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Welcome to Mission Hits Journals #2 (Jan-Mar 2021), a quarterly post linking you to all recent articles from this list of 31 different journals/periodicals related to world mission and world Christianity. I pray that it will keep you informed, inspired, and thoroughly up-to-date with contemporary missiological trends and ideas so that don't miss out on anything relevant to you and your area of interest.
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IN MISSION HITS JOURNALS #2 (Jan-Mar 2021)…
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(1) Studies in World Christianity
(2) Journal of the Evangelical Missiological Society
(3) Mission Frontiers (2 editions)
(4) Journal of Urban Mission
(5) The Missionary Mobilization Journal
(6) Lausanne Global Analysis (2 editions)
(7) Mission Round Table
(8) ANVIL: A journal of Theology and Mission
(9) Global Missiology
(10) Glocal Conversations
(11) Missionalia
(12) Quarterly Bulletin of the Asia Missions Association
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(13) Evangelical Missions Quarterly
(14) International Bulletin of Mission Research (2 editions)
(15) Missiology: An International Review
(16) Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies
(17) Exchange: Journal of Contemporary Christianities in Context
(18) Ecclesial Futures
"COVID-19 and the Socially-Present World Church"
March 2021, Vol. 27.1
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Editorial: COVID-19 and the Socially-Present World Church
Alexander Chow, Emma Wild-Wood and Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
COVID-19 and the Chinese Christian Community in Britain: Changing Patterns of Belonging and Division
Yinxuan Huang, Kristin Aune and Mathew Guest
The End Has (Not Yet) Come: The 1918 Spanish Flu and the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Brazilian Seventh-day Adventist Bulletin
Allan Novaes
‘It is the antichrist. Can't you see?’ Perceptions of COVID-19 among Nigeria's Christians and the Religion—Health Debate
Emmanuel Chiwetalu Ossai
The Public Role of Churches in Early Responses to COVID-19 in Africa: Snapshots from Nigeria, Congo, Kenya and South Africa
Emma Wild-Wood, Liz Grant, Babatunde Adedibu, Alan Barnard, Aloys Ojore and Yossa Way
"Short-Term Mission: New Trends and Research"
Jan 2021, Vol. 1.1
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“Short Time, or Long:” Best Practices to Turn Short-Term Missions into Long-Term Partnerships
Danny Hunter
Long-term Impact through Short-term Missions: Key Components for Meaningful and Effective Cross-cultural Partnerships
Dennis Horton
Building a Biblical Foundation for Evangelism among Justice-Oriented Gen Z
Jennifer L. Collins
Diaspora Missiology and Mid-Term Missions: An Action Plan
Don Johnson
Humanitarian Tours as Short-Term Mission
Jeanne Wu
"Home Grown Movements"
Jan/Feb 2021, Vol. 43.1
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Movements Can Happen Here Too, If We Are Willing to Work for Them
Rick Wood
Can Kingdom Movement Strategies Work in North America?
Curtis Sergeant, Doug Lucas and David Garrison
Kingdom Movement Strategies in a Small/Medium-Sized Church Led by the Pastor
Doug Lucas with Tim Ahlen and Bryan King
Kingdom Movement Strategies in North American Megachurches
Doug Lucas with Chris Galanos and Bryan King
Kingdom Movement Strategies in North American Jails and Prisons
Doug Lucas with Chris Galanos, “Jed” and other anonymous workers
DMM Strategies in Non-Traditional Contexts
Doug Lucas with Mark Aspinwall, Bryan King, Zach Medlock, Jeff Timblin, and Lee Wood
North American Kingdom Movement Strategies Apart From a Local Church
Doug Lucas with Nathan Venton
Toward the Edges
Kevin Higgins
Bringing the Gospel to an Entire Country in Two Weeks
Derek Seipp
24:14 Coalition Update
Chuck Baker
Becoming the Kind of Person God Can Use to Launch Movements—Part 1
C. Anderson
Addressing a Blind Spot in Missions
Rick Leatherwood
Why Rapid Growth Declines as Movements Grow in Size
Justin Long
Tribute to Lee Purgason
Greg Parsons
"Insider Movements"
Mar/Apr 2021, Vol. 43.2
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What’s in Your Box?
