Episodes
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
17 Ben Spector Interview
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
Pastor Jeff Jackson interviews missionary Ben Spector with a focus on the importance of language and culture acquisition for missionaries. They discuss the dilemma of feeling the need to speed the ministry along resulting in viewing culture and language as obstacles to get over instead of actual ministry. Ben makes the excellent analogy that culture and language are not a piece of the missionary pie, but they are the pie. Ben also said Jesus made Himself known to us in a foreign land in very relatable ways, including becoming flesh and learning the language to communicate the most important message ever given.
Ben and Jeff both mention Paul Hierbert's classic mission book, Anthropological Insights for Missionaries.
When asked for three points to help new missionaries, Ben recommended:
- Establish a home church relationship.
- Go in learning language and culture —and do research on how to learn language.
- Be good steward by knowing why you are going to the mission field.
Sunday Jul 17, 2016
Missionary Security: Contingency 05
Sunday Jul 17, 2016
Sunday Jul 17, 2016
The missionary has done all the right things. He or she has taken all the security precautions. Paul, and and generations of missionaries through the ages, a crisis has developed and contingency plans must be enacted.
In our series final, Tim Dabney helps us understand missionary contingency planning. The focus will be on developing a plan before the crisis comes.
Evacuations
Go Packs,
Trusted National Contacts
Shelter in Place
Rally Points
Sunday Jul 10, 2016
Missionary Security: Cyber 04
Sunday Jul 10, 2016
Sunday Jul 10, 2016
Facilitating the Missions's Tim Dabney speaks on cyber security issues for missionaries.
Sunday Jul 03, 2016
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