23 results for tag: missions
5 Things You Need to Know Before Missions
By Bruce and Laura Edgar
1. It will be harder than you think
It’s easy to hear stories or read newsletters and think that missions is easy. Some days it is but many days it is not. You will be tried in unique ways and there will be days you feel like giving up. That is why it’s important not to do missions on a whim thinking, “It will be fun to try.” A key to success is to have a support structure in place. This may be a mission board, as well as your church’s and pastor’s full support, and mentors who will be there for you along the way. This is true whether you go for a week or a lifetime!
2. It will require an ...
A Life Changing Understanding of Support Raising
by Jordan Smith
When I first realized that God was calling me on
a journey to minister overseas, my first thought was, “Oh, no, I’m going to
have to raise financial support.” At
that moment I had some very mixed feelings.
Let’s just say I wasn’t the most excited about it. I saw my ministry overseas as the goal and
support raising as the obstacle to trudge through in order to do the ministry I
really felt called to do overseas.
Today, however, after living on financial support for about 4 years, I
think about it much differently. There
were a few key things that God used in my life to change my mind about ...
The Importance of Short-Term Mission Trips
By Laura Edgar
In recent years there has been a lot of discussion over whether short-term mission teams are helpful or not. While everyone’s experience may be different, ours has been that short-term teams have a positive, lasting impact.
“When teams have the proper focus, they can be an invaluable part of the ministry.”
There is a sharp contrast in teams that hurt and teams that help. Teams that are not helpful typically have a ‘savior’ mentality vs. a service mentality, are focused on what they are there to DO vs. what they can LEARN, and are focused on immediate vs. long-term results. When teams have the proper focus, ...
Three Reasons Why Long-Term Missions Can Never Be Replaced
By Joshua Paxton
In the high-tech and fast-passed world of today, we often find ourselves asking how can we accomplish things more quickly? How can we meet goals more quickly? How can we expand more quickly? Studies have shown that the current attention span of Generation Z is a mere 18 seconds. This is largely based on social media, in which a person will take an average of 18 seconds to decide if they are going to watch a video they see on Facebook.
“[Short-term missions] will never serve as an alternative to long-term investment in the lives of others for the gospel.”
Applied to the realm of missions, this mentality is ...
Until the Whole World Hears
By Tori Garrison
John 3:16
“God wen get so plenny love an aloha fo da peopo inside da world, dat he wen send me, his one an ony Boy, so dat everybody dat trus me no get cut off from God, but get da real kine life dat stay to da max foeva."
Big question: Did that reach your heart?
So, this is a REAL Bible translation in the Hawaiian Pidgin language for a people group that lives in Hawaii. There are more than 600,000 people who speak Hawaiian Pidgin. This translation is easier than reading the English version because this is how they speak. It is clear for them. When we speak of Bible translation, we often use the term “heart ...
