Note: this post is written by a missionary appointee friend of mine. When God places a challenging situation in front of us, the Bible tells us to have faith. However, our natural inclination is to be afraid. How do we reconcile how we are supposed to feel with how we actually feel? In the Church […]
November 21, 2012
Is Being Thankful Biblical, Cultural or Something We Learn From Our Parents?
It’s difficult to sit here the day before Thanksgiving and not be tempted to write a post about thankfulness. Being thankful is so central to missionary fundraising, support raising, MPD – call it whatever you want – that if we ignore it we will not be successful in our ministries. Image by vistamommy via Wikimedia […]
October 15, 2012
An Interview With A Missionary Who Integrates Social Media and Support Raising
Note: this interview is with Crick Porier, missionary to Estonia, who shares his basic approach in effectively integrating social media into his fundraising. Crick has a degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. Brian: Crick, how do you integrate social media into your fundraising? What platforms do you use and why? Crick: There […]
September 14, 2012
Local Church and Self Assessment As Key Steps in the Missionary Call – Think Fireworks
In my previous Heart and How To of Missionary Assessment I mentioned five types of critical assessment that are needed for missionaries and church planters: personal assessment – self evaluation of what God is doing local church assessment – the evaluation of church leaders who have observed the candidate in both personal and ministry contexts mission […]
September 10, 2012
New Missionary, Old Missionary – Got to Love Them Both
I’ve always found it refreshingly odd when I meet someone new for the first time. I see them at their current age and looks, knowing nothing about their past. I find it refreshing to connect with them and hear their story and yet their age and looks are unique to that day. I have no […]
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November 23, 2012
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