In This Issue: Reaching Families for Christ and Other Issues of Global Concern
An introduction to the issue’s focus on peoples of the world and bringing family members to Christ.
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Archive issue · August 2007
Reaching Families for Christ
This historical issue gathers articles on faith within families, cross-cultural communication, collaboration, mission research, regional perspectives, and global newsbriefs.
August 2007Original publication context retained
23 entriesFeatures, research, reports, and newsbriefs
Online and PDFAvailable source formats preserved
Issue contents
Articles and newsbriefs
These summaries reflect a historical publication. Claims, figures, names, and geopolitical language belong to their 2007 context and should not be read as current reporting.
Evangelizing Families
A reflection on the need to bring entire families to faith and the challenges involved.
Bringing Family Members to Christ
Explores both the joy and difficulty of speaking about faith with members of one’s own family.
Reaching Families from Different Religious Traditions
Considers approaches to couples and families whose members come from different religious traditions.
Creative Communication to Share the Gospel with Children and Their Families
Discusses creative communication and the importance of reaching young people and their families.
Church/Parachurch Relations: The Body of Christ at Work
A survey-based discussion of the desire for greater collaboration between congregations and parachurch ministries.
Jezebel: Unusual Missionary
A perspective on Jezebel as a cross-cultural figure and on the role of Christian tentmakers.
MAI’s Europe Publishing Forum Spurs Creation of Books and Articles for Non-Christians
A report on a European publishing forum attended by publishers, editors, and authors.
World Christian Trends, Update 2007
A historical look at trends inside and outside global Christianity as understood in 2007.
Into Their World… the Alambadi Kurichchan of India
A profile of the Alambadi Kurichchan community in the forested areas of Kerala in southern India.
A Focus on South Asia: 340 Least-Reached Buddhist/Other People Groups Remain
A 2007 overview of Buddhist influence and mission research concerning people groups in South Asia.
Learning from Ants: Missionary Teams and the Pyramid Model
Considers an organizational model for building mission agencies around focused areas of work.
Hope for Europe Women’s Conference in Crikvenica, Croatia
A historical report on a gathering of women from twenty European countries in Croatia.
Zimbabwe
A 2007 report on inflation, food shortages, medical care, drought, harvests, and civil infrastructure.
Tajikistan
A historical brief about a proposed religion law and possible restrictions on religious activity.
Swaziland
A 2007 account of a Bible society symposium and discussion of churches and public morals.
Sudan
A historical report on civilian suffering during the conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
South Asia
A 2007 brief about plans for collaboration in distributing Bibles and Christian resources.
North Korea
A historical report concerning allegations of international crimes and a proposed commission of inquiry.
Kenya: Anglican Oversight
A 2007 brief on Kenyan bishops appointed to oversee clergy and congregations in the United States.
Kenya: Christian Identity
A historical brief on a call for a women’s movement to strengthen its ties to its Christian values.
China
A 2007 report about claims that suspected foreign missionaries were being expelled from China.
Around the World: Leadership Conference
A historical account of Christian leaders gathering in Budapest for prayer, planning, and collaboration.
Around the World: Persecution Report
A 2007 brief summarizing contemporary reporting on Christians at risk of persecution.
Reader guide
Read historical material in context.
Start with the issue introduction
Review the editorial overview to understand the collection’s family-centered theme.
Choose an editorial department
Move among themed articles, perspectives, research, reports, and regional material.
Check the publication date
Statistics and newsbriefs describe circumstances reported in August 2007, not current conditions.
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