Missionary

European exploration, Europe managed to establish and maintain at least a limited amount of interaction through commerce and the spread of religious beliefs; however, Europe experienced more success in maintaining contact through trade than through missionary activity. Asian attempts to limit European contact through trade proved to be largely unsuccessful, as laws in several Asian societies were not strict enough to totally eliminate their commerce with Europe. Although Asian authorities and…

David Livingstone: God’s Missionary and Africa’s Explorer In this essay I will be discussing one of the most remarkable missionaries and one of Africa’s finest explorers, Dr. David Livingstone. Dr. Livingstone was from a small town called Blantyre in Scotland. Most of his life there, he worked in a cotton mill. He wanted to become a medical missionary and constantly had people that were discouraging him. That did not stop him from pursuing his dreams. In his life time Dr. Livingstone faced many…

WHAT IS A MISSIONARY? A missionary is a person sent on a religious journey, to share their faith with others. They often go to countries where their faith is uncommon or unknown. Lottie moon Charlotte Diggs (Lottie) Moon is an example of a Christian missionary. She lived in Virginia in the 19th century, and had six siblings. Though she attended the church services her mother held in their home, she was uninterested in church until she was eighteen and her friends invited her to hear about…

two types of mission trips differed by duration: short-term and long term mission trips. In addition to that there is also one more factor, and that is wheatear or not it is a local trip or a trip abroad. There has been an ongoing debate in the missionary world about the effectiveness of short-term mission trips and what role they play in the lives of the community and those going there to serve. There are some clear negative consequences that affect the people being served and the people going,…

and they live by it through self-experience. The Vatican II movement has become into the movement of mission work. Pope Francis where the first to come global, he has set an example of what the contemporary mission is all about. Escobar and his missionary movement has reached many religion (Roman 8:14 -17). Escobar believes the Spirit of God can be reached all over the world. Even though there are different cultural and languages, the word of God can transform others to become faithful in the…

facets in the gem known as missions; the most obvious and difficult of these is that of determining where to go and how to finance that endeavor. Prayer and obedience to the Spirit are necessary on determining where God would have a prospective missionary go. As unfortunate as it is, money is needed for any planned mission trip or sustaining any established work. A call is given to all believers to preach the Gospel; some are called to pastor or evangelize neighbors and others are called to…

scene would remain intact, as well as sound more fluid without the interruption. Either through carelessness, or other rationale, the numerous awkward placement of God and transitions makes it clear that this text was redacted to serve a Christian missionary…

Much can be learned from a cursory online search of the writings of Lesslie Newbigin. Many well known outlets feature his works, and give tidbits of biographical information. A prolific author, most of his literature revolving around the construction, operation, mandate, message and mission of the Christian church. He is touted as being instrumental to the foundation of the contemporary missional church movement. Newbigin does not consider our selected reading, The Open Secret: An…

President’s office waiting for my appointment with him. I had just gotten examined by the mission nurse and things were not looking good for my case of staying on my mission. My diagnosis was a severe case of Psoriasis, the most severe that the Missionary Department in Salt Lake City had ever seen in all the years of operation. Approximately ninety percent of my body was covered in hard, thick, and flakey “scales” of skin. These “scales” would bleed and shed daily, only to already be replaced…

was made taught as by the use of the power of the Holy Spirit. Acts 6:7 tells us that, “So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priest became obedient to the faith” (NIV). Several missionary paradigm were described in the Luke-Act gospel which will be described in the following…