The Cost of Missionary Support Raising
Why do missionaries need so much financial support? I get that question a lot from folks who want to support missionaries but question the financial requirements. In this series, I will attempt to...
View ArticleMissionary Support – Salary and Benefits
At the end of my last post, I posed the question, “How do you set a fair and reasonable support level for Missionary Mike?” Let me see if I can answer that question based on a family of four with two...
View ArticleMissionary Support – Cost of Living & Taxes
After nearly 40 years of marriage, my wife and I are still amazed at how much consumer goods, housing and taxes go up every year. Imagine living in a place where the cost of living is 20 … 30 … 40%...
View ArticleWho Cares About Women of the Streets?
“More than 400,000 women work in German brothels, some so big they spill over several levels. Described as sex supermarkets, johns are lured with the promise of luxurious surroundings, unlimited...
View ArticleHow I Gained 16 Granddaughters in One Day!
A team from Faith church went to Dominican Republic to serve in Fundación Red Misericordia (Mercy Network Foundation) and one member found new granddaughters! Fundación Red Misericordia is a private...
View ArticleIntroduction to Missionary Training
Our family of six arrived at our first missionary assignment in Spain in the heat of summer. Our four children ranged from 9-16 years old. We thought we were in for the adventure of a lifetime. We...
View ArticleThe Truth of Missionary Attrition
Many missionary candidates have insufficient theological education, ministry training, ministry experience, or spiritual maturity. This creates a need for pre-departure theological, spiritual and...
View ArticleMissionary Competency
A lack of professional training and equipping can contribute to attrition and ineffective ministry. The work of missions is specialized, with language and culture challenges that require specialized...
View ArticleMissionary Retention
If attrition is one side of a coin, retention is the other side. Retention is more than reasons people don’t leave. When we talk about missionary retention, we are talking about the positive reasons...
View ArticleEffective Investments
We thank God for the prayers and sacrificial giving of His people that make the ministry of Faith Global Missions possible. Sometimes people ask me what dividends are yielded from their investment in...
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