Gods, Emperors, Philosophers, and a New Movement: An Interview

What if the story of early Christian missions isn’t just preserved in texts but in stones, inscriptions, and cities waiting to be read? In Gods, Emperors, Philosophers, and a New Movement, Michael T. Cooper explores how archaeology reshapes our understanding of the early Christian movement—and what that means for missions today. In this interview, we asked …

Our Complacent Missiology

Back in the late 1900s, Gailyn Van Rheenen published a regular missiology newsletter. In one edition, he recounted the experience of walking into a church in the Philippines only to be confronted with an unsettling reality: it looked just like his church at home. Nearly forty years later, we are still confronting that same unwelcome …

Balanced Theological Education

In recent years, theological education has earned mixed reviews from those on the mission field. Some missionaries share disappointing stories of seminary experiences that left them unprepared for the hands-on realities of cross-cultural ministry. For others, theological training introduced a sense of intellectual pride or entitlement, and they left feeling distanced from the people they …