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Strategies for Dealing with Folk Practices in Christian Churches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 处理刚果民主共和国基督教会民间习俗的策略

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.32597/jams/vol17/iss2/5/

Ray Bidahunga

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A Malawian Seventh-day Adventist Theology of Wealth and Poverty and Missiological Implications 马拉维基督复临安息日会的财富与贫穷神学和宣教意义

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.32597/jams/vol3/iss1/10/

Gorden R. Doss

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European Youth in Urban Contexts: A Lost Generation? 城市背景下的欧洲青年:迷惘的一代?

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.32597/jams/vol10/iss2/12/

C. Dumitrescu

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Reaching Thai Buddhists and Those with a Background in Thai Buddhist Beliefs 接触泰国佛教徒和有泰国佛教信仰背景的人

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.32597/jams/vol14/iss2/12/

W. Shipton, Jared M. Wright, Tonya Wright, Nilubon Srisai

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The Muslim Spiritual Progress Scale: Aiding Muslims in Coming to Christ 穆斯林属灵进步量表:帮助穆斯林归向基督

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.32597/jams/vol8/iss2/10/

Marcus J. Coleman

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The Children of the East 东方之子

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.32597/jams/vol14/iss1/6/

Richard M. Davidson

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The Old Testament Trinitarian Thinking and the Qur'an: Dialoguing with Muslims 旧约三位一体思想与古兰经:与穆斯林对话

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.32597/jams/vol8/iss2/11/

Jiří Moskala

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A Disciple-making Strategy to Reach the Emerging Postmodern Generation 面向新兴后现代一代的门徒培养策略

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.32597/jams/vol1/iss2/14/

Miroslav Pujic

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What Attracts People to Occult and Witchcraft Practices? 是什么吸引人们参与神秘学和巫术活动?

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.32597/jams/vol13/iss1/3/

Pardon Mwansa

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George James: Pioneer Seventh-day Adventist Missionary to Malawi, 1893–1894 乔治·詹姆斯:基督复临安息日会传教先驱，1893-1894年前往马拉维

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.32597/jams/vol16/iss2/6/

Yonah H. Matemba

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