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I have a tremendous amount of respect for anyone who devotes their life to the furtherance of the gospel. I can appreciate the sacrifice of one who starts a home missions work. Like I said I have a great deal of insight and perspective from both sides of the issue.
That being said, do some of you honestly and seriously not understand the simple logistical difference between starting and running a single church and running the multitude of works in an entire nation or region?
Like I said earlier, I personally know a missionary whose circumstances are such that they do work a secular job. I said earlier that the size and scope of the work has a lot to do with it. I can assure you that operating the mission fields that I am personally familiar with is much more than a full-time job in and of itself.
...and once again, I would not wish deputation on my worst enemy...
When should the work become nationalized? Do they need missionaries indefinitely?
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When should the work become nationalized? Do they need missionaries indefinitely?
I can't speak for anybody else in this regard but from what I can tell that is a growing trend and the direction many countries are heading in. Many churches are focusing on establishing "self-sufficiency programs", for example, that are intended to help subsidize the works. In some countries, self sufficiency is much more real and attainable. In others, the conditions and economies are such that the gospel could not effectively be spread without outside assistance in my honest opinion. At the end of the day, spreading the gospel is the ultimate goal and there is an eternal reward for those who make it possible here or around the world.
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