Coming up with models for funding parachurch organizations that work in Eurasian cultures will take creativity, hard work, and failed attempts.
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EMQ article Members onlyBy Gillian Mwaura (Edube) | African participation in global mission is expanding, yet this movement will not be sustained by replicating imported funding systems. Many prevailing models, shaped in Minority World contexts, fail to reflect African economic patterns, communal values, and cultural realities. Majority…
EMQ article Members onlyBy Scott Klingsmith | The direct support of national pastors and missionaries by American and European churches has been promoted as a more efficient and effective model of ministry than sending missionaries from the West to other parts of the world. After a historical overview of funding models and a survey of…
EMQ article Members onlyBy Jim Harries | Sometimes, as missionaries, we are not aware of the ways our generosity unintentionally causes problems. Often, providing material resources is associated with power. This disrupts local relationships, even when nothing is said. Sacred power is an alternative to the power associated with material…