Rick Wood
“Insider” Movements
Kevin Higgins
“Insider” Movements: Should We Still Be Talking About Them? Yes and No
Kevin Higgins
“Insider” Movements: How Do You Know if You Have One?
Kevin Higgins
“Insider” Movements: The Role of Being an Alongsider
Kevin Higgins
“Insider” Movements: How Do They Keep “Right”?
Kevin Higgins
“Insider” Movements: Where Does This End Up?
Kevin Higgins
“Insider” Movements: Common Concerns
Kevin Higgins
The Next Evolution Of Movement - Catalyst Phased Equipping
Chris McBride
Becoming the Kind of Person God Can Use to Launch Movements— Part 2
C. Anderson
The Motus Dei Network: Fostering Communal Intelligence on Movements
Warrick Farah
The Kingdom Is Continually Breaking Free of Christendom
Rebecca Lewis
All Things Are Yours
H. L. Richard
Dec 2020, Vol. 6.2
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Global Shifts & Practical Implications for Mission
Jared Looney
Reflections on Parenting and Teaching in the City
Joyce Crosscombe
Jan 2021, Vol. 1.1
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Intentional Education for Missionary Mobilization
David and Lorene Wilson
How to Engage and Educate Generation Z for Missions Mobilization
Dr. Jolene Erlacher
Education: An Excerpt from Mission in Motion
Jay Matenga and Malcolm Gold
The Value of Higher Education for Mobilizers
Dr. Paul Alexander
Jan 202, Vol. 10.1
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Uncovering Discrimination in Missions: Toward a ‘third culture’ of oneness in Christ
Kirst Rievan
Pentecostalism in African Christianity: The formation and scope of a distinctive spirituality
Daewon Moon
Building Hope and Resilience in the COVID-19 Storm: Lament, communities of care, and the new normal
Gladys Mwiti
Faith, Health, and Collaborative Love: Pandemic partnership for health professionals and the church
Ted Lankester
Mar 2021, Vol. 10.2
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Is Christianity Shrinking or Shifting?
Gina A. Zurlo & Todd M. Johnson
Reaching Generation Z with the Gospel
Steve Sang-Cheol Moon
Racism and the Great Commission
CJ Davison & Richard Coleman
The Holy Responsibility of Journalism
Jenny James Taylor
A Workplace for Mephibosheth
Dave Deuel
"The life-changing Confession that Jesus is Christ"
Sep-Dec 2020, Vol. 15.3
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The Case for Multi-Ethnic Churches in Multi-Cultural Myanmar
Arend van Dorp
Mission to the Shan in Burma (Myanmar) — Lessons We can Learn from the Historical Work
Shona Goodman
An Exploration into the Spatial Impact Of Spirituality Within Khmer Dwellings
Paul D.C Robinson
Racism, Mission, and Me: Some Personal Reflections
Dave Andrews
The Language Of Lament in Reconciliation and the Global Church
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Peter's Declaration "You are the Christ"
Richard Schlitt
"Mission and the arts: reflections from practitioners"
Feb 2021, Vol. 37.1
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The Empty Pool: Persistent Presence
Ian Adams
Artists in Times of Challenge and Collapse
David Benjamin Blower
It's a New Day: Reflections from a Practical Theologian and Artist in Lockdown
Chris Duffett
The Art of Anger
Rachel Griffiths
The Doors that the Arts Open
Shannon Hopkins
The Televisual Art and Theology of Online Worship
Martin Poole
"Missiology as Leaven"
Jan 2021, Vol. 18.1
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Missiology as Leaven
J. Nelson Jennings
“The Trinity Is Not Our Social Program” and the Social Arian Temptation: Recovering from Mortifying Spin – Contextualization Gone Awry 4 (Christology) (Part II)
Mark R. Kreitzer
Globalization and the Language of Worship: Is the Spread of English a Boon or a Bane?
Marcus Dean
When ‘Go’ Becomes ‘Stay’, One Is Left to Ask, ‘Where Do We ‘Go’ from Here?’ Viewing the ‘Go’ of the Great Commission as a Command to Contextualize the Gospel to the Nations!
