Lutheran Brethren International Mission Japan (LBIM)
Lutheran Brethren International Mission Japan (LBIM) was God’s idea from the beginning. The Church of...
Issue: Winter 2017
Independent Missionaries
Doing mission when you’re not a missionary
A transfer has landed this UK author in Japan with her husband, living a life she never imagined
Relational evangelism through tentmaking
Being a tentmaker opens up opportunities often not available to conventional missionaries
The advantages and drawbacks of independence
A long-time independent missionary shares the positives and negatives of his experience
Called and independent
The journey from wanting to pursue a career in architecture to becoming an independent missionary in Shikoku
The good and bad aspects of tentmaking
Reflections on 25 years of experience as a tentmaker reveal some benefits and disadvantages compared with being a fully supported missionary
The benefits of working together
Tentmaking missionaries have many things to offer full-time missionaries-let's learn from and support one another
International ministry right here
There is a strategic opportunity to share the gospel with people of many nations as many thousands of young people come to Japan to study
Grant us boldness
In a culture that values conformity over truth, we desperately need the boldness that God alone can give
The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms
By Timothy Keller with Kathy Keller (Viking: New York, New York, 2015, 372 pp.) Those...
Friendships on the mission field
Friendships can be time consuming and hard work but they repay the effort
Gleaning cultural insights from Japanese books and films
Learn about Japanese culture without leaving your sofa
Find your sustainable practice
It's essential to have a sustainable, long-term approach to language learning.
Survival of rural churches in Japan
On July 5–6, 2016, the 17th Symposium Evangelism in Rural Areas—Self-Sustainability and Solidarity took place...
Overcoming the chain of hatred and vengeance
A special NHK program, Futari no Shokuzai Nihon to America—Nikushimi o Koete (The Atonement of...