By Georges Houssney Practical Principles for Successful Short-Term Mission Trips In parts 1 and 2 of this series, I discusses the burgeoning short-term missions movement and some of the pros and cons that go along with it. Short-term mission trips are the wave of the...
It was a gruesome day I will never forget. The 9/11 attacks in NYC, at the Pentagon, and the AA Flights were tragic. Shocking images of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in NY will forever remain in my mind and hundreds of millions of people who watched...
It is no secret that communicating the gospel to a Muslim is one of the most difficult tasks, even for so-called experts. You face many roadblocks, some of them invisible, as you try to share your faith with your Muslim friend. If you cross the social barrier, you are...
By Georges Houssney The Pros and Cons of Short-Term Missions Are short-term trips worth it? In Part 1 of this article, I discussed the growing phenomena of “missions trips.” Church members are often ill-prepared and told to not necessarily expect spiritual results,...
By Georges Houssney Whether long-term or short-term, missions is all about obeying the Great Commission. Jesus did not specify a period of time during which we need to engage in missions. I believe his call is for a life-long commitment to be light to the nations and...
Bridging Concept A bridge is a link that connects two opposite sides of a gap. The purpose of a bridge is to transport people or vehicles from one side to the other. "Building bridges" has been used extensively as a missionary strategy aimed at reducing the resistance...
Muslims and the Gospel - How to Share the Gospel with Muslims Muslims were my enemies. I hated them with a passion. That was before I came to know Jesus as my personal Savior. For 51 years now, I have not stopped witnessing to Muslims and I find them open and eager to...
Why the Journal of Biblical Missiology? In light of Biblical Missiology's new rebranding and site, we wanted to repost the very first article every published in 2009: "Restoring the Gospel" by Georges Houssney. Eleven years later, Georges' passion to restore biblical...
At the moment a Muslim is born and again on his death bed, seven Arabic words are whispered into his ears: “La ilaha ilia Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah” which translates, “(There is) no god except Allah; Muhammad (is) Allah’s prophet.” This creed, which is the focal...
At the turn of the twentieth century, a movement began which redefined the meaning of the word gospel. Traditionally the gospel was understood to be the proclamation of the good news of salvation for the lost. As a result pastors and missionaries limited their actions...
There is a cosmic conspiracy against Christ. We must be careful that we are not unconsciously part of this conspiracy. In 1983 Iranian pastor Mehdi Dibaj was arrested and put in prison because he had converted to Christianity. Bishop Haik Hovspian Mehr leaked the...
The following is a video of Georges Houssney speaking to a group of students at the University of Texas, Austin about the Reliability of the Bible. In the crowd were many muslim students from around the world.
In the last few years, I have interacted with hundreds of Muslim converts from many nations around the world. As I heard many testimonies by Muslims of how they have come to Christ, I decided to conduct a formal research to try to understand the factors that led to...
這些年來，聖經翻譯在多方面均有長足發展，但當中有關乎譯經哲學與實踐上的嚴重問題。我曾經隨幾位教授修讀心理語言學，當中也有穆斯林老師。至於譯經訓練，則師從幾位基督徒語言學家，都具備人類學背景，如Charles Kraft、Paul Hiebert、Tom與Betty Brewster等。私下修業則參考Nida、Wonderly、Taber等之著作。 我想在此分享多年工作心得，期能為聖經翻譯的思考與討論注入新思維。今天宣教運動範式有必要改變，才能在全世界以各種語言更準確譯經，在穆斯林工場內尤其如是。 字面直譯的迷思...
See other parts: Part One: The Historical Development of the Arabic Bible Part Two: My Personal Journey in Bible Translation Part Three: Translation Philosophy Part Four:(See Below) The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Bible Translation Part Five: Translating Son and...
威克里夫等機構對於聖經裡家族稱謂譯法之爭議，引起全球討論，令人思考「功能對等」翻譯哲學的可行性，就是用意譯方式，取代傳統的逐字直譯。本文之討論，盼引發各界反思其立場，深願公開討論有助發展出更健康的譯經理論。 語言之複雜性 自有人在，就有語言。這是我們在人際間、社會裡的溝通工具。對語言之一般理解，限於口頭與書寫模式，但傳播的媒界則很多。可以說，幾乎每種傳播方式在某程度上都涉及語言，舉例說，手語也是語言，不過用手和動作做符號傳遞意思。...
See other parts: Part One: The Historical Development of the Arabic Bible Part Two: My Personal Journey in Bible Translation Part Three: (See Below) Translation Philosophy Part Four: The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Bible Translation Part Five: Translating Son and...
我於1973年開始參與翻譯聖經，當時本色化理論正開始流行。我的工作，是製作一個阿拉伯語譯本聖經，讓穆斯林讀得懂，他們佔阿拉伯人口大多數。當時Van Dyck的譯本因為句式太複雜，且用字艱深，已不太適合一般讀者。 Dudley Woodberry在前述一篇文章提到這個版本的問題，一位安曼教法師告訴他： 「我也有福音書，20年前你們的一名宣教士送我的，我常常拿出來嘗試讀，但裡面的阿拉伯語太奇怪了，我都讀不懂。」[6] 我所受訓練，包括在晨星大學（Daystar University）上課，受教於Charles Kraft、Paul...
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