Why Are Social Enterprises Key to Fulfilling Jesus’s Mission?
Jesus gave the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 to the Church as its mission, but that mission is different from His personal mission. What…
Global InSights
Hear from Global Christian leaders about opportunities and challenges facing the Global Church, and read stories about how these leaders — especially the Scholar Leader of the Year — are meeting those challenges.
Like Luke
Over my years of graduate work and missionary service, I have been cobbling together a picture of Luke the Evangelist. It is slow going….
Paschal as a Pillar of Mystery: A Reflection from Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Orthodox catechetical tradition, which has been developing since the 15th century, is expressed through “The Five Pillars of the Mystery” or “Amstu…
Who Am I? Where Do I Belong?
We rattled along the road to a centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist monastery in a rickety Japanese van. The latest hits on the U.S. charts blared…
Why Should Theological Education Include Women?
It is six o’clock on a Friday morning in Bethlehem. The sky is breathtakingly clear. The bright sun has risen, but the streets are…
How Can the Church Address Conflict between the Powerful & the Marginalized?
In April 1994, one of the most violent episodes in modern history took place in Rwanda. In 100 days, over 800,000 people were massacred,…
Redeeming Suffering: A Profile of Elizabeth Sendek
“God defeats Satan, evil, and sin through suffering. Is that not the case in Jesus’s acceptance of the most shaming and cruel death of…
Speaking of Pain & Waiting
Editor’s Note: The following essay presents meditations from Taras Dyatlik that he originally posted as bite-sized pieces on Facebook in January and February 2021….
“Love Is an Opportunity to Pursue Justice with the Right Motive”: Yohanna Katanacho
“In suffering, we discover a new space – a space in which God is present,” says Dr. Yohanna Katanacho. As a Palestinian Israeli Evangelical,…
Living Theology: The Seminary as a Quarantine Center
The coronavirus pandemic has not spared even a remote place like Nagaland in northeast India, where Oriental Theological Seminary (OTS) is located. When India’s…
“The Only Place of Peace”: The Seminary as Refuge
In English, “sanctuary” means both “place of worship” and “place of refuge” – a double meaning that many Majority World seminaries live out. During…
Why a Christian University?: David & Kaswera Kasali
“We experienced the gift of lamentation,” David Kasali says, remembering the “Great African War” in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). When it began,…
“You Are Not Alone”: A Reflection on the Women’s PeerLeader Forum
Seble’s* little girl Bamlak is happy that her mother is home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At age 6, a week is a very, very…
“I’ve Never Seen Myself So Beautiful”: Marcio & Michelle Carvalho
In 1988, Antonio Barro began a Doctorate in Missiology at Fuller Theological Seminary. On his scholarship application to ScholarLeaders, he wrote, “The church [in Brazil]…
You Are Human When You Serve Others: Emiola Nihinlola
Decisive Leadership In 2016, Emiola Nihinlola gathered the staff of Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary (NBTS) in Ogbomosho, Nigeria. They had just finished months of…
