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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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The Key to a Powerful Prayer Life
I believe in the power of prayer. I believe that you believe in the power of prayer, or you probably wouldn’t invest the time to go to a prayer meeting, or to spend personal time in prayer. I imagine that you could tell stories of answered prayers in your life, and you can probably quote…
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A Message for America
Every Fourth of July, as we celebrate our Independence Day, we sing songs that celebrate the blessings of God upon America. America the Beautiful O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with…
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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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Preacher, Be Relevant!
The pulpits in so many churches are out of touch. Preachers are spending time and energy preparing and delivering sermons that answer questions that nobody is asking! It has nothing to do with theology or hermeneutical accuracy. It has to do with people hearing a sermon and wondering, “So what? What does that have to…
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Advice for New Preachers
I thank God for new preachers! They are our hope for ongoing, next generation Gospel ministry. Those of us experienced in ministry have a responsibility to pour into the next generation, and create avenues for them to develop and use their spiritual gift and calling. I remember what it was like when I first began…
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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…
Rick Washburn, Jr.
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