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Emotional Relevance in Outreach Ministry
Get PDFIn Western history, the Enlightenment sold the idea that humans are essentially rational creatures who need to graduate from their primal emotions. Leaders like Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley knew better, commending Christianity as a faith of “the heart” and leading a Great Awakening. Nineteenth century evangelical leaders, however, drank too much of the Enlightenment Kool-Aid and took an excessively left-brained approach to pre-Christian people. The religious tracts of the time expose this turn. This article invites church leaders to rediscover a more biblical (and Reformation) understanding of human nature and to pioneer in “emotionally relevant ministry” once again
Caring for Muslim Ministry Workers in North America
Get PDFNumerous studies have been conducted on the causes of undue stress among missionaries serving overseas. This article represents the first such study conducted among missionaries working domestically among diaspora people groups. The focus is on a particular group of diaspora missionaries in North America, namely those serving among Muslims. It includes a survey of missionaries in this context who were asked to list their top stressors in ministry. The results are organized into relevant categories, along with suggested coping methods for these stressors. It concludes by demonstrating how caring for these missionaries will assist the broader Christian community in Muslim ministr
Mary Hill - Portrait
No full textHill, Mary; Training School for Christian Workers Presidenthttps://digitalarchives.apu.edu/presidential-portrait/1006/thumbnail.jp
Bertha T. Pinkham - Portrait
No full textPinkham, Bertha T.; Training School for Christian Workers Presidenthttps://digitalarchives.apu.edu/presidential-portrait/1011/thumbnail.jp
Matilda Atkinson - Portrait
No full textAtkinson, Matilda; Training School for Christian Workers Presidenthttps://digitalarchives.apu.edu/presidential-portrait/1012/thumbnail.jp
Matilda Atkinson - Portrait
No full textAtkinson, Matilda; Training School for Christian Workers Presidenthttps://digitalarchives.apu.edu/presidential-portrait/1013/thumbnail.jp
William Kirby - Portrait
No full textKirby, William; Training School for Christian Workers Presidenthttps://digitalarchives.apu.edu/presidential-portrait/1028/thumbnail.jp
Richard E. Felix - Portrait
No full textFelix, Richard E.; Azusa Pacific University Presidenthttps://digitalarchives.apu.edu/presidential-portrait/1043/thumbnail.jp
Jon R. Wallace - Portrait
No full textWallace, Jon R.; Azusa Pacific University Presidenthttps://digitalarchives.apu.edu/presidential-portrait/1047/thumbnail.jp
