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How can I correct my negative perspectives and attitudes? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ How is raising financial support as a missionary different from begging for personal charity? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Has God ever allowed uncomfortable circumstances in my life—for my personal growth? What was the outcome? Could raising support be a similarly uncomfortable step God has planned for me? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ With what approaches could I successfully raise prayer and financial support? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ How can I minimize or eliminate my financial debts? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 150 | <strong>Ask</strong> a <strong>Missionary</strong>
From Philippians 4:10–20, what can I learn from the apostle Paul’s own fundraising in his work as a missionary? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ I will learn more about mission funding in the following two ways (select from the books and courses listed in “Resources for Further Study” at the end of this book): 1. _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ FUNDING: Figuring It Out | 151
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Ask a Missionary Time-Tested Answer
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This book is a great resource for m
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Authentic Publishing A Ministry of
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Things Nobody Told Me 110 Yes. No.
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John McVay John McVay served as a m
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Imagine Your Own Gripping Story 1 W
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Toward Your Own Story Most Christia
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Guidance Discovering God’s Plan 2
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You’ll bring the bikes to the sch
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market, the post office, the park.
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A: Look for an inner conviction, fo
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eceived concrete and definite direc
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A: Ask God to use you and watch him
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This topic is one of the themes dis
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A: Discouragement is a part of life
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ack home. I’ve got a life and a f
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I was a mechanical engineer, and my
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Answer from Paul, who has served as
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going!” It may be that as you hav
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there? What kinds of office politic
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joy, and the tug of our hearts—as
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seek God’s will with a determinat
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A: Yes. Strategically select your s
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go and help. These extended, opport
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passed by a number of opportunities
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How do I believe God typically guid
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Agencies Researching the Options 3
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Jim, obviously nervous, simply said
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your own financial support. However
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for its missionaries’ safety, hea
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• Teamwork. The New Testament con
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A: Because they find help in other
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A: Because their church serves as a
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served as a minister within this de
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A Thorough Exam In some ways, joini
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Does the mission have plans to move
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Does the agency make disciples or j
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3. You have more opportunities to a
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When to Begin? Which agency you joi
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So ask the Holy Spirit to guide you
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Add other exploratory questions you
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well. Sometimes he goes after famil
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a bright room decorated with dozens
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Q: What perspective should I take t
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Study”). It will give you a syste
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A: Fast can end up being slow. A de
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Our ministry, wherever we are, shou
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A: In the middle of your university
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Avenues of Training Learning should
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A: Get experience in your church, a
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How much training should you get in
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A: Volunteer, integrate faith into
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second language is useful. Or a deg
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Page 193 and 194: The Challenge Moving Forward 7 Dr.
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Page 199 and 200: Acknowledgments The editor, John Mc
Page 201 and 202: Notes Chapter 2: Guidance 1. Excerp
Page 203 and 204: Resources for Further Study These m
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Encountering Islam Keith Swartley,
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Mukappa.org Links to resources, spi
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Resources for Women in Missions Par
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The Definitive Prayer Handbook for
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