Mission Affirmed: Recovering the Missionary Motivation of Paul (Biblia.com)

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As a model for Christian missions, the apostle Paul is praised for his sense of urgency when proclaiming the gospel, but are modern churches missing his broader motivation? Paul didn’t view missions as simply accomplishing a goal; he valued affirmation from God, seeking it fervently in every area of his ministry. How can churches today emulate that ambition in their own mission efforts? In...

school fees, and put meat on the table. And when he has a great need, what does he do? He doesn’t go to the other Westerners for money. He comes to us. He comes to the scattered and the poor, he comes to local believers, and he asks for, and gets, our help.33 Ripken says that man’s testimony made him want to go back to Africa and start all over as a missionary. To be honest, it had a similar effect on me. If I could go back to my missionary years in Central Asia, I’d do some things differently. When

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