When Everyone Qualifies as a Missionary: An Analogy from the World of Medicine

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If you have been a member of a North American evangelical church for any length of time it is likely that you, or one of your family members, were invited to join a short-term or long-term missions team. The number of different opportunities is literally endless: a two week medical missions team to an impoverished…

Biblical Eldership and Global Missions: A Vital and Necessary Union

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How are the biblical qualifications of a pastor-elder (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9) related to our divine responsibility to fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20)? This question is absolutely vital and has a direct bearing on the degree of impact – or “fruit” – a missionary has on the field.   The kind of missionary a…