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In this book, I’m going to argue for a different approach to missions. I’m going to argue that there is in fact a set of knowledge and skills that missionaries need to acquire in order to do their work well.
For example, we’re told we must choose between new methods and their rapidly multiplying “rabbit churches,” and the slow, cumbersome “elephant churches” of other methods.
The missionary’s task, then, is to go in Christ’s authority as ambassadors of his kingdom, to communicate his message to the nations.
Choosing to enter ministry prematurely may result in short-term gains, but only at the cost of long-term effectiveness.
It is very difficult to challenge others’ worldviews before we’ve taken them seriously enough to understand them.
God’s grace not only saves us from our sin; it also empowers each of us to serve others in different ways.
This means the decision to serve cross-culturally isn’t merely the parents’ calling, inflicted on the children. It’s a calling the parents have discerned, and one the children are privileged to participate in, even as they recognize the difficulties.
God gives grace to go, but we remain dependent on him daily for the grace to stay.
Prayer doesn’t replace our actions; it enlivens them.
Let’s entrust our prayers into his loving hands and then get back to the small but necessary tasks he has given us.
Prayer is our single most important task as missionaries. It invites God’s almighty power into our frail efforts. But it should empower our work, not replace it.