Joey R. Peyton
Inquire, Introspect, Involve: The Inquiry 2020 and Christian Missions in India
J. N. Manokaran
A Relational Aid to Multicultural Fields: Cultural Metacognition
Fred Lewis
An Investigation of the Social Identity of Muslim Background Believers (MBBs) in Bangladesh in Light of the Set Theory, Critical Contextualization, and Self-Theologizing Teachings of Paul Hiebert (Part II)
Peter Kwang-Hee Yun
God’s Plan for the Fullness of Time: Overhauling Ralph Winter’s “Ten Epochs” and “Three Eras” Models (Part I)
J. Nelson Jennings
Dec 2020, Vol. 8.1
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Hans Nielsen Hauge and Soren Kierkegaard: Activists for Christian Awakening and Social Change
William J. Brown & Asbjorn Simonnes
Rhythms of Spiritual Praxis as Discipleship from Karma to Atonement among Believers from a Tibetan Buddhist Background
Jessica McFalls
Indentured Labourers from India to Mauritius: A Christian Perspective (1834 – 1920)
Kosam Ramroop
2020, Vol. 48.2
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Mending the broken city of Pietermaritzburg through a transformative urban theological programme: A challenge to Union Bible Institute
Xolani Abednigo Nkosi
Cultivating the “good city”: The theological engagement of the Institute for Urban Ministry within the City of Tshwane
Michael Ribbens
Decolonising theological education in urban spaces: A reflection on the “Abantu Book Festival”
Sandiswa Lerato Kobe
Imagining Enugu as classroom for theological education in SIST: A trans-disciplinary approach.
Jude Chinaka Nnorom
Imagining Theological Education for ACCRA as a Globalising African City
David Nii Anum Kpobi
Jan 2021, Vol. 70
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Missions in a suffering world
Timothy K. Park
Missions, opposition and perscution, during the global covid-19 pandemic
Marvin Newell
International students and Covid-19 pandemic
Teng Yang Tan
The Moravian missional approach for today’s missions
Juno Wang
The Corona pandemic & business as mission
Mats Tunehag
Covid-19, technology and mission
John Edmiston
Pandemic Covid-19: a mission challenge for Christians in Pakistan
Pervaiz Sultan
Jan-Mar 2021, Vol. 57. 1
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Finishing the Task: Where is the Finish Line?
Editorial
Motivations for Mission: Revisiting the Evangelical Interpretations of Matthew 24:14
Samson L Uytanlet
The Great Commission: Jesus Calls us to Plant Churches
Kenn Oke
Revisiting Our Concept of Missionary Calling
Tom MacIntosh
Chat Bots and Missions
John Thomas
The Unreckoned Cost of Fruitful Mission
Donald K Smith
Pietism to Pentecostal Witness Via a Missional Hermeneutic
Jason Morrison
Twelve Fruits for Healthy Missionaries
Laurie A. Tone
Expatriate Christians in Cambodia Face Sexual Challenges: Potential Strategies to Help
Glenn Miles, Kenneth Taylor, and Mark Ainsworth
The Potential Risk of Syncretism in Church Planting Movements
Michael T. Cooper
Evangelizing Europe Once Again
Ted Kim
The Case for Denominationally Based Ministries Among Somalis
Aweis A Ali
Emotions and What’s Good for Multicultural Fields
Fred Lewis
From Here to There: How One Local Church Shepherds Its New Missionaries
Greg Carter
Jan 2021, Vol. 45.1
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Scripture, Infinitely Translatable; Theology, Not So Much
Thomas John Hastings
Overseas Ministries and the Subversion of Theological Education
Andrew F. Walls
World Christianity and Mission 2021: Questions about the Future
Gina A. Zurlo, Todd M. Johnson, and Peter F. Crossing
Evidence-Based Practice in Mission: A Method for Establishing Best Practices and Achieving Desired Goals
J. Rupert Morgan
The Korean Church’s Reflection on Worship, Church, and Mission in the Calamity of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Chung-Hyun Baik
The Lebanese Evangelical Church’s Response to the Syrian Crisis: The Shaping of Identity
Scott Gustafson
Roman Catholic Government and Mission to Tibet: A Historical and Theological Study
Enrico Beltramini
Apr 2021, Vol. 45.2
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Engaging in God’s Mission in the Age of Digital Marketing
Thomas John Hastings
Introductory Essay: African Theological Advance
Tite Tiénou
Language, Literature, Prayer, and Music Repertoires as Sources of African Christian Spirituality and Values
