Short-Term Missions: Toward a More Field-Oriented Model
Material from an East African church and an Asian church suggests the necessity and possibility of a new approach to the training and supervision of short-term missionaries. The two cases suggest viewing these missionaries as “trainees” rather than “helpers,” and suggests putting their supervision a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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| In: |
Missiology
Year: 2006, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 509-521 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Material from an East African church and an Asian church suggests the necessity and possibility of a new approach to the training and supervision of short-term missionaries. The two cases suggest viewing these missionaries as “trainees” rather than “helpers,” and suggests putting their supervision and spiritual formation directly in the hands of the overseas churches they serve. A concluding discussion explores some of the broader implications of this model for cross-cultural church relations. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182960603400408 |
