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 …
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Book Reflection: “The Mission of God” Part 2
This is a continuation of the reflections on “The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative” by Christopher J.H. Wright. NOTE: This is NOT a review... just things that the book got me thinking about. I haven't finished the book yet (I am slow sometimes, but I have to give it a STRONG recommendation …
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But I’m Called!!
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 …
The Future of “4F” Missionaries?
What is a “4F” Missionary? This is the traditional missionary of the 19th and 20th centuries. I am going to start with 3F because it works better for a Venn Diagram... but we can add the fourth later. F Foreign (not community, local, or regional) F Fully Funded (not bivocational, or self-funded, but financed by …
What is a missionary? Part #1
I. Missionary as "One Who Is Called"? I started out planning to talk about how to define a missionary. Some characteristics of a missionary often used include: a. "Called" to mission work. b. Cross-cultural work c. "Professional" or "Full-time" So my goal was to look at these three points and then offer some sort …