Partnering with Local Churches to Train and Send Missionaries Worldwide
source Every person that considers church planting asks the question, Am I a Church Planter? It is the question I asked myself before planting a church. It is the question assessors ask every candidate who submits himself to an assessment process to
Up to this point, all the benefits I have mentions have been fairly obvious, I think. But this final benefit is one that I only realized recently. I was talking with missionary Keith Shumaker about furlough one time. I asked
Dear Pastors & Praying Friends, Furlough Update In February, we were in the states of FL, GA, OH, IN, KY, TN, SC, and NC. We were at ten difference churches. While visiting these churches, we were reminded once again of
One huge reason to take a furlough is to be a blessing an encouragement to those churches and individuals who have supported the missionary. Reporting in to supporting churches is a very Biblical thing to do. Acts 14:26-28 says, “And thence
So far, we have looked at the benefits of furlough to the missionary and to the missionary’s family. Furlough also is a benefit to the missionary’s relatives. Jim Eliot said, “The cross of Christ falls hardest on the home,” and
Building Your Leadership Resume is a book of 40 short chapters. Each chapter examines a different aspect of leadership by Pastor Johnny Hunt of First Baptist Church of Woodstock, GA. The book covers topics from a leader’s passion and the
Often men who are missionaries are very driven, very focused, and very diligent. They thrive on overcoming obstacles and accomplishing things. The idea of “abandoning the work” that they have “poured their heart and soul into” can seem horrible. Why
Several years ago, we implemented a programme at our church in Northern Ireland during our missions conference called “Adopt-a-Missionary.” Though this idea was definitely not new to us, I wanted to pass along some information about the programme. It might
1. Furlough allows the missionary to rest. God has created us to work but also to need to rest. In the very beginning, God shows us the order of a 6 day work week and a day of rest. The
One of my best friends from Bible college is a missionary to North Africa. I actually met him the first day of Bible college. Because we were both missions majors, we spent a lot of time together including a six