Serious pitfalls abound, but loving, patient, disciplined witness pays off.

A year of research and discussion with 18 faith (independent) and denominational mission societies, concerning 20 possible characteristics of planning and providing retirement income, has revealed a wide diversity of beliefs and practices.

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to figure out infallibly—at least with some measure of consistency—who will make it in overseas assignments?

The above topic is my nomination for a course constituting a part of the academic frontier in missiology. Let me proceed to describe the course as it has been carried on here in Winnipeg.