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For the agencies I’m interested in, how much financial support would I have to raise? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ What percentage of support raised goes to the agency’s home office? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ What are my essential doctrinal positions? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ How much input do I want to have in my placement? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ I will invite the input of several missionaries and fellow agencyseeking friends by asking the following questions: “How did you decide whether to serve under an agency or independently?” __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ “What can I learn from your decision-making process?” __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 70 | <strong>Ask</strong> a <strong>Missionary</strong>
Add other exploratory questions you might have: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ What three questions can I ask to help me determine if an agency is a fit for me? (Consider Jack Voelkel’s excellent questions under “A Thorough Exam” earlier in this chapter.) 1. _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ I will learn more about mission organizations in the following two ways (select from opportunities and/or events listed in “Resources for Further Study” at the end of this book): 1. _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ AGENCIES: Researching the Options | 71
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Ask a Missionary Time-Tested Answer
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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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market, the post office, the park.
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A: Look for an inner conviction, fo
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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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Page 71 and 72: A Thorough Exam In some ways, joini
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A: Avoid sales pressure as well as
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• God owns all, yet he is the mos
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church priorities. Now when I see l
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first, ask God what he intends for
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We see three groups of people here:
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Bristol, England, by faith in the p
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on how much time you invest in buil
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A: Yes. Trust God for all your fina
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A: Work part-time and study part-ti
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(because their degrees are not in d
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When we decided to go overseas, we
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A: Start early contributing each mo
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Over a challenging three years, the
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From Philippians 4:10-20, what can
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have been ruined because of him.”
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the tribal chief became followers o
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A: Both singleness and marriage hav
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A: Single missionaries have more fl
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although I wanted to get married, I
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A: Yes, but work toward a common vi
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family, just as married couples hav
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I decided to go on the mission fiel
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A: If it’s God’s plan, he will
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Your family’s mission story may b
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A: Yes. Consider these benefits of
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Answer from David Smith, director o
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education was either from home scho
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Q: Can I become a missionary if my
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How would I deal with loneliness an
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The Challenge Moving Forward 7 Dr.
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missionary friend Phil almost choke
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qualities for cross-cultural missio
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Acknowledgments The editor, John Mc
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Notes Chapter 2: Guidance 1. Excerp
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Resources for Further Study These m
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around the world, new resources, an
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Friend Raising: Building a Missiona
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People Raising: A Practical Guide t
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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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