Missionaries

“Thus follows a story about why and how we removed seven of our 65 members and identified them as missionaries instead.” - 9 Marks

“A lack of pastoral care is more likely to lead to a lack of spiritual health, which in turn hinders the work of the commission…. So what do we do if the status quo is chewing missionaries up rather than building them up?” - 9 Marks

“With the Japanese invasion pressing further into China in 1944, [Liddell’s] wife and their two daughters (and another on the way) were sent overseas to avoid danger…. Liddell was convinced he should stay.” - TGC

“As a husband and future father, I believe my family is my first mission field. God, then family, then ministry. … My hope is firmly in the Lord, and I know regardless of where He takes us, His will for our lives remains the same: make disciples.” World

Churches who support 30 missionaries at a low level might prayerfully consider reducing their number of supported missionaries to perhaps five or less—so that they can dive deeper into those ministries and lives.

“To be sure, the workers are few, and the harvest is great. But that does not mean that more workers are necessarily better. It seems that the impatience that so marks the current generation has infiltrated the missionary movement under the guise of ‘urgency.’ This impatience, rather than being curbed by church leaders, is often fostered and even encouraged.”