Missions

“ABWE International hosted a two-hour episode of The Missions Podcast streamed on social media Monday that featured multiple experts on missionary work.” - CPost

“Odle is currently pastor of First Baptist Church, Elyria, Ohio, where he has served since 2011, and a member of the GARBC Council of Eighteen.

“While I cannot Biblically prohibit the practice of individual supporters, I have encouraged anyone who asks to channel their financial support for missions through the church instead of apart from it….Our approach of emphasizing that missionary financial support should come through the local church has several advantages” - Matt Postiff

“Which understanding, then, is more consistent with the message and import of the OT? To attain a clearer picture we must establish God’s posture and intention toward the nations in the OT.” - DBTS Blog

“A ‘brother’ and sister pair of Australian missionaries, who argued that it is ‘against God’s will’ to pay taxes to their government, were ordered by a court to pay more than $1.6 million they owed after they failed to convince the Supreme Court of Tasmania.” - Christian Post

“We’ve been telling the story for 63 years and counting, after all. We know what happened. But in God in the Rainforest: A Tale of Martyrdom and Redemption in Amazonian Ecuador, historian Kathryn T. Long suggests we may not know as much as we think.” - TGC

“Unlike John Allen Chau …Steve Campbell and his family have lived among indigenous people in northwest Brazil for more than 50 years.” - C.Today

Many missionaries bump into a God they weren’t expecting—a God who doesn’t interact with their lives how they thought he would. They’re not bouncing down the street gathering disciples like the Pied Piper. No, they’re struggling to learn the language. They’re realizing their day-to-day responsibilities are different than the job description.

Isolated Tribe Kills American With Bow and Arrow on Remote Indian Island

American’s Fatal Missionary Trip Was a ‘Misplaced Adventure,’ Police Say