FEBRUARY 1999
|
Millennial Celebration: Bridge To The Future |
|
COVER STORY
"Our World Parish," by David L. McKenna.
A leading scholar speaks to Wesleyan-Holiness people everywhere about the challenges of considering the world as our parish. To reach our world in the next millennium, every nation must be our mission field, every congregation must be a sending society, and every member must be a missionary.
|
FEATURES
- "The Evangelist: Prophet or Relic?" by Michael Benson. What is the authentic voice of the itinerant evangelist for the church today? And can we begin to prophesy what that role will be in the new millennium?
- "Can Goddesses Be Converted?" by Hermann L. Gschwandtner. Evangelism opportunities abound in Nepal, the poorest country in Asia.
- "Revive the Evangelism Fires!" by James H. Diehl. The challenge of evangelism is to share Christ's passion to see people everywhere come to salvation.
- "All Out for Souls!" J. B. Chapman's classic address identifies the timeless need of the Church - a passion for lost souls.
- "Mozambique Miracles," by Chuck Gailey. Among one of the largest unreached people groups in the world, thousands are coming to Christ.
- "The Power of Partnership," by John C. Maxwell. God's design for reaching the world calls for partnership, not rugged individualism.
- "A Chief Witch Turns to God," by Wellington Obotte, as told to Debbie Salter Goodwin. Salvation dawns in the darkness of a chief witch doctor in Tanzania.
COLUMNS
- Editor's Forum: This month's panel of experts answers questions about the direction the Church of the Nazarene will take in the new millennium, and a clarification of John 10:16.
- Commission: "What's Your Wish?" by William J. Prince. Perhaps the most disconcerting fact facing the Church today is that of our society's redefined morality.
- Metro: "From Moscow to Manila" by Fletcher L. Tink. From the top of the Kremlin to the base of a hydrant, right into the confusion and chaos of urban lives, God irrepressibly stakes His turf.
- The Deeper Way: "Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief," by John C. Bowling. The "What shall I be?" question in life can be fully answered only in terms of God's fundamental call to be holy.
- Family Tree: "I'm Going to Your House Today" by Dan and Kay Croy. Allow your neighbors to climb up into your "family tree." How's the view? Can they see Jesus?
- Touching: "Evangelizing the Environment: New Age Nonsense or Christian Compassion?" by David M. Best. Proper care of the earth's resources is as much a part of Christian stewardship as how we spend our time, talent, and treasure.
- Portraits: "Grace Brathwaite: Princess of Compassion" by Dean Nelson. Though her repeated applications to become a missionary were not accepted, this New York woman has found a way to address the missions call on her heart.
- Worldview: "The 10/40 Window" by Chuck Gailey. Two-thirds of all the world's population live in the 10/40 Window, a region where people have not yet heard the gospel.
- Heartbeat: "America, O America" by Bill M. Sullivan. Filled with people who have not yet met Christ, the U.S.A. is a fertile mission field.
- Essay: "I Have You in my Heart" by Karen Dean Fry. "I think of this network of prayer - one Christian for another - as the original World Wide Web."
COMING IN MARCH - RESURRECTION REALITIES
- "Christ Is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed!" by Randy Beckum. "Christ Is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed!" was a phrase Tanya Arakcheeva had repeated all her life. This young Russian discovered its true meaning for the first time when she found new life through the resurrection of Christ.
|