Proclaiming the gospel in Macedonia, Achaia and in every place. Missions and 1 Thessalonians 1:6-8 by P. G. R. de Villiers

“…Paul is often regarded as the zealous missionary who took the rural, Palestinian gospel of Jesus to key cities in the Roman Empire and thus contributed decisively to the founding of Christianity. …”
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Debating Igbo conversion to Christianity: a critical indigenous view by F. Hale

“…Obinkaram added their voices to the debate through their fictional reconstructions of the confrontation of missionary Christianity and traditional cultures. That of Onuora Nzekwu is explored in this article. …”
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Tyd as gawe - God se tyd: die polsslag van die kerkjaar by E. Kloppers

“… When seen as a gift – as God’s time – the careful shaping of the church year strengthens the celebratory character of the worship service; contributes to the effective proclamation of the Word; underlies the church’s confession; introduces new people and young people to the faith; forms community; adds to comforting people; exerts healing; anchors the church’s diaconal work; contributes to missionary proclamation to “outsiders”; and reflects the ecumenical character of the church service. …”
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Dr. Andries Albertus Odendaal Snr., evangeliedraer in 'n multi-dimensionele konteks. 'n Kort historiese oorsig en sendingkundige evaluering van sy lewe en werk (Deel 2) by P. Robinson

“… This is the second of two articles which briefly introduce the life and work of a so-called “local missionary” of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. …”
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The Importance of Trade for Reverend E. M. Lijadu and the Evangelist Band Mission by Joseph Osuolale Ayodokun

“…The EBM whih operated in close association with the Church Missionary Society, but was financially independent and self-supporting. …”
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Appropriating the closure of Jesuit missions: Fritz Hochwälder's Das heilige Experiment by F. Hale

“… Since the eighteenth century the history of the Jesuit missionary endeavours in South America, especially their forced closure in 1760s, has been used rhetorically by writers in several genres, providing them with historical evidence to support a variety of latter-day causes. …”
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José Olallo Valdés: a Cuban male nurse to be remembered by Onassys Barreiro Alberdi, Yanet Blanco Fleites

“…José Olallo was a monk of the Order San Juan de Dios, who assumed infirmary practice as his profession, with a considerable humanist approach. He was a missionary who devoted his life to relief other people´s pain, no matter their religion, race, or social status, with no material profits for himself. …”
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History, propaganda, and glory in the early Dominican chronicles of the Philippines by Jorge Mojarro

“…Without exception, all missionary orders engaged in producing these complex texts, which formed part of the typical literary genres of colonial literature. …”
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Religious plurality in Africa: A challenge to the church

“…This article examines religious plurality in Africa and the implications thereof for South Africa. Three missionary paradigms, viz exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism are analysed after which a theological perspective is offered. …”
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Zu den ökologischen Metaphern bei Paulus by Andrzej Najda

“….; 9,21; 1 Cor 3,9), when he wants to describe his missionary activity or to express his apostolic consciousness (e.g.: 1 Cor 3,6; 3,10; 2 Cor 10,8; 13,10).…”
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"By patience, labour and prayer. The voice of the Unseen God in the language of the Bechuana nation." A reflection of the history of Robert Moffat's Setswana Bible (1857) by J. J. Lubbe

“…The relevant primary sources — collected and studied as the focus of this article — suggest that it might have been the daily life and work of this missionary and his wife for nearly half a century amongst the Batswana. …”
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Die ontwikkeling van 'n strategiese gemeentelike ekklesiologie - op pad na 'n missionerende bedieningspraxis by G. Smit

“…A hermeneutic communicative ecclesiology of ministerial practices is used to describe the transfer from a single praxis to missionary ministry. The markers for this ecclesiology consist of Scripture metaphors referring to the church’s identity, her spiritual growth and her service in the Kingdom of God. …”
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The gospel contra Nietzsche: a South African literary critique of Wille zur Macht by F. Hale

“…In Doke’s critique of Nietzsche, he also described ethnic and religious clashes and implicitly argued for the moral superiority of Christianity and the ethical need for missionary endeavours. …”
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Le statut de la sainteté dans les « religions politiques » by Yves Bizeul

“…Furthermore, the saint hereby becomes a hero (of work, of war, or of propaganda) and an armed or unarmed missionary serving a holy “cause”. He does not seek to withdraw from the visible world even if he mundanely practices an ascetic lifestyle. …”
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"Russiana gloriatur ecclesia" and the issue of St. Bruno's of Querfurt missions by Marius Ščavinskas

“…Bruno (the bishop and the monks), was Sweden. Finally the missionary himself came to Russian-Lithuanian border, where he was killed. …”
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Pentacostalism & schisms in the Reformed Church in Zambia 1996-2001: contextual and identity changes by H. J. Hendriks, L. Soko

“…The hypothesis is as follows: The leadership style of church leaders was influenced by the one-party state with its autocratic presidential powers that continued the missionary legacy of autocratic rule. The autocratic leadership style met head on with a new globalizing culture and with the Pentecostal tendencies in society. …”
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Christianity in Transformation: The rise of African Christianity among the AmaXhosa of the Eastern Cape by J. Mokhoathi

“…This form of synthesis appears to have been an age-old problem of the Christian church, beginning with the missionary epoch, and up to contemporary times, and it is still not acknowledged. …”
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Jesuit Fathers Beyond the Iron Curtain: Directions and Challenges of Lithuanian Jesuit Exiles in the 20th Century by Ignas Stanevičius

“…Jesuits continued their missionary work beyond the borders of the vice-province, undertaking missions in Canada, South America, and Uruguay. …”
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The linguistic, conceptual, and pragmatic challenges of communicating Galatians 3:1-14 in Chewa by Ernst Wendland

“…This forms the basis, in turn, for a comparative analysis of how this passage has been translated into Chewa in an old missionary-produced version (1922) in contrast to a more recent meaning-centered rendering (1998) as well as a special oral-poetic translation that was prepared as part of this study. …”
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