Reflections and resources for lifelong learning for missionaries
Most people want to avoid suffering. Yet, in this fallen world it is a reality of life. Suffering is a significant theme in Paul's second letter to Timothy. Commentator, William Mounce, writes, "the theme of suffering ties almost all of the epistle together" (Pastoral Epistles, 474). Each chapter of the letter has something to say …
A month ago, SEND U conducted a mid-career retreat for those missionaries who had served at least 15 years with our organization. This week, as I was reading about Solomon in 1 Kings, I was struck by how much this leader accomplished by the time he hit "mid-career." When Solomon had finished building the temple …
Continue reading Achieving everything you desire by mid-career – not a recipe for finishing well
Part 5 of a series on defining success for a missionary. Part 1 demonstrated that we, like Paul, can be confident in our ministry, despite all our detractors and critics. In Part 2, we saw in 2 Corinthians that Paul repeats the phrase “commend ourselves,” to identify key criteria that he uses to demonstrate that …
