You have access to this because you are an EMQ subscriber. Not to be reproduced, reprinted, or redistributed without prior consent from EMQ. For permissions, email [email protected]. word from the editor eally? In 2013 do we still need articles on witchcraft and the evil eye? These perennial issues, and a mul- R titude of parallel ones, continue to impact people around the world even if we imagine (usually incorrectly) A. Scott Moreau that they no longer impact those of us who live and minister Editor in the West. But over the past few decades, our perspectives on them have shifted. No longer denying them, but also no longer simply ac- cepting and promulgating experiential testimonies and stories as evidence of scriptural truth, many look for a more healthy and holistic perspective on the multitude of practices that fit into Paul Hiebert’s “excluded middle” territory. Our two lead articles provide the type of challenges and questions that I’m hear- ing on a regular basis; they also demonstrate the ways in which thinking about things such as witchcraft are shifting among today’s international workers and mission thinkers. But don’t stop there. You will benefit from the rest of the articles as well! En- gage with our authors, join the conversations online about the articles, be part of a community seeking answers that the entire global Christian community will appreciate. 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By Gary Corwin 478 In the 20/30 Gap: Biblical Storying with Post-Christian Generations By Anna Rapa 484 Voices in the Local Church: Embracing the Nations: The Calvary Story By Sam Owusu 490 Excellence in Missions: Nurturing an Organizational Culture with a Developmental Bias By Steve Hoke 496 Book Reviews ARTICLES 394 The Existence of Witchcraft in Africa: Continuing the Discussion By Tim Stabell, with response by Jim Harries An ongoing discussion of witchcraft, common reactions, and what a Christian response entails. 404 Evil Eye: Ancient, Yet Contemporary Phenomenon and a Biblical Response By David Allen Bledsoe An overview of the evil eye and three gospel-based truths to encourage those who fear it. 412 "Shrewd as a Snake, Innocent as a Dove": The Ethics of Missionary Dissimulation and Subterfuge By Larry Poston Macro and micro ethical issues of tentmaking, contextual- ization, and contextual movements among Messianic Jews and Muslims. 422 Vitality of Spiritual Retreat for Those Who Minister By Marla Campbell The study of rest and Sabbath necessitates not only research for validation, but more importantly, a qualitative approach steeped in experiential learning and practice. 430 Re-imaging Medical Missions: Results of the PRISM Survey By Mark Strand, with John Melinger, Tina Slusher, Alice Chen, and Allen Pelletier Comprehensive survey of potential medical missionaries reveals significant challenges in the days to come. 440 A Cross-cultural Missional Life in Three Stages By Les Cowan A practical, three-stage checklist that workers in transi- tion might use as a way of identifying where they are and what lies ahead. 448 The Power of Diversity in Global Missions By Victor H. Cuartas A broad look at ethnic and cultural diversity, principles in relation to diversity, and challenges for those in global settings today. 454 Consuming Peanuts in the USA and in India: Reflecting on the Controversy over Insider Movements By Joshua Iyadurai The gospel is not a product; it is a person—Jesus. What does this mean to workers from the West trying to share the gospel with those from Muslim backgrounds? 462 All in the Family: Nepotism & Mission? By Karen L. H. Shaw Is nepotism good or bad? A look at the practical issues and what the Bible has to say about the topic. 468 Catch Me if I Fall: Premature Departure from the Field By Becky Thorson A guide to help agencies and churches make decisions and plan for contingencies when workers may need to leave the field early. a second look Commentary by EMQ associate editor, Gary Corwin Modern Slavery? Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. —Prov. 31:8-9 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free… —Luke 4:18 or almost all of us, at the margins of our consciousness is an awareness of something called human trafficking. It’s there, Fand we know that it’s real, but we assume that it’s a tiny, tragic blip on the scope of human experience—perhaps a subtitle in the story of kidnapping more generally. I was recently part of a study group on hu- man trafficking that made clear the shortcomings of such assumptions. This week as I write, the subject has smuggling of human beings, the term been brought home in a dramatic way actually has two very specific techni- for many Americans with the rescue cal and legal definitions, one for sex in a quiet U.S. neighborhood of three trafficking and one for labor traffick- young women who had been held and ing (which also applies to other kinds sexually abused for over a decade. In of services). The scope in both defini- fact, at least 100,000 to 300,000 youth tions includes recruitment, harbor- are at risk for commercial sexual ex- ing, transportation, and provision of ploitation annually in the U.S. persons for the specific activities (defi- But sexual slavery is not the only nitions from the Trafficking Victims face of human trafficking. It may also Protection Act, and may be easily ac- be for cheap labor, for smuggling, or cessed through the NHTRC; see con- for military purposes (including child tact information later in this article).