They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Last week, when I shared at the Mission Mobilization Summit
meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, I was asked to offer advice on how Nigerian
missionaries could be most effective in future ministry settings. I decided to
highlight my three main points each with a pair of pictures they would be easy
to remember. Here they are:
Point #1 – Don’t just look for ministry that will have fast
results. Recognize that much of the remaining mission task will be among
unreached people groups that will take a long time and lots of patience, endurance
and stamina to fully reach.
Point #2 – Don’t just pursue ministry that is done all alone
or even in a paternalistic partnerships (like the Lone Ranger and Tonto.)
Instead, intentionally seek out opportunities for collaborative partnership
with like-minded churches and organizations equally passionate about
ministering in that same part of the world.
Point #3 – Don’t just look for easy ministry that involve
people just like yourself (i.e. planting churches among Nigerians in Poland.)
Be willing to reach out to those with a very different background and learn to
minister effectively cross-culturally.
It will be interesting to see if these key points—and their
pictures—have any impact on the next generation of Nigerian mission workers!
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