Sentences with phrase «overseas missionary»

The fact is, however, that just like the previous century's overseas missionary movement, none of this is possible if there are not «home churches» to support it.

And if you are a pastor of a church or are on the planning committee for a mission's conference, maybe this year, instead of inviting the overseas missionary to speak, you could invite up the mother who is raising her children at home.

Twenty years of overseas missionary and ecumenical service had drawn my interest, first, to the traditional and Muslim faiths of Africa and, later, to the religions of Asia.

With new vigor in the early nineteenth century, the churches of Western Christendom, through the overseas missionary movement, began their long and ever more complex recognition that the ministry and church must go to people in special settings or with special problems.

Something very similar seems to be taking place in many overseas missionary projects, and indeed in some at home in areas of special need.

What I have to wonder is, if we, as a Church, trust God to work and bring people to Him, or if we feel like we have to «help» by providing all these material possessions (which in the end are meaningless, the money spent on them might be better spent on improving the community, providing food for hungry, support for ministers and overseas missionaries).

Even in these modern days I have had long and agonizing interviews and counseling sessions with overseas missionaries who were trying to decide whether, if they exercised ministry back home, they would be recreant to their «higher calling.»

We have already noted that the overseas missionaries did not bring God to Africa.

Chuck Swindoll tells another story about some overseas missionaries who developed a hankering for some peanut butter.

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Although I am not religious, the condescending nature of your Professors tone is exactly the reason why when I was trudging through med school, I came to the conclusion upon entering the workforce — I would politely decline invitations to become a cog in the domesticated medical system and instead take my knowledge elsewhere — medical missionary work overseas.

Among the missionaries still being sent overseas, those engaged directly in evangelization are a small minority.

They believe that evangelicals attach an exaggerated importance to missionaries in whatever role remains for Western churches overseas.

The decline in the number of missionaries sent abroad has become for them a symbolic focal point for their concern about the entire denominational involvement overseas.

Those evangelical «old style» missionaries still serving overseas are perceived by liberal / ecumenicals as supporting repressive economic and political systems in developing countries in order to achieve the «stability» that will enable them to gain admittance to those countries and be left free to evangelize.

Overseas and British mission to merge The Methodist Missionary Society (MMS) is to be «wound up with... More

Because there are others who believe the same way I do, and we have the best Bible scholars, and the best seminaries, and the biggest churches, and the most authors, and our missionaries are very active overseas, and we agree with most of the teachings of the church throughout history... at least since the Reformation anyway... and I believe that with time, and a little education of how to really study the Bible, people will eventually see that what I believe is the right way to believe.

But I found myself now in a place were I found the Jesus that I always preached to other people for about 15 years including 8 1/2 years in as a missionary in a Third World Country with my wife and three children (two of them born overseas), the Jesus that speaks to you, the Jesus that wants to make you happy and give you hope, the Jesus that saved me and I knew but not to this level of intimacy.

Overseas and British mission to merge The Methodist Missionary Society (MMS) is to be «wound up with immediate effect» following a resolution at the Methodist Conference in July.

Even today, for many churches, it is customary to call «missionaries» only those who go overseas.

The decision brings to an end over 80 years of formal missionary society work, though the Methodist Church will continue to engage in mission overseas...

The first is a «Holy Grail» conception of their function, not unlike that of the early overseas Christian missionaries of the past century.

for example: blacks make up less than one percent of the missionary services overseas who have never heard of Jesus.

Though the LCMS never ceased its missionary activity overseas, it became less vocal on the national front following this crisis, as it considered its own affairs.

Today he's in the business of training missionaries for overseas work, and he's very familiar with the argument that missionaries should be upfront about their intentions when they go overseas.

He grew up in a missionary family in Japan, and then spent some time overseas in Bolivia as well.

The overage has been paid through reserve funds and selling missionary housing and other property overseas, CT reported in August.

Now, you may think this is an extreme, isolated event, but I have a sister who is a missionary, and she could tell you stories for hours on end about identical situations her and her husband have experienced almost weekly while overseas.

These people... my father, my friend, my neighbor, my wife, and my mother... have understood the mission to which God called them, and they selflessly carry out this mission year in and year out, and for that, they are «missionaries» just as much as those who have gone overseas.

Some scientists have gone overseas as medical, agricultural, or scientific missionaries and teachers; are there not in America most of the same opportunities for service to mankind and for witness by word and work to one's religious faith?

Hold infants at your local church nursery while the parents attend service; participate in a house build with Habitat for Humanity; mentor a student at a nearby school a few times a month; sponsor a missionary overseas; give wildly beyond the tithe.

This was especially true for me after attending a denominational college and working overseas with missionaries from my church tradition.

I have know quite a few missionaries who have gone overseas to do exactly what you described.

We are personally acquainted with several people who went overseas on similar «missions,» albeit for more than the usual week to ten days for the «missionaries» sent to San Diego / Tijuana.

Could you tell me why the majority or the extremists did not try to enforce their Beliefs and Church upon all as did in the previous lands... Although can be seen that they might be working as «Missionaries» towards converting more at overseas countries?

Furthermore, even though the missionary may be exhausted from working overseas, they feel compelled to visit people in their homes and go speak in a myriad of churches just so that they can maintain their financial support.

That income has been supplemented in recent years with reserve funds, as well as proceeds from the sales of missionary housing and other property overseas.

Currently, the IMB has about 450 staff and about 4,700 missionaries overseas, down from 5,600 in 2009.

At this point, many felt that Western missionary activity overseas was coming to a close.

Both founded missionary societies and sent many men overseas.

In fact, it was not until the 1830's that the first Methodist missionary was sent overseas from America.

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I run a mid-sized missionary origination and for several years I have purchased Seven Corners international coverage for every individual I send overseas.

MP + International was designed specifically to provide medical insurance to missionary groups by offering continuous coverage while overseas and back in the U.S. while on furlough or deputation.

Overseas medical insurance for missionary groups requires provisions not met by many companies.

Being stationed overseas as a U.S. military, Diplomats, Missionary, International School Teacher or other expat status does not mean foregoing your adoption plans.

For those who are newer here and don't know my history, I grew up in a war zone overseas as a missionary kid and got PTSD there.

thanks... I came over from the Relevant linky... this was all such good stuff... I'm behind in all of this because I just really started my writing blog a couple of months ago... and had only heard a little of Relevant and wanted to go, but to quick to work out logistics... anyhow, this is a super main point post as I came over lamenting I missed Relevant and also lamenting that, Lord willing — oh my, what a mess I am, I'll be living overseas as a missionary in Eastern Europe the next Relevant: (and:)

After spending many many years overseas as a missionary's wife and having traveled so many places, she has collected quite a few souvenir spoons.