In this latest episode of the FIEC podcast, I talk to Adrian Reynolds about how church leaders can engage with mission agencies among other things.

00:00Â – Introduction
01:12Â – The stories behind every mission worker
05:35Â – The benefits and pitfalls of working with mission agencies
09:34Â – Churches working together to send missionaries
15:37Â – Constructive relationships with a mission agency
17:44Â – Short-term mission trips
23:51Â – Relief and grant-making agencies
29:54Â – Paul’s missionary prayer letter

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British mission agencies face a perfect storm of three different existential challenges to their existence and purpose. In the light of these challenges, agencies must ask whether they are viable and (more importantly) whether they are relevant.

Resources that might prove useful

• The Indigenous Future of Missions – Jay Matenga
• A Snapshot of Mission Agencies – Eddie Arthur
• The Way Forward: How should mission agencies react to a changing world? (Kindle version) Eddie Arthur
• Mission Agencