Missions

“there’s another type of professionalism that is manifestly not what Piper intended to criticize—that is, professionalism as the day-to-day pursuit of excellence in ministry.” - 9 Marks

“Two accounts from the missionary service of the Apostle Paul reinforce a conclusion from sacred history that the decision to flee is unique to each person and situation.” - P&D

Per the Joshua Project: “7.7 billion people on the planet, more than 3 billion are considered either unreached or least reached. Of those, approximately 7,000 people groups have been categorized as unreached” - C.Post

“…later, a brand-new missions team took me in. And then something happened that I didn’t expect. I was asked to stop attending church because our new team needed to bond on Sundays. This struck me as odd. What about the church?” - 9 Marks

“Christians … tend to believe missions is a calling for some (51%), not a mandate for all (25%). On the other hand, the vast majority of pastors (85%)—regardless of denomination—says missions is work that all Christians participate in.” - Barna

“The first reason is the overwhelming disparity in resources for those in the United States versus those in unreached, or under-reached, areas.” - TGC

“Christian Aid Ministries shares new details on how the remaining 12 hostage missionaries, including young children, ended up free from the 400 Mawozo gang” - CToday

“Haitian police said the hostages were safe, but details of their condition were not revealed. The violent 400 Mawozo gang had demanded $1 million per hostage, but it is not clear whether any ransom was paid for their release.” - BPNews