Essay: Mars 2020 – the hunt for life on the red planet is about to get serious
In an article first published on The Conversation, MONICA GRADY, of The Open University, looks at what the latest missions to Mars are all about…
Essay: American Christians need to reinvent their theology and practice of missions
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JOSEPH D’SOUZA, founder of Dignity Freedom Network, explores why the coronavirus pandemic represents a moment to “rethink” the traditional framework in which missionaries are sent overseas…
In the US, religious attendance flatlining, but giving remains strong – study
RNS All the available hard evidence – not to mention a look around many houses of worship – shows that religious congregations are declining. As congregants increasingly head for the exits, younger Americans, who say they have no religion, are far less likely than previous generations to join a church. But a new nationally representative study from […]
ESSAY: WHY SLAIN MISSIONARY JOHN ALLEN CHAU MIGHT BE A MARTYR
JOHN G STACKHOUSE, Jr, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at how American John Allen Chau – killed by North Sentinelese Indigenous people in the remote Andaman Islands – can be viewed as a martyr…
SHARING THE GOSPEL: AMERICAN’S DEATH SPARKS DEBATE OVER MISSIONARY WORK
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and JACK JENKINS report for Religion News Service…
THE INTERVIEW: JOHN EDMISTON, CEO OF CYBERMISSIONS
Originally from Brisbane, John Edmiston, 52, these days lives with his wife, Minda, in Los Angeles where he is chief executive of mission organisation, Cybermissions. He speaks with DAVID ADAMS about how he came to found the organisation and his new book aimed at missionaries, ‘Biblical EQ’…