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May 2014 Issue 3:3 Overview
Food Security and Its Role in Transformational Development ‘Food security is generally not seen readily as either an issue that determines response to the gospel or one that determines the health of a community’, writes Ravi Jayakaran (Vice...
May 2015 Issue 4:3 Overview
In this issue there are two broad themes: mission in East Asia and new approaches to research and planning for mission (timely in view of the Lausanne Researchers’ International Network meeting taking place later this month, 23-28 May, in Kuala...
May 2016 Issue 5:3 Overview
The Spread of Anti-conversion Laws from India ‘In spite of a rich tradition and legal framework supportive of freedom of conscience and the right to practise, profess, and propagate the religion of one’s choice, religious minorities in India...
May 2017 Issue 6:3 Overview
Is God Reviving Europe through Refugees? ‘The arrival of millions of migrants in Europe is shaking the foundations of secular post-Christian Western civilization’, writes Sam George (Lausanne Catalyst for Diasporas). The epicenter of the refugee...
May 2018 Issue 7:3 Overview
Loving Our Muslim Neighbour ‘The issue of Muslim immigration shows no sign of going away anytime soon in either Europe or North America’, writes Matthew Kaemingk (assistant professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary)....
May 2019 Issue 8:3 Overview
The Rise of Hindu Fundamentalism ‘There has been increasing concern around the world for some years about the rise of Hindu fundamentalism or Hindutva’, writes the author (name withheld), who has taught at Indian and foreign universities. The...
May 2020 Issue 9:3 Overview
The Lausanne Covenant states, ‘We rejoice that a new missionary era has dawned. The dominant role of western missions is fast disappearing. God is raising up from the younger churches a great new resource for world evangelization, and is thus...
May 2021 Issue 10:3 Overview
Global migration’s impact on mission strategy has become a growing focus in global mission. ‘Empowering believers already on the move to be frontline kingdom workers is essential in influencing nations for the gospel’, write Harvey Thiessen,...
May 2022 Issue 11:3 Overview
According to the World Watch List 2022 of Open Doors, listing the top fifty countries where it is most difficult to follow Jesus, eight countries from Africa and Asia combined are in the top ten! In this issue, we look at the oppression of...
May 2023 Issue 12:3 Overview
The Lausanne Movement is committed to energising the whole church to take the whole gospel to the whole world. In this issue, we have three articles on this theme. They are based on the presentations by the authors at Gordon-Conwell Theological...
May 2024 Issue 13:3 Overview
‘Missional’ has become a very common term used within mission circles, such as missional church, missional community, missional living, missional mindset/thinking/perspective, missional strategy, and missional engagement. What does ‘being...
Mayotte
For a more detailed listing click here Part of France Source: World Factbook 2020 Image: Maps Joshua Project · Mayotte map (World...
Mayotte (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Unreached Population: 325,000 % Literacy: 92.00 Primary Religion: Islam Professing Christian: 1.63 % Evangelical: 0.09 Official Language: French Peoples...
Mayotte (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 8 Number Languages: 4 Official Language: French; Shimaore (a Bantu language) is spoken by 80%, Shibushi (a Malagasy language) by 30% For more information go to Mayotte...
Mayotte flag
·Type: Images ·Collection: World Factbook country flags ·Small size: 80 x 54 px ·Large size: 447 x 302 px ·Categories: Collection :: World Factbook country flags Country :: Mayotte Partners :: U.S. Government...
Mayotte map (World Factbook)
·Type: Maps ·Description: Mayotte (Factbook) ·Map Date: 2007 ·Producer: US Government ·Collection: World Factbook country maps ·Size: 329x353 px, landscape ·Categories: Type :: Maps Continent/Region...
Mayotte map (World Factbook, modified)
·Type: Maps ·Description: Mayotte (World Factbook, modified to add country name) ·Map Date: 2007 ·Producer: US Government modified by Joshua Project ·Collection: World Factbook country maps ·Size: 329x353...
Measurable Progress More churches; More Church Planters
·Type: Maps ·Map Date: 16 May 2000 ·Producer: Mission Frontiers ·Collection: Historical Review Documents ·Size: 11 x 17 Inches, landscape ·Categories: Type :: Maps Topic :: Strategy Topic :: History...
Mecca (Prayercast)
Until the late 20th century, Mecca was a small Ottoman-era shrine city. Saudi oil wealth, easy air travel, and a decision to regulate pilgrimage, led to a massive increase in the number of pilgrims. In 2004, the Saudis began demolishing the old...
Media (IMB)
Media includes Photo Library, Video Gallery and Missions History Podcast The above links open in a new tab.
Media and Communications in Our Globalized World
This creative animated video from Straight Shooter Presentations shows the need to tell the gospel story through visual means. The gospel has spread through preaching and then through printing and must now also spread through visual portrayal. For...
Media and Technology
This Classroom episode is on the interplay of Media and Technology and their impact on global evangelism and the church. Many Christians in the West are so accustomed to a media-saturated culture and readily available technology that they often take...
Media and Technology: The Rainbow, the Ark and the Cross
Why Media Concerns UsMedia Specific ConcernsMission Specific ConcernsModel Specific ConcernsMedia CasesDiscussion Guidelines for the Local Church For more information go to Media and Technology: The Rainbow, the Ark and the Cross on the Lausanne...
Media Messages Matter: Christ, Truth, and the Media
Media and technology: introductory reflectionsFrom media and technology to media messages matter Media messages matter: a missional frameworkEnabling media engagement: gospel truth and truth criteria as a foundationEncountering media messages: the...
Medina (Prayercast)
Medina was originally a desert oasis located on a flat mountain plateau. It was surrounded by low mountains and stony plains. The city’s population is now over two million, with some 750,000 non-Saudi residents from Arab and Asian nations....
Mega Cities of the World
·Type: Maps ·Description: Maga Cities of The World ·Map Date: 2002 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: Worldwide Perspectives (WV 2002) ·Size: 8½ x 11 Inches, landscape ·Note:...
Mega Cities of the World (BW)
·Type: Maps ·Description: Maga Cities of The World ·Map Date: 2002 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: Worldwide Perspectives (WV 2002) ·Size: 8½ x 11 Inches, landscape ·Note:...
Men (Prayercast)
authorities, providers, and leaders A common stereotype is that Muslim men are dangerous fanatics and terrorists. However, many Muslim men have the same hopes and dreams as any man. Although there are variations in the social, cultural, economic,...
Mental Health and Trauma
The global church is beginning to recognize that mental health and trauma issues must be a major ministry priority. Mental health problems are usually the result of a combination of many factors, including family environment, biology, personality,...
Mexico
For a more detailed listing click here The site of several advanced Amerindian civilizations - including the Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Maya, and Aztec - Mexico was conquered and colonized by Spain in the early 16th century. Administered...