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10 Ways a Local Church Can Help a Missionary
Want to actually help missionaries? Here are 10 ways your church can.
Mission Leaders, Are You Nearsighted?
Missionary leaders are necessarily passionate and focused. In time though, though, they can find themselves busy and isolated. Our nearsightedness slows us down.
Why Do We Need Missionary Sending Cohorts?
How can support and structure help missionaries strengthen their resolve?
3 Cs of Caring for Missionaries
What do missionaries need, and how can churches ensure they're not forgotten?
Four Questions to Guide Creating a Global Missions Partnership
If your church has a desire to begin healthy overseas missions engagement but doesn’t know where to start, then here are four questions to help guide you to your first healthy international partnership.
4 R.E.A.L. Challenges for Women on the Mission Field
When we started a missionary home group, we assumed it'd be full of Boomer missionaries like we had experienced in the past. Instead, it was a diverse crowd. There were some Boomers like us, but word of our home group had resonated with one particular demographic looking for community—single, millennial women.
Stewarding your Returning Missionaries—a Letter to Local Churches
For the majority of our missionaries, moving halfway across the world for the sake of the gospel started out as a desire they shared with us one day. Shortly after that conversation, our journey to send them started. There is a lot of work that goes into preparing families and singles for the mission field. As sending churches, it is important to follow through as they return as well.
Calling the Callers
For most of us who have been called into ministry, it wasn't as simple as hearing God's audible voice from heaven as we prayed. More often than not, God uses his people to call and clarify calling for the next generation of leaders. In spite of the barriers that exist, we should be the callers for the future of the church. That's why we're excited for an opportunity at HBU this Feb to better understand what a calling is and the options available to those looking to enter ministry. It's going to be an excellent event for ministers and the next generation both!
Three Things to Know Before Catching up with a Missionary
The majority of us who are involved with a local church know someone who has lived or currently lives on the mission field. On any given Sunday, we may hear about how God used a missionary’s obedience or a quick plug or through an introduction from the stage if they happen to be in town. Their work may be somewhat familiar to us yet still distant enough from the details to leave them feeling vaguely unknown. This can make catching up with a missionary friend over coffee quite uncomfortable or even awkward at times. But here are some helpful things to remember.