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How to Hit the Ground Running in Language Learning, Part 2

Andrea W.

Feb 7, 20225 min read

How to Hit the Ground Running in Language Learning, Part 2

In part 1, we went through some mistakes missionaries often make with language learning. Now let’s look at the missionaries who succeed...

How to Hit the Ground Running in Language Learning, Part 1

Andrea W.

Feb 3, 20224 min read

How to Hit the Ground Running in Language Learning, Part 1

Many missionaries start out motivated to learn and engage in the new language and culture around them. Unfortunately, those aspirations...

Larry McCrary

Feb 1, 20227 min read

Caring for Your Sent Ones in Year One

Jose Luis, his wife, Wendy, and their three small children are preparing to move to Africa next year to work with a mission organization...

David McWhite

Jan 24, 20225 min read

Discouraging DIY Missions

A growing awareness of gospel needs around the world has produced a sense of urgency in the Church for reaching those far from Christ and...

David Wilson

Jan 20, 20225 min read

Questions to Ask a Sending Organization

What a Former Missions Pastor (Who Now Serves an Agency) Wishes He Had Known to Ask In scripture, we learn that the Church is being...

Partnerships are Foundational to Missionary Care

Mike Easton

Jan 6, 20227 min read

Partnerships are Foundational to Missionary Care

The best way to do missionary care is to put people on great teams. There are a multitude of reasons why missionaries leave the field:...

Posturing Oneself as a Cross-Cultural Worker

Susan McCrary

Nov 15, 20213 min read

Posturing Oneself as a Cross-Cultural Worker

Your palms are a bit clammy. Your heart is racing. Your eyes dart to and fro, searching the area for something or someone familiar. You...

Jonah Fox

Nov 11, 20215 min read

Forming Outwardly Focused Followers

One of the most exciting moments for church missions leaders is when someone in the body expresses a call from God to serve...

Sharing the Gospel Cross-Culturally: You Don't Have to Be an Expert

Meredith Cook

Nov 1, 20215 min read

Sharing the Gospel Cross-Culturally: You Don't Have to Be an Expert

You don’t have to be an expert to share the hope of the gospel with someone who is much different than you.

The Sign Says Closed: Communicating With Our Sent Ones

Greg Mathias

Aug 4, 20215 min read

The Sign Says Closed: Communicating With Our Sent Ones

While closed countries and security can make communication daunting, do not let it stop you from staying in contact with sent ones.

The Sign Says Closed: Four Key Questions about Missions in "Closed" Countries

Greg Mathias

Aug 2, 20215 min read

The Sign Says Closed: Four Key Questions about Missions in "Closed" Countries

What is a closed country and what does it mean for missions and sending?

Ways a Sending Church Can Financially Support Marketplace Workers

Larry McCrary

Jul 26, 20214 min read

Ways a Sending Church Can Financially Support Marketplace Workers

There are several areas for which a sending church can provide financial resources for their marketplace worker.

Overview of Sending Church Element 11: Getting Sent Ones Established

Mike Easton

Mar 29, 20212 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 11: Getting Sent Ones Established

Beyond flourishing personally, it is also important to help Sent-Ones live out the right rhythms for ministry from the start.

The Keys to Conducting Ethnographic Research: Part 2

Lisa Hoff

May 21, 20206 min read

The Keys to Conducting Ethnographic Research: Part 2

Ethnographic research is a tremendous way to better understand how God is at work in the life of a person or a community.

The Keys to Conducting Ethnographic Research: Part 1

Lisa Hoff

May 18, 20204 min read

The Keys to Conducting Ethnographic Research: Part 1

Ethnographic research can be done by anyone and can lead to a more effective and efficient ministry.

Taking the Attitude of a Learner as You Prepare to Move Overseas

Larry McCrary

May 11, 20205 min read

Taking the Attitude of a Learner as You Prepare to Move Overseas

Those who plan to work overseas need to have a learner’s attitude and make changes in how they live in preparation for life abroad.

Andy Jansen

Apr 20, 20204 min read

Guts and Glory in the Service of God

When we are a part of Christ’s legacy, our lives are intertwined with his glory because we are in him.

Rebecca Ramirez

Oct 28, 20194 min read

When We Leave, He Will Stay

By Rebecca Ramirez Miguel and Anna live in a small village tucked away in the mountains of southern Mexico. They are a couple in their...

The Incomplete Pass: A Call for Missionary Teams to Receive Well, Part Four

debbie4034

Sep 23, 20193 min read

The Incomplete Pass: A Call for Missionary Teams to Receive Well, Part Four

BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LARRY MCCRARY Receiving new workers on the mission field (whether they be short-, mid-, or long-term) is one of...

Theology Without Love Equals Nothing in Missions

Dan Bush

Aug 19, 20193 min read

Theology Without Love Equals Nothing in Missions

BY CONTENT & OPERATIONS MANAGER, DAN BUSH Early on at Bible college, I met a passionate underclassman. At the time, I was struggling with...