Tag: call to missions

Is Ministerial Calling a Path, a Destination, or a Vocation?

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In recent years, especially in Christian missions at least, there has been a transition of view regarding divine calling. Traditionally, many mission organizations and churches expected a missions candidate to describe a clear, unambiguous call to ministry. Gary Friesen (in his book, "Decision Making and the Will of God") spoke of the challenge of entering …

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But I’m Called!!

On By missionmusingsIn Mission Theology, Missional Churches, Missions as VocationLeave a comment

While this might surprise many, there are a lot of people who want to go into missions. Perhaps they want to because they want "adventure" (whatever that is). Some want to because it is an escape from the stress and drudgery of what they are presently doing ("maybe in a foreign place, people won't know …

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