Essay On Bi-Vocational Missionary

Working in the city is not out of the question however. It simply requires a different set of skills. If a bi-vocational missionary were interested in working in a city he or she would need a technical skill. Some of these technical skills include medical training, technology, business, education, and social work. For example nurses are always needed and what better way to share the gospel than by healing the sick. Many technology and business firms often have branches in foreign countries that would facilitate a missionary to both share the Gospel and still make a living. If the missionary lived in the U.S. they would have a job and an opportunity to share Christ, why not do the same things in China, or Korea or another of the many “industrial” cities in the world? (Hoke and Taylor, 193) Another option for self-sustainability is micro loans. Many missions’ organizations such as the International Pentecostal Holiness Church are starting programs for indigenous Christians who wish to make a bigger impact in their community. These small business loans create a number of opportunities for the recipient. They get the chance to lift themselves out of poverty by having a steady income, which fosters a sense of independence, to form relationships with the people in their community and therefore chances to share the Gospel, …show more content…
Well, the long term goal of the indigenous church is complete independence. Not to say the missions’ organization should abandon the church, it will always benefit from the strength of having a network of fellow believers. However the church must be able to support its self. It cannot spend the entire fife of the church on foreign funds. At some point the tithes from the congregation as well as any fundraising that may need to be done should come from the church members. Again, it may be acceptable at times to receive money from the missions organization but it must be done wisely and