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People sometimes place unfair expectations on missionaries that they support. They might expect the missionary to convert an entire nation to Christ before their first furlough. They might expect the missionary to become their child’s foreign language tutor. They might expect that someone living on missionary support would never buy their child ice cream because it is not essential to the mission. I think we can all understand that these are unfair expectations.
But what are good and proper expectations of a missionary?
I believe we should have expectations of the missionaries we send around the world. In this article, we’ll look at five things we should expect of every missionary we send out.
But first, who needs this information? You might be a part of a church’s missions committee or a missions board. You might be sending money as part of a church, or you might be someone who sends a check as an individual. If any of that describes you, what should you expect of that missionary who’s doing the work you’re supporting?
Before we get to the five expectations, one more thing: Let’s assume a couple baseline qualifications for every missionary we support. First, we should be able to vouch for their Christian character, for example, seeing in their lives the kinds of church leader qualifications we find in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. Second, they need to have a clear, convictional belief in the gospel. Let’s say those things are in place. (And if you’re not sure, I encourage you to lean in and cultivate a more intentional relationship.) If they are people of good character who believe the gospel, what else should we expect of them?
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