our 63rd issue is not different! Once again, we offer to you articles…
A STUDY ON THE WORLDVIEW ALLEGIANCE AFTER CONVERSION OF OVERSEAS CHINESE IN MALAYSIA
ABSTRACT This study is an analysis of the worldview allegiance after the conversion of overseas Chinese in regard to ancestor worship. Ancestor worship has been a major obstacle to the evangelization of overseas Chinese in Malaysia. Though the Western Church does not believe in ancestor worship; there has been—and continues to be—a discussion in the…
CREATING HARMONY AMID DISCORD
As my team was traveling through South Asia to meet potential partners for church planting, I began to reflect on a serious problem I have observed through the years. An unnecessary barrier to expanding God’s Kingdom through networks of churches has been the lack of cooperation between theologically similar churches. The regular chorus that repeats…
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN CHINA: Who Will Reach This Vast and Strategic Yet Invisible Group?
Wearing her hijab, “Mounia” from Yemen heard the gospel and felt the love of God in our international church because of her Rwandan classmate’s invitation and her husband’s permission. Without Arabic or visa for Yemen, instead of flying to Sana’a, we walked two meters to welcome her. From a country with 0.03% evangelicals, could she…
STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD IN PUNE, INDIA
INTRODUCTION When we think about the unreached people, we look at the locations on the map to see regions, nations, cities, villages that are many miles away from us. But the unreached people from many nations are very much present in the midst and within our neighbourhood. They are from nations where you and I…
EDITORIAL: INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MINISTRY
We are glad to bring you all about International Student Ministry on our 62nd issue! In collaboration with Mr. Leiton Chinn, the Lausanne Catalyst for International Student Ministries, we gathered key people working on ISM to share their minds and experiences in doing this ministry to our readers. In the past century, we have seen…
‘RE-TIRE’ TO CONTINUE TO RUN-Interview with Dr. Timothy Park
I met Dr. Timothy Kiho Park in the 1990’s when I returned to the Philippines after my missions in Seoul, South Korea. He was a faculty of Presbyterian Theological Seminary, which he co-founded with Dr. Hwal Young Kim. That first encounter, left me with a good impression of him. The second encounter with Dr. Park…
BROAD ASIAN GLOBAL MISSION OPPORTUNITY: Increasing Numbers of International Students in Pan-Asia Region
PREFACE This report is an update in relation to prior AMA Advance articles on International Student Ministry in Asia by the author: International Student Ministry: A Most Strategic Yet Most Inexpensive Global Mission Opportunity Arises in Asia, (January, 2014); International Students: A Strategic Component of Diaspora Missions & the Great Commission, (July, 2016); and Ministry…
ISM IN THE PHILIPPINES: Testimony of an ISM Missionary
“They talk to us because we’re light and look like Filipinos, but they hate the darks.” This is what I heard from a young woman of northeastern Indian descent who had attended the international student fellowship we were visiting in the “South Hub” of Metro Manila. Her statement was the answer to my question about…