Stephen continua a história dos missionários Tangale
Stephen Nitte parece completamente à vontade em meio ao equipamento de laboratório do Partners in Hope Medical Center, no Malawi, na África Austral. A sua expressão mais natural é um grande sorriso. Missionário da Nigéria, as suas qualifica...
Read MoreA história dos Africanos em missões
O que pode ser escrito sobre os 2000 anos de trabalho dos Africanos em missões numa revista de 12 páginas?
“Ora, a fé é a certeza daquilo que esperamos e a prova das coisas que não vemos. Pois foi por meio dela que os antigos receber...
Read MoreMAONI YA MHARIRI UJUZI NA STADI KWA AJILI YA IBADA
Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia, Angalia, nimemwita kwa jina lake Bezaleli mwana wa Uri, mwana wa Huri, wa kabila ya Yuda; tena, tazama, nimemchagua, awe pamoja naye, huyo Oholiabu, mwana wa Ahisamaki, wa kabila ya Dani; nami nimetia hekima ka...
Read MoreArts and spiritual attachment
Some people are sceptical about adopting local art forms for Christian purposes because they fear possession by or attacks from evil spirits. This is a legitimate concern.
Artistic forms or instruments are often divided into those for relig...
Read MoreBook review: Worship and Mission for the Global Church
Comparing a church tambourine to a golden bell dedicated to deity worship at a village temple raises questions about their respective holiness. If members of this village embrace Christ Jesus as Lord, do they discontinue the bell’s use as an ins...
Read MorePeople Group: African youth in missions
Spoken word is a type of poetry that often focuses on social justice issues. It is also being utilized by young people to proclaim God’s missional message. Across Africa, young people are rising up to take the challenge, but we are also losing p...
Read MoreJenga films impacts lives
John Karanja took four years studying for a bachelor’s degree only to realize he did not need one to become a filmmaker. The skills he needed were not taught in class, but learned in the streets through working with other people. Now, a decade l...
Read MoreLocal music, local language, local impact
Africa Inland Mission (AIM) missionary Rosina Ferdinand and her coworkers wanted some Gospel songs for the newly-translated scripture portions in the Sakalava language, so they asked Ladis, founder of the local band, Groupe Tsinfitaka Read More
Ethnodoxology: every people’s praise
Ethnodoxology—what is that? It is a word that was created in 2019 to describe a new global movement which encourages all cultures to use their art forms to worship God. From the Greek words ethnos, which means nation, tribe, or race, an...
Read MoreThe arts: a powerful communicator
Not long ago, it was uncommon to encounter missionaries whose calling was rooted in the arts. “Arts and mission have not always been the best friends” (Krabill 2023), * leaving the arts absent from the work of missionary societies and organiza...
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