the history of hospital construction is primarily divided into pre-islamic and isalmic periods; the latter also witnessed the emergence of european and american hospitals after the arrival of western medicine in iran. kerman morsalin hospital, belonging to church mission society hospitals, is an example of such hospitals built under the supervision of british doctors in iran. this hospital, lis...

I In an address given to the All-Asia Mission Consultation in Seoul, Korea, in August 1973 (the founding of the Asia Missions Association), Ralph Winter describes the forms that God’s two “redemptive structures” take in every human society, and have taken throughout history. His thesis has two major implications: (1) We must accept both structures, represented in the Christian church today by t...

Purpose. This study of budgeting practices and attitudes to budgeting in a local church uses Booth’s (1993) framework to consider the potential conflict between the “sacred” agenda of the church and the “secular” nature of accounting. Design/methodology/approach. Over a six month period, the author conducted a series of semi-structured interviews with key church leaders, and studied financial r...

Communion deeply defines the cultural-spiritual values of Church; therefore, it is an essential goal cultural-missionary communication. When carried out through media, communication generates appearance a relationship between three components: broadcast-mission-communion, which has double role in society: on one hand affirms Church, other counterweight to contemporary degradation media pollutio...

Philip Hughes has been the senior research officer of the Christian Research Association since 1985. He is also an honorary research fellow in the School of Psychology and Social Sciences at Edith Cowan University and with the Melbourne College of Divinity. He has written many books and articles on Australian culture and Church life. He was ordained in 1977 and has had experience in local Churc...

The article seeks to explore the Public Theology of Basel Mission that gave birth Presbyterian Church Ghana (PCG). argues theology emphasised integration Christian faith and social action for transformation. It held a position gospel message Jesus Christ should not only address spiritual needs individuals but also their social, health, educational, environmental economic needs. church therefore...

When assessing Andrew Murray Jr’s role in missions, it should be done the light of various factors, such as particular spiritual and evangelical background Scottish ministers who came to South Africa 1820s, influence Sr on his children descendants, also, regarding a growing missionary awareness Dutch Reformed Church, advent Societal Missions. The life ministry Jr within church wider Christian...