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Detours on the Road to the Mission Field: Failing to Identify Potential Leaders

This is the third article in a series based on the book, Detours: 10 Roadblocks to the Great Commission, by Paul Seger. Real pastors were asked, “Why would a church NOT want to send missionaries from their congregation?”  “Detours” explores…

Detours on the Road to the Mission Field: Inexperience in Mentoring

This is the second article in a series based on the book, Detours: 10 Roadblocks to the Great Commission, by Paul Seger. Real pastors were asked, “Why would a church NOT want to send missionaries from their congregation?”  “Detours” explores…

Detours on the Road to the Mission Field: Congregational Expectations

This is the first article in a series based on the book, Detours: 10 Roadblocks to the Great Commission, by Paul Seger. Real pastors were asked, “Why would a church NOT want to send missionaries from their congregation?”  “Detours” explores…

Detours on the Road to the Mission Field

This is the introduction to a series of articles based on the book, Detours: 10 Roadblocks to the Great Commission, by Paul Seger. Join us on social media in December for a chance to WIN your own copy of Detours.…
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The Qualifications of a Missionary

Missionaries do not all look the same. Some serve through business, others through teaching, medical work, hospitality, leadership, church planting, or pastoral ministry. Some enter closed countries as tentmakers or using business as mission (BAM), while others are sent openly…

Where Should Missionaries Preach the Gospel?

A major discussion point in missions work is where to send missionaries. Missiologists spend a lot of time figuring out where there are unreached people, and there are multiple organisations and websites devoted to identifying unengaged people groups. For 17 years, I…