In the middle installment of this series of questions about the mission, the church, and missionaries, we rode a bus with Lesslie Newbigin from India to England and learned about a missional perspective on the West.
Hi David, I really appreciate your blog post. I was called to be a missionary when I was twelve and I think it is important to show that being a missionary is different from being on mission.
Thank you for your blog posts discussing this topic. The way you mentioned you are trying to think like a missionary rather then claim to be one, is something I appreciate.
Mr. Drury, I take an Intercultural Studies class here at Oklahoma Wesleyan University and I love the way you reworded the way missions is supposed to be thought of as the body of the church.
I loved this series of blog posts, It was fascinating reading through this. One of favorite parts was reading through the story’s. Thank you for your work in this field.
Hello David! My name is Brooks and I’m currently taking a course called intercultural studies at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. I really liked the story you shared from Newbigin. It’s so raw and sad that often times the countries we leave from need the most missionary work. I think your series was well written and very well done. Thanks for the articles!
David, this is a fantastic ending to your 3 part series. Very well done. I was conflicted on if everyone is a missionary, but I agree with you. Every Christian should think like a missionary.
The doubled population in your lifetime combined with the 4 in 10 stat really makes an impact. I resonate with all you’ve written here—may God use your words to raise up laborers for His harvest!!!
amen, Amber! just talked with a laborer in East Asia this morning (his evening) and was so inspired by how he talked of the fact that he is likely to "age out" of his visa there (meaning, they aren't likely to let him stay after 60 very long) and he was looking for where else in the world he might be able to move to--he moved back to the states for a time in mid-career and felt like he needed to "get back out there" and contribute "to the great commission where people don't know Jesus."
I was greatly impacted by a professor in seminary who took his call to send out laborers very seriously. He would always tell us how it didn’t make biblical sense that people said they “stayed” because God hadn’t called them personally to “go.” He would point to the Great Commission and tell us it should be the opposite—unless God personally calls you to stay, you are biblically called to go!!!! You don’t hear that kind of teaching/preaching often….
Thank you for your insight! I like your illustration of the sign, it is a good reminder that it is Gods mission not ours.
Well said
Hi David, I really appreciate your blog post. I was called to be a missionary when I was twelve and I think it is important to show that being a missionary is different from being on mission.
So glad to hear of your calling—what opportunities have you been able to chase for Jesus?
Couldn’t have said it better myself David, love the view on the scope and focus, really opens my eyes!
Glad it helped.
Thank you for your blog posts discussing this topic. The way you mentioned you are trying to think like a missionary rather then claim to be one, is something I appreciate.
Yeah that’s key for me
I learned that it’s God mission not our mission.
Indeed
David I appreciate the way that you explained the differences between Global missionaries job and our job as followers of Christ.
Good to know
Mr. Drury, I take an Intercultural Studies class here at Oklahoma Wesleyan University and I love the way you reworded the way missions is supposed to be thought of as the body of the church.
Yeah Bosch and other push that heavily
I loved this series of blog posts, It was fascinating reading through this. One of favorite parts was reading through the story’s. Thank you for your work in this field.
Yes the stories warm the heart
Hello David! My name is Brooks and I’m currently taking a course called intercultural studies at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. I really liked the story you shared from Newbigin. It’s so raw and sad that often times the countries we leave from need the most missionary work. I think your series was well written and very well done. Thanks for the articles!
Newbigin’s work is helpful!
David,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on missionary’s. I love the way you defined specifically the difference between missionary called out and here.
Thanks much for reading
David, this is a fantastic ending to your 3 part series. Very well done. I was conflicted on if everyone is a missionary, but I agree with you. Every Christian should think like a missionary.
Well said Ty.
Would love to interact with you here on these ideas. Your take?
The doubled population in your lifetime combined with the 4 in 10 stat really makes an impact. I resonate with all you’ve written here—may God use your words to raise up laborers for His harvest!!!
amen, Amber! just talked with a laborer in East Asia this morning (his evening) and was so inspired by how he talked of the fact that he is likely to "age out" of his visa there (meaning, they aren't likely to let him stay after 60 very long) and he was looking for where else in the world he might be able to move to--he moved back to the states for a time in mid-career and felt like he needed to "get back out there" and contribute "to the great commission where people don't know Jesus."
WOW
Wow indeed!!
I was greatly impacted by a professor in seminary who took his call to send out laborers very seriously. He would always tell us how it didn’t make biblical sense that people said they “stayed” because God hadn’t called them personally to “go.” He would point to the Great Commission and tell us it should be the opposite—unless God personally calls you to stay, you are biblically called to go!!!! You don’t hear that kind of teaching/preaching often….