Posts Tagged ‘Deputation’
Missions Testimonies
This is Missions emphasis week at Proclaim & Defend. Why Aren’t You Afraid? Stephanie Boehm Our area of Italy has recently been shaken by a series of earthquakes. August 24, 2016, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake destroyed Amatrice (about 1 hour away from us) and other nearby cities, killing about 300 people and rendering many others…
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Don Johnson This is Missions emphasis week at Proclaim & Defend. We call the process of missionary fund-raising “deputation.” Deputation means “the act of appointing a deputy.”1 When a missionary comes to your church, the missionary is seeking to represent you as your deputy, serving in your place in another location. The function the missionary…
Read MoreBiblical Basis for Deputation
Alan Patterson This is Missions emphasis week at Proclaim & Defend. The Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions explains what happens in the current practice of deputation: “In the deputation process initial missionary appointees visit churches and other gatherings of Christians to present their ministry for the purpose of developing prayer and financial support to underwrite…
Read MorePutting Deputation in Perspective
Mark Batory The recent issue of GFA Missions newsletter, “Sowing & Reaping,” prompts an emphasis on Missions here at Proclaim & Defend. We will reproduce several of their outstanding articles this week. We encourage you to learn more about GFAM and other good fundamental Baptist mission boards. Pray for their missionaries and support those you…
Read MoreDEPUTATION: The ministry before ministry from a woman’s perspective
Katrina Bate Sometimes when I take the kids to the park or go to a store and start a conversation with another mom, it comes up that I am not from the area. In fact, I live half way across the US. Most people then think we are on vacation, but when I explain that…
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