Back Issues of Connections Magazine

Arts in Mission

Out of my heart and mind From my corner Arts in Mission Taskforce Arts and the Missional Task, Practising Hospitality Where every nation has a contribution Art as authentic witness Christ plays in ten thousand places Why local arts are central to mission Book review The arts and the ministry of evangelism From streams to gushing rivers Contextualization Ethnodramatology Ethnodramatology How the arts are a valuable resource for missional work A plea for forgiveness and reconciliation They're killing an innocent man Contextualization The church planter and artist Pastor and artist Foolishness The world has gone local Namseoul Grace Church Worshipping Jesus, the Lord of the universe Stations of the Cross Songs like tropical fish Artist statement Worship and the arts in ministry and mission These people aren't really christian, are they? Fanueli Sedekia The audience feels it is their own Preserving culture traditions for outreach Local arts bring peace to hurting peace The ABC of world arts advocacy Lidia Transmitting truth with what's in hand Giving back a treasure Dinka Worship Restoring the sound in Cape Town One for each chapter Art, en francais Art, in English De noite está comigo a sua cançao Film as a mission: bringing light to dark places Artists responding to crisis and serving for development La necessité de developper les rythmes traditionels Haiti's unfading song OM Arts International initiating an ethnoarts network Korean Ethnodoxology Initiative From isolation to community Proskuneo SIL Arts Training Partners The Global Christian Worship / Ethnomusicology Program Ethnomusicology at Liberty University All Nations Houghton College Nys School of Missions Ethnoarts Focus Panama The Ethnomusicology emphasis at Moody Bible College Belhaven College Arts in transformation concentration, Eastern University Bookreview Bookreview Suggested reading on the arts Missions and the arts Stone by Stone Asian Christian Art Association Art at the OMSC From singing to ringtones International Council of Ethnodoxologists Stoneworks Visual Story Network Imago Canada

This September 2010 double issue is completely focussed on the relationship between, and opportunities with, all kinds of Arts in the missional arena.

A Mosaic of Mission Structures

Out of the heart and mind of the editor Reflections on Mission Structures Evangelical Mission Movements in History and Today Riding an Elephant: Reflections on Mission Movements Stages of development of a national mission movement The Starfish and the Spider Is it a bird! Is it a plane!: It's Super-Mission-Pastor! The Missional Church Pastors Track The Story of Global Missionary Fellowship Trilogy nr. 1: Antioch Mission Trilogy nr. 2: Mission to Unreached Peoples Trilogy nr. 3: 105 Not Out WENSA Global Connections, the UK Network for World Mission Hong Kong Mission Movement Recalibrating the Canadian Church for Missions COMIBAM-Into the future of a continental mission movement MANI, The Movement for African National Initiatives Ethne 2009

The April 2010 issue of Connections deals with the spread of aspects and perspectives with regard to Mission Structures. The cover shows this spread as a mosaic, picturing people, as they are giving Mission Structures its shape. Download

China

Three streams of Chinese Protestant Church Church and State in China: A sixty-year Saga China and Beyond China, the greatest Christian nation in the world? Strategic options for the Back to Jerusalem Movement Member Care in China The Changing Face of Christian Leadership in China Reflections on the Church in China Policy, Implementation, and Shifting official perceptions of the Church in China What Churches in China need today: The Living Water Q&A on China Today for the rest of the world Business as Ministry in China

Articles from the December issue of 2009 focussed on China. Download

Business As Mission

Bossa Nova, the “Beautiful Game” and Business as Mission Business as Mission: Towards a Biblical and Practical Theology of Work and Business Case Study on BAM SME from Korea to Other Parts of Asia Chickens, computers, and steel parts - Why business-based ministry is so effective Church, Missions and Business: Roles, Responsibilities, Tension and Synergies Human Trafficking: Business as Prevention and Restoration Larger-Sized Business as Mission (BAM) Companies: Restoring People, Changing Businesses, Transforming Societies - A Case Study from Indonesia Ten Principles: BAM in areas of Prostitution and Trafficking The Business as Mission Manifesto The Challenges and Opportunities For Business As Mission: A Perspective From Africa The Experiment in Integrated Mission - Business, Mission, and Social Transformation The Mission of Business: CSR+ Why Is Bangladesh Poor and Taiwan Rich?

Articles from the Fall 2009 Edition of Connections focused on Business as Mission.

