![]() Whether you’re a lay leader in your church or a full-time pastor, don’t be caught in a situation in which you feel unqualified to evaluate the work of mission happening in your church. And as a result, missionaries raising support are often asked rather superficial interview questions that fail to capture the heart of their assumptions about the gospel, the most biblical methods of ministry, the nature of the local church, and so forth. There is an unstated sense that our church’s or denomination’s theology ends where international waters begin. Oftentimes, church leaders caught in this aura find themselves unwilling to question or scrutinize the field reports they hear. Missionaries, while often some of the most ordinary individuals, give on an ineffable glow. The reason for this is the magnetic-and repelling-power of cross-cultural experience. ![]()
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