Reading through "Encountering Theology of Mission" by Ott, Strauss, and Tennent. In Chapter 7 they list 13 motivations for doing mission work. They divide them into two categories: Questionable Motivations and Appropriate Motivations. For me, I would like to play with the list a little bit. For me, some of the questionable motivations are poor …
Tag: motivation for missions
Both/And and In-Between
Quote from Oswald Chambers, "My Utmost for His Highest" In mission work, the great danger is that God's call will be replaced by the needs of the people, the the point that human sympathy for those needs will absolutely overwhelm the meaning of being sent by Jesus. The needs are so enormous, and the conditions …