Category: The Missions Corner
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What American Churches Need: A Missionary Mentality
I have pastored in the United States for over a decade, after having spent most of my life on the foreign mission field. The longer I serve in the United States, see the direction of our country, and witness the health condition of churches in America, I am convinced that we as pastors and churches must embrace…
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Missionary, Thank You For Leading
Missionary, I want you to know how thankful I am for you. I know many of you personally, and I thank God for your friendship and consistent testimony over the years. But there is so much more that I am thankful for. Missionary, thank you for leading by example. You are living out the principle…
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Praying for our Missionaries
Every time missionaries step foot in our churches, they ask us to pray for them. Every time a missionary sends a letter, he or she mentions some specific prayer requests. Yet, since it can be difficult to track all of the individual needs of each missionary that we support, we tend to pray something like…
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How Much Is Too Much?
Indigenous missions – the ultimate goal of the church-planting missionary. Every missionary-in-training has learned to describe an indigenous church as self-governing, self-propagating, and self-supporting. The question is not so much, “What is our goal?” The question is, “How do we reach it?” There are about as many answers to that question as there are missionaries.…
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Help! I Need A Furlough
There is no feeling like feeling helpless. You are in a situation that must change, but you are powerless to do anything about it. If the situation becomes prolonged, the feeling of helplessness can turn into stress, desperation, and even resentment. Something must be done. Missionaries around the world have approached their time for furlough,…
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Defeating Discouragement As A Missionary
Weeks have passed. Sometimes months. It seems like an eternity since you’ve seen someone saved in your ministry. You’ve been faithful to preach, teach, hold activities and witness. Yet “nothing” is happening. Then the questions come: What am I doing wrong? Why isn’t anyone responding? What am I going to report to my supporters? Will…
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Three Growing Trends In World Missions
It is fascinating to observe the changes that are occurring in world missions, both in the United States and around the world. The ever-changing realities of the world we are seeking to reach with the Gospel are forcing pastors and churches to have to re-think their strategies to accomplish our God-given mission. As fundamental Baptists,…
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Observations from the Ancient Mission Field
During our recent trip to the Holy Land, God allowed my wife and I to personally experience, not just the lands where our Lord walked, but also the lands of pioneer missions in Greece, the Aegean Sea and the coast of Turkey. As a missionary kid and former missionary, I cannot describe how thrilling it…
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The Vitality of Discipleship and Training
As a former second-generation missionary I can’t help but compare ministry on the foreign field to ministry in the United States. There are so many things that are considered fundamental and assumed in missionary work, but are often neglected in established works “at home.” One area that comes to mind is that of discipleship…
Rick Washburn, Jr. 