Theology of Mission Through United Methodist Lenses  by John Edward Nuessle To see both near and far requires a combination of lenses--ranging from microscope to stellar observatory--with magnifying glasses, eyeglasses, binoculars, and telescopes in between. Each one offers a different perspective ... (continue)
A Vocational Theology of Missionary Engagement With the World  by Robert Hunt The United Methodist Church is caught in a massive identity crisis. If I may be permitted a characterization that borders on caricature, it has swung from being the confident leader of mainline American Protestantism to becoming ... (continue)
The Growth of Methodism in Africa A Contribution to Methodism in the United States by Kalaba Chali During the 2008 United Methodist General Conference, clergy and lay leaders reminded participants about the growth of The United Methodist Church in Africa and the decline in membership in the United States and Western Europe. ... (continue)
Mission Volunteers  by Clinton Rabb The ministry of the laity has always been at the core of the Wesleyan movement. From its beginnings in the late 18th century, as today, the laity of the predecessors of The United Methodist Church (UMC) have been active in ... (continue)
The Tale of a Widow  by Norma P. Dollaga What I will be sharing with you is more of a reflection than a theological discourse. I am not a theologian, for somehow my religious training has alienated me from the world of theology. My theological "trauma" is still troubling ... (continue)

Developing Your Own  As the mission magazine of The United Methodist Church, New World Outlook frequently considers mission theology as it emerges, changes, and reinvents itself in practice. This issue presents viewpoints from missionaries, professors, pastors, deaconesses, mission executives, and laypeople--and they are all different viewpoints. ...(continue)

The online version of New World Outlook features selected articles from the printed magazine. These additional stories appear in the print publication.

Theology of Mission and Relationship with the Church Office of Deaconess Mission Is the Work of Faith Special Feature by Edward W. Paup The Fullness of Life by Monica Aruna Samuel Nourishing a Spirituality of Resistance in the Era of Empire by Darlene Marquez-Caramanzana The Power of the Kingdom in Arssi Country, Ethiopia by Harold Kurtz Let the Carols Continue in Bethlehem by Alex and Brenda Awad

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