As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
Read Part 1.
In this short series, I am sharing some of the things that I learned at Via Generosity’s Support Raising Bootcamp, which I attended earlier this month near Austin, TX. The training is centered around the book called The God Ask by Steve Shadrach (Fayetteville, AR: Via Nations, 2023).
I just returned from bootcamp—Support Raising Bootcamp, that is. I attended Via Generosity’s Support Raising Bootcamp in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12 and 13.
“if, as Paul explained, some labor where others have sown, we can’t limit the church’s mission to pioneer work among the unreached.” - TGC
“As far as our evidence goes, Patrick was the first person in Christian history to … grasp that teaching all nations meant teaching even barbarians who lived beyond the border of the frontiers of the Roman Empire.” - DeYoung
“The point of this article is not to knock short-term work…. but to remind all of us that long-term missions is costly—and it’s worth it.” - 9 Marks
“Steve Saint texted me last Sunday, reminding me that it was the 67th anniversary of the death of his father Nate Saint and the other missionary martyrs in Ecuador: Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Roger Youderian, and Pete Fleming.” - Randy Alcorn
Reposted from Rooted Thinking. This post originally appeared at GFA’s blog Commissioned. Read Part 1.
“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
Reposted from Rooted Thinking. This post originally appeared at GFA’s blog Commissioned, where you can find more missions-related content.
“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
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