Mission and Spirituality: A Global and Missional Perspective

An Orchid Bouquet in Pattaya Counting Sheep?! How do we measure missional effectiveness? God’s Global Purpose: Worship Mission and Spirituality Organisational Spirituality: A Journey in Growing Psalms and the Dynamics of the Missionary Journey Re-integration: Recovering Spirituality’s Wholism Rest and the work of Missions: Living the Way of Jesus Significantly divergent histories often lead to mutual incomprehension Spiritual Warfare in Missions Spirituality… Don’t Mind It The Global dialogue on mission cooperation: “catching the wind” and “dancing a different dance The Missionary Call: Spiritual Indicator or Historical Hindrance? What shapes our spirituality in missions

Articles from the Spring 2009 Edition of Connections focused on Perspective.

Contextualization Revisited - A global and missional perspective

A Necessarily Wary Enterprise? A New Metaphor for Cross Cultural Mission Partnerships A Review of Contextualization Resources Contextualization For Aliens and Sojourners Contextualization in the New Testament Contextualizing Mission Information Management in the 21st century From My Corner From The Heart And Mind Of The Editor Member Care and Contextualization Mission Apartheid or Practical Universality? Rainbow Faith Reflections on Contextualization The Arts, The Imagination and Contextualization The Contextualization of Missionary Training The Journey of Reflection Moves Forward The Pilgrim Church Needs a New Home

Articles from the Fall 2008 Edition of Connections focused on Contextualization.

Missions in contexts of suffering, violence, persecution and martyrdom

A Biblical Theology of Persecution and Discipleship A Global Dialogue Best Practices Biblical Reflections on Ministry and Suffering Challenges, Dangers and Hazards of Ministry Christian Martyrdom is Act of Love Code of Best Practices Connecting – Facilitating – Developing Deliver us from evil EFI NEWS Filling Up the Suffering of Christ First Step Forum From my Corner From the Heart of the Mind of the Editor Guidelines for Crisis Management and Prevention Martyrdom in the Context of World Evangelization Missions in Contexts of Violence Model Policy Recommendations News from the Refugee Highway Partnership in Suffering Persecution Information on the Web Reflections from a Missions Pastor Reflections on Mentoring and Suffering Reflections on Suffering and Danger Religious Freedom in the World RLP Purpose Statement Seven Lessons Learned South Korean Mission Groups Re-Strategize for High-Risk Areas Special Advisory Suffering, Persecution and Martyrdom in Turkey Tentmaking Missions The Case of the Korean Hostage Incident Too many sad stories Two Books on Suffering and Persecution Visiting the Persecuted Church When Trouble Comes...

Articles from the July 2008 double issue edition of Connections focused on missions in contexts of suffering, violence, persecution and martyrdom

Women In Missions

An Indian Doctor’s Story Behind the Veil Codes of Conduct and the Maker’s Instructions Ethnê Initiative Report From my Corner Holistic Thinking and the Priority of Evangelism Latin American Women in Mission Leaders and Women in Mission Learning, Unlearning and Relearning Martha and Mary Running the Race Seeing His Face through the Veil Then the Lord Made a Woman Whatever Happened to All the Men? Women in Mission Women in Student Ministry

Articles from the November 2007 Edition of Connections focused on women in missions.

Codes of Good Practice in the missional arena

Business as Mission Child Protection Policy Guidelines Combined Fuel Do we need Codes of Best Practice? From my Corner Globalizing Theology Granada Covenant Ministry, Leadership & Management Missionary Training Quality Standards Raising Standards in Mission Research Update and Methodological Considerations (Part 2) Short Term Mission Singapore Covenant The Journey of Reflection has only Just Begun The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative

Articles from the August 2007 Edition of Connections focused on codes of good practice in the missional arena.

Reflections from Comibam III, Spain

COMIBAM as a process leading to a Congress COMIBAM as a Viable Regional Mission Movement COMIBAM III: A Personal Perspective COMIBAM III: Research Project – Phase I From Mission Field to Missional Church From my Corner From the Heart and Mind of the Editor General Report of the III Iberoamerican Missions Congress Impression of III COMIBAM Missionary Congress Interdev Partners Associates - IPA Message to the Church in Ibero America Missiological Reflection on Bill Gates Mission Mobilization Task Force National Missions Movement Network Projections and Challenges for the Ibero American Mission Movement Report from the Ethnê Initiative Report of the Taskforce Member Care Report on Behalf of the IMTN The Changing Face of World Missions: Engaging Contemporary Issues and Trends The Tentmaking Movement of the Future Update on Joint Information Management Initiative (JIMI)

Articles from the April 2007 Edition of Connections focused on what took place at the III Ibero American Missions Congress.