The path of a Missionary
There is always an significant distinction within evangelists and missionaries. Many times, ministers say that "everyone is a missionary." The ministers who say that are typically attempting to convey some truth but the peril in saying that is that cross-cultural missions usually vanishes and the motivation for it dies down.
Pastor John Piper claims "Evangelism is speaking to anyone anywhere the gospel. You don't have to succeed at it. Evangelism is happening even if somebody is not getting saved. But you need to say it. So saying the gospel to anyone is evangelism. It could your mother or your father. It could be a Christian, but usually we think of it as somebody who is not a Christian. Missions is doing that by crossing a culture. It usually involves learning a language, learning new cultural things where there is no church in which people are doing evangelism of those in that culture. They don't have any access to the gospel."
Thus "missions" in this scenario is cross-cultural evangelism to the ones who have no convenient way to the gospel-It is lecturing the gospel in an area where it has never been talked about. Paul's statement in Romans 15:20 summarizes missions. He reveals "It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation."
A missionary is a leader. Like Jesus, all believers in the Christian faith are called to be servant leaders. Authority is influence. And missionaries inspire people for Jesus. While all Christian believers are called to be advocates for Christ, missionaries are emissaries for Christ in a distant land. They must be remarkable leaders.
The Christian missionary is good at connecting with people. One way to unite is by completing felt needs. The missionary revives himself. Aside from that reaching people with the gospel of Christ, the christian missionary makes it a priority to train others to become missionaries too especially those who will take over the mantle from him.
Pastor John Piper claims "Evangelism is speaking to anyone anywhere the gospel. You don't have to succeed at it. Evangelism is happening even if somebody is not getting saved. But you need to say it. So saying the gospel to anyone is evangelism. It could your mother or your father. It could be a Christian, but usually we think of it as somebody who is not a Christian. Missions is doing that by crossing a culture. It usually involves learning a language, learning new cultural things where there is no church in which people are doing evangelism of those in that culture. They don't have any access to the gospel."
Thus "missions" in this scenario is cross-cultural evangelism to the ones who have no convenient way to the gospel-It is lecturing the gospel in an area where it has never been talked about. Paul's statement in Romans 15:20 summarizes missions. He reveals "It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation."
A missionary is a leader. Like Jesus, all believers in the Christian faith are called to be servant leaders. Authority is influence. And missionaries inspire people for Jesus. While all Christian believers are called to be advocates for Christ, missionaries are emissaries for Christ in a distant land. They must be remarkable leaders.
The Christian missionary is good at connecting with people. One way to unite is by completing felt needs. The missionary revives himself. Aside from that reaching people with the gospel of Christ, the christian missionary makes it a priority to train others to become missionaries too especially those who will take over the mantle from him.
About the Author:
If you need more information on how to be a missionary or dream to be trained as a missionary, Click here