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If We Don’t Use the Term “Missionary,” What Should We Replace It With?

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A few years ago, one of my daughters was working as a caregiver for a Jewish family. This family treated her very well. But when they found out that her parents were "missionaries" their response was immediate and perhaps best described as "distaste." They gave a verbal response that I don't remember now, but it …

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Ten Common Missionary Roles

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Gailyn Van Rheenen lists fen common roles or activites of long-term missionaries in one of his books on missions <Gailyn Van Rheenen, Missions: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Strategies, 2nd ed. (Zondervan, 2014), Chapter 6>: (1) Traditional church planting in unreached areas (Pioneering) (2) Training local church leaders in order for a church planting movement to …

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