<A related, follow-on article is Power Encounter, Love Encounter, and Pandemic Love.> In Missions there is often 3 types of "encounters" discussed. Charles Kraft, in particular, has a lot in this area and include: Truth Encounter Allegiance Encounter Power Encounter St. Boniface and Power Encounter Truth Encounter is the challenge of God's truth against the …
Month: February 2011
In Search of a Real Missionary?
The following is an excerpt from Successful Mission Teams: A Guide for Volunteers by Martha Van Cise (New Hope Publishers, 1999) Excerpt from pages 145-147. A good book, definitely worth owning. "When my husband and I were serving as full-time missionaries in Haiti, we took a group of volunteers to a remote area in Northern …
Should a Christian Missionary Ask for Financial Support?
Corrie Ten Boom, in her book “Tramp for the Lord”, speaks of how she used to ask for financial support for her work. However, at a certain point in her ministry, she believed God told her to stop asking for money. She goes on to say that she got two letters close to the same …
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The Shema and Holistic Learning
Missions is an educational pursuit. Consider the verses Deut 6:4-9, commonly known as the Shema. "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be …
Money, Christian Missions, and the Deadly Spiral
When one’s priority is to keep up with the expectations and values of those around you, it affects your time and money. You buy a bigger house and a nicer car (or two cars). You involve yourself in more expensive recreations and social functions. These put you in debt and fill up your time. To …
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