a missions elder from a megachurch told Sam Metcalf of Church Resource Ministries in Pasadena, California, why his church had decided to discontinue the ministry of a missionary: “We didn’t approve of what the missionary was doing, so we told him that he and his family had to return to the States,” the elder said. “After all, he’s supported by us 100 percent. He’s our missionary.” “But doesn’t he work for an agency?” Metcalf asked. “Aren’t they his employer and supervisor?” “Yes,” the elder replied, “but we pay the bill; the agency doesn’t.”
