I have been doing a bit of thought on 'Reverse Missions"--- this is missionaries who depart from New Sending Countries (countries that traditionally received missionaries), and serve in Old Sending countries (countries that traditionally sent missionaries). These reflections are pretty off-the-cuff. I will hopefully be able to fill out these ideas later. #1. Reverse Missions …
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Role of a Missionary
I have struggled with a good job description for a missionary. Some descriptions appear to me to be entirely inadequate, or even counter-productive. Missionaries are cross-cultural ministers. This is a common descriptor. There are three major problems with this one for me. First, it doesn't pass the "Paul and Barnabas Test." We often think of …