Sharing our faith or imposing our beliefs
I recently read a very interesting article by Dyron Daughrity in Missio Dei, a missions journal from the Stone-Campbell Movement. Here’s the abstract of the article: This paper looks at problems that...
View ArticlePartnering with churches in other countries
Pedro Villa made a very good comment on yesterday’s post; I hope you’ll take the time to look at what he had to say. I’ve talked some about the concept of partnership in terms of local outreach, but...
View ArticleMoney as power in missions
It happened in Rosario, Argentina. It was 1986 or 1987. One of the Christians came to speak with the missionaries, telling a tale of having been approached by an ex-member that wanted to recruit him...
View ArticleThey don’t need what you say they need
I’ve probably been guilty of the same. I’ll say that up front. But I’m tired of reading where ministries are raising money for what they say people in Cuba are asking for. No, they’re not asking for...
View ArticleShort-term missions and local Christian leadership
I started this series by recounting some of the positive experiences that I and my family have had with short-term missions. I still have some potential problem areas to look at, so I want to make...
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