tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post8464909099326574602..comments2023-06-09T12:46:12.932-04:00Comments on The Voice Of One Crying Out In Suburbia: The Future Of Mission Boards Arthur Sidohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-67906573788282826172013-10-29T09:23:08.244-04:002013-10-29T09:23:08.244-04:00Kevin
I understand the accountability issue but I...Kevin<br /><br />I understand the accountability issue but I would likewise say that it is hard to have any sort of real accountability with American missionaries. They go off and send back the occasional letter or picture, what do we really know of what they spend their days doing? The key is to build relationships so you get to know these local missionaries and trust them, I wouldn't recommend anyone fire off a check to someone they don't know. When Paul was supported on mission by the church in other areas, those Christians supporting him knew him and had a relationship with him.Arthur Sidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-25621625853178587492013-10-28T08:45:15.087-04:002013-10-28T08:45:15.087-04:00I think local missionaries and pastors is the best...I think local missionaries and pastors is the best way, for sure, but I've been at a couple churches that got burned by local missionaries. Accountability is not something a distant supporting church body can accomplish; it has to happen where the missionaries are. Of course, American missionaries are at least as prone to the temptations of power and relative wealth as are local missionaries. Maybe I just spent too much time on the inside to think that calling someone a missionary doesn't make them any more sanctified.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617982196899976917noreply@blogger.com