The above question may sound strange and can be open to a few interpretations. One Interpretation (Minor Question): Historically, it might sound like the question, "Should missionaries be married... or single?" Paul made it clear that many of the apostles not only had wives, but they traveled with their husband's in their missionary ventures. Paul …
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The Introverted Socially Awkward Missionary, Part 2
One presumption for missionaries, I can attest to anecdotally at least, is that they love to get out there and interact with people. I recall when my wife and I were looking to be missionaries under a specific mission board--- they said that they were looking for candidates who were passionately and enthusiastically evangelistic. I …
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Who Should be a Missionary
I feel like I need to make a change from what I have said before. I have previously said that a Christian missionary needed TWO distinct qualities to go into missions: Flexibility Willingness I purposefully left out Called. For one thing, I believe the church calls people to missions, while I believe God calls EVERYONE …
von Harnack on Early Church Missions
The following is a great quote from "Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries" by Adolph von Harnack (1851-1930), from 1908 translated edition. This quote is from Volume 3, chapter 1 (section 366-369). The broader passage and related passages are available at the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (see http://www.ccel.org/ccel/harnack/mission.v.i.html#fna_v.i-p2.1) Passage emphasizes the …