http://www.stillhaventfound.org/2006/06/28/god-calling-more-christians-to-the-third-world/ declaring and bringing heaven here on earth Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.stillhaventfound.org/2006/06/28/god-calling-more-christians-to-the-third-world/#comment-526 stillhaventfound.org » What’s most important in my life? Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:59:04 +0000 http://stillhaventfound.org/2006/06/28/god-calling-christians-to-the-third-world/#comment-526 [...] The Christian world doesn’t need more theologians, it needs more missionaries. It needs to de-emphasize the importance of academic requirements for entry into pastoral or missionary ministry. Since when in the early Church did missionaries or pastors need to go through theological training to qualify? The focus on all other matters but living needs to decrease. And I’m all for young Christians [in terms of both their spiritual or physical (age) maturity level] becoming a pastor or missionary. I spent the last 6 months on a huge charity project, and as meaningful as that may be, it’s not something that truly satisfies me. In fact, it leaves me deeply unsatisfied - just like my life for as long as I can remember. [...] [...] The Christian world doesn’t need more theologians, it needs more missionaries. It needs to de-emphasize the importance of academic requirements for entry into pastoral or missionary ministry. Since when in the early Church did missionaries or pastors need to go through theological training to qualify? The focus on all other matters but living needs to decrease. And I’m all for young Christians [in terms of both their spiritual or physical (age) maturity level] becoming a pastor or missionary. I spent the last 6 months on a huge charity project, and as meaningful as that may be, it’s not something that truly satisfies me. In fact, it leaves me deeply unsatisfied – just like my life for as long as I can remember. [...]

]]> http://www.stillhaventfound.org/2006/06/28/god-calling-more-christians-to-the-third-world/#comment-27 stillhaventfound.org » Marketplace, Missional and Missions Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:08:16 +0000 http://stillhaventfound.org/2006/06/28/god-calling-christians-to-the-third-world/#comment-27 [...] If the danger before was in thinking doing overseas mission work was the height of Christian spirituality, the danger now would be the opposite: thinking that doing overseas mission work is no big deal at all. And I think anyone who realizes the magnitude of need out there in developing countries - in terms of the poor to bless and the lost to reach out to - will definitely not think it’s ok to just be a missionary in one’s homeland. [...] [...] If the danger before was in thinking doing overseas mission work was the height of Christian spirituality, the danger now would be the opposite: thinking that doing overseas mission work is no big deal at all. And I think anyone who realizes the magnitude of need out there in developing countries – in terms of the poor to bless and the lost to reach out to – will definitely not think it’s ok to just be a missionary in one’s homeland. [...]

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