One of a Christian's great privileges and responsibilities is to pray for missionaries. II Cor. 1:8-11 What is an MK? A Missionary Kid Have you ever heard of a TCK? A TCK is a Third Culture Kid. I. Wh...  Read More

All Third-Culture Kids are not missionary kids. The children of diplomats and military personnel who serve overseas are Third Culture Kids. All missionary kids are not Third Culture Kids. Their parent...  Read More

“Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love for God and for lost humanity.” – Roland Allen The entire life and ministry for which the ...  Read More

Today there seems to be an acronym to describe just about everyone. These include ADD…ADHD…OCD, for example, and many others. It seems as if there is a new one “every day.” The response of many is an ...  Read More

The question becomes, “What can and should I do to assist missionaries in the area of trauma?” 1. Move past the idea of stigmatizing those who deal with Post-Traumatic Stress. 2. Understand and expres...  Read More

First, How can a missionary dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress be ministered to? Second, What is our role in helping a missionary dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress…or the more significant question…Wh...  Read More

There is a chasm of misunderstanding between the real-life experience of missionaries and many pastors. One of the contributors to the chasm is a lack of understanding. You have no doubt heard of PTSD...  Read More

Missionary Sending The Who…What…and Whoops of Sending Missionaries Chris Luppino, Director of Missionary Care Gospel Furthering Fellowship Introduction: Our desire at GFF is to see missionaries get to...  Read More

The Makeup of Missionary Finances An Introduction to Missionary Financing Notes prepared by Rodney Myers, General Director of the Gospel Furthering Fellowship, Myerstown, PA. September, 2020. The fina...  Read More

There are three types of missionary debriefing. The first is a Critical Incident Stress Management debriefing. The second is an Operational debriefing. It is for the benefit of the WORK (the ministry....  Read More

Challenges for Debriefing: Parents and KidsCulture could be summarized in the simple statement, “Culture is how we do things around here.”  How powerful and influential is culture?? When we examine ho...  Read More

What is a Personal Missionary Debriefing? “Debriefing is an intentional, scheduled, listening time. It allows a time and place for a missionary… to verbalize, to normalize, and to contextualize their ...  Read More