Rose Mary Amenga-Etego, Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, Ngozi Emeka-Nwobia, Paul Onovoh, and Sara Fretheim
Lidetu Alemu Kefenie, Seblewengel Daniel Woldegiorgis, Misgana Mathewos Detago, and Bekele Deboch Anshiso
African Christianity and the Intersection of Faith, Traditional, and Biomedical Healing
Bernard Boyo, Michael Bowen, Scholastica Kariuki-Githinji, and James Kombo
Christian Medical Mission from the Perspective of Batswana Faith Healers
Lovemore Togarasei, Lesego Gabaitiri, Rebecca Kubanji, Tshenolo Jennifer Madigele, Sana K. Mmolai, Tinoonga Shanduka, Abel Tabalaka, and Amon Marwiro
Health and Integrative Wellness: Mapping Wellness and Its Cultural Psychology in Contemporary Africa
Matthew Michael, Nathan Chiroma, and Hauwa’u Evelyn Yusuf
Language Practices as Religious Innovation: The Case of Pentecostal Charismatic Churches in Xenophobic Contexts
Ignatius Swart, Elina Hankela, and Henrietta Nyamnjoh
Innovation or Competition? A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Divine Healing Practices of Pentecostal Africans in Africa and the Diaspora
Robert Kuloba Wabyanga, Henrietta Nyamnjoh, and Abel Ugba
The Churches, Gukurahundi, and Forgiveness in Zimbabwe
Ezra Chitando and Nisbert T. Taringa
Jan 2021, Vol. 49.1
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COVID-19 in missiological and historical perspective
Benjamin L Hartley, Robert A Danielson, James R Krabill
John Eliot’s pastoral theology of poverty and an “obscure low condition”—including that of being “a worm”—in his Harmony of the Gospels (1678) published two years after Metacom’s War
Travis L. Myers
Lactile libations: Mongolian milk offerings
William Stephens
The challenge and promise of Christian mission to Muslims in a neocolonial era
Michael F. Kuhn
Ministry in laïque France: Understanding history to confront present challenges
Stephen M. Davis
The missing generations: The Church in Wales and young people
Mark Griffiths
John Eliot, John Veniaminov, and Christian engagement with the indigenous peoples of North America: A comparative missiology
Joseph William Black
Jan 2021, Vol. 38.1
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The Modern, the Postmodern, and. . . the Metamodern? Reflections on a Transforming Sensibility from the Perspective of Theological Anthropology
Pavol Bargár
Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches and the Provision of Social Services in Ghana
Francis Benyah
Abangan Muslims, Javanese Worldview, and Muslim–Christian Relations in Indonesia
Ferry Y Mamahit
The African Epistemic Logic of Peacemaking: A Model for Reconciling the Sub-Saharan African Christians and Muslims
Daniel Dama
Developing a Thai Theological and Biblical Understanding of the World: Rethinking Thai Cosmology in Light of Divine Council theology
Kelly Michael Hilderbrand and Sutheera Sritrakool
Holistic Orphan Care: A Call for Change in Caring for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Kanthamanee Ladaphongphatthana
Mar 2021, Vol. 50.1
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Revealing Christ’s Presence in Jesus Films and Dreams: Towards Ontonic Semiotics of Non-representation
Johannes Merz
Denominational Mobility among Palestinian Christians
Mari Parkkinen
“No other name!” The Contribution of Byang H. Kato to the Salvation Debate
Wouter Theodoor van Veelen
Saintsavaism(s) and Nationalism: An Overview of the Development of the Serbian Orthodox Phenomenon of Saintsavaism, with a Special Focus on the Contribution of Justin Popovic (1894–1979)
Neven Vukic
Dec 2020, Vol. 1.2
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Our Agricultural Krisis: Sketches of a Missional Response
Matthew Anslow
A Prisoner of His Own Creative Imagination: A Decolonial Discourse with David Bosch's Missional View Of a Church as an Alternative Community
Thinandavha Derrick Mashau
A Contextual Analysis of Onnuri Church's: "Love Sonata" "Cultural Evangelism Gatherings" in Japan
Rev. J. Nelson Jennings
The Missio Dei Embodied in Local Community Ministry in Scotland
Mark Johnston and Steve Taylor
Dreams and Visions: Critical Realism, Practical Theology and the Spiritual Experiences Of Pioneers Discerning the Missio Dei
Paul Bradbury
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