How to Work With Missionaries (Audio)
This seminar is from the MTW West Coast Equip missions training on the topic of "Launching Missions in Your Church." To listen to the full series of talks, visit our page on Soundcloud.
Dave Diaso, MTW missionary to Mexico, shares from his experience as a missionary of over 25 years about the different ways churches and individuals can partner with missionaries to help fulfill the Great Commission together.
Missionaries deal with a lot of conflict, suffer discouragement when there is a lack of tangible fruit in their ministry, and sometimes even doubt their call. One of the key ways the church can come alongside missionaries is through prayer. “If we’re serious when we talk about sending and caring for missionaries,” Dave says, “prayer is the secret sauce.” We can pray for health, relationships among missionaries, spiritual encouragement, and God’s provision. Missionaries need tangible encouragement as well, whether that comes in the form of housing during home assignment, financial support, counseling, or personal communication.
Listen as Dave shares some of his personal experiences and encourages missions-minded churches in how to better pray for, encourage, and care for missionaries.
If you’re near the West Coast, join us for the West Coast Missions Conference, Witness! If you're in the Southwest area, consider attending one of our Advancing in Missions workshops.
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SEE MOREPray for the future church planters being trained in the Timothy House in Senegal. Pray also for recent graduates as they plant churches.
Pray for those being ministered to through missionary Kiki Adams' counseling ministry in Thailand, and for the Thai people being trained and equipped to counsel others.
Pray for the ministry in Madrid, Spain, where there a deep mistrust of the church. Pray particularly for a group of young women a recent MTW intern ministered to.
Pray that young people would consider missions, even if they don't think they're qualified, and that churches would prioritize introducing the next generation to missions.
Pray that God would give us a burden for unreached people groups, and would raise up missionaries to go to the unreached.
Pray for church planters in Senegal working among the Wolof people, for the Timothy Houses training future pastors, and for the Teranga Village safe home for girls.
Pray for wisdom and clarity for those who are questioning whether God might be calling them to serve overseas.
Pray that we would love the world as God loves the world, and that we would respond to that love with action.
Pray that American churches would see the importance of continuing to support global missions.
Give thanks for God's work among the next generation in Scotland, and pray that many young people would live for Him as a result.
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