Matthew 25:37–40 (NIV) 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in …
Category: New Missionaries
Stressed from Core to Cosmos: Article Review
"Ministry is a hazardous occupation! To be in ministry is a 'high calling' and a grave responsibility--and therein lie much of the stress and struggle which makes it so hazardous. Anyone who chooses a role in ministry across cultures compounds the hazards almost geometrically." So begins an article by Lawrence and Lois Dodds entitled "Stressed …
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The value of coaching
In our mission organization, we provide a coach for all of our new missionaries at the mid-point of their first term. This coach meets with the new missionary for a total of 6 times over a 3-month period to help them walk through the process of doing a self-assessment of their spiritual, physical, emotional …
Training for "bush" Alaska
Flying through mountains in Alaska During the month of June, this blogger was focused on other things than blogging, and I apologize. We flew back to North America from Ukraine at the end of May, and spent basically the whole month of June living out of suitcases, travelling throughout Alaska and British Columbia. Hence, …
How do we define success as missionaries?
A question that we discuss at length during every Member Orientation is "How do you define success for yourself as a missionary?" As disciples of Christ, who have been called and sent out to make disciples of others, we can only consider ourselves successful if we believe that we have accomplished what our Master …
Understanding our youngest missionaries
At our last Directors' Council, we looked at how we can better incorporate the generation called "Millennials" or Generation Y (those born between 1980 and 2000) into our mission. Dr. Jim Raymo, assistant professor at Northwestern College, and former US Director for WEC International presented his research on this topic. For us Boomers, this generation …
