Archive issue · December 2006
A historical issue examining Christian claims about Jesus Christ alongside mission practice, global perspectives, research, leadership, and reports from communities around the world.
Issue contents
Summaries below reflect a historical publication. Claims, offices, event plans, and statistics belong to the context in which these pieces were written.
Within a context of fatalism, pessimism, violence, and debt, Portuguese evangelical communities respond to needs in society. The original Portuguese text is also available.
Read articleAn examination of understanding and explaining the person and work of Jesus Christ in evangelistic preaching.
Read articleA report on teaching the Ten Commandments in a relevant way in the United Kingdom.
Read articleA historical report on the Pentecostal Theological Institute in Bucharest and its thirtieth anniversary.
Read newsbriefA team of volunteers and workers traveled to rural areas in northeast Thailand to provide temporary clinics and outreach.
Read newsbriefA historical report about the first ordained woman named to the leading position of the Church of Scotland and her emphasis on Christian unity.
Read newsbriefEuropean evangelical organizations marked a year intended to increase public understanding of evangelical Christians in Poland.
Read newsbriefA report from the 2006 Bless Bihar Conference in Siwan, including worship and classes for workers, believers, and children.
Read newsbriefA 2006 observation about church attendance in parts of China compared with western Europe.
Read newsbriefChurch leaders in Tasmania announced a statewide campaign planned for September and October 2007.
Read newsbriefA historical notice remembering a longtime mission worker who died in October 2006.
Read newsbriefA 2006 announcement of an international ministry leadership transition scheduled for March 2007.
Read newsbriefA discussion of four characteristics presented as distinguishing Christian faith from other major religions.
Read articleAn exploration of the uniqueness of Christ in relation to the Church's mission of world evangelization.
Read articleA preview of a conference track created for participants interested in business and global missions.
Read articleHistorical research on Christian growth and least-reached people groups amid major regional challenges.
Read articleA year-end 2006 reflection on leadership, gratitude, and expectations for future mission work.
Read articleA reflection on looking beyond present complexity toward a potential future hope.
Read articleA brief profile describing the religious setting and availability of Christian resources among the Tunni of Somalia.
Read articleA call to keep Christian witness and evangelism central rather than concentrating on institutional ambition.
Read articleEarly experiments with online classes offer insight into distance-based theological education.
Read articleA gathering where representatives of Indigenous communities from multiple countries shared worship and cultural expression.
Read articleA historical preview of the Urbana 06 conference held in December 2006.
Read articleSeven concise observations on business as mission.
Read reportA historical declaration associated with a year focused on evangelical Christians in Poland.
Read articleA 2006 regional overview addressing poverty, debt, governance, and mission context in Eastern Africa.
Read articleA call for churches to support people affected by AIDS with compassion and practical care.
Read articlePractical guidance on using a journal to reflect upon and learn from short-term mission work.
Read articleAn introduction to the issue's central theme and its wider selection of global mission material.
Read introductionAbout this issue
World Mission Pulse organizes this archived issue for clear reading while retaining its original article paths and December 2006 setting. The summaries introduce each item without treating historical reports as current news.
Read the main essays exploring claims about the uniqueness of Christ.
Move among perspectives, research, leadership, and regional reports.
Interpret offices, event plans, and numerical claims as information published in 2006.
Open individual online articles or read the available full-issue PDF.