More often than not, “partnering in missions,” means small churches give what little money they think they can afford to a larger church or a missions sending agency that will handle mobilization, screening, indoctrination, training, sending, and maintenance of missionaries on the field. This is not “partnering,” it’s outsourcing.
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“If you really cared about the unreached peoples of the world, you’d be more involved in missions.”
“If you truly understood the Great Commission, you’d be a missionary.”
“If only you were made aware of the opportunities to share the gospel, you’d go on a mission trip.”
“If you honestly saw the need, felt the urgency, or recognized [...]
Tags: guilt, inspiration, Matthew 24, Motivation
Acts 28:28 “You may be sure that God wants to save the Gentiles! And they will listen.”
This verse in Acts really bothers me. Paul is being quoted here, and it just doesn’t seem to make sense. It doesn’t make sense because of the passage that comes just before it, wherePaul quotes Isaiah the prophet:
“You will [...]
Unless writing a lot makes one a "writer," Ernest is a former missionary. After more than six years in Western Europe, he moved to Portland, where he drinks too much coffee and over-analyzes human behavior. For more about Ernest, visit the About page where you can read a long-time reader's interview with him. Or, if you don't mind waiting a very, very long time, send him an email.associations attrition Books change Church church planting Coke contextualization Counterintuitive denominations entering culture ethics Evolution Favors Fear Finances Giving gospel Hobby Humanitarian trips Impractical Insuffiecient resources Interesting Person Kingdom learning leaving Megachurch Missiology missional Missions Missions Strategy Mom-and-Pop Money Papers Person of Peace Pragmatism reintroduction Rules small churches threat Training UpStream worldview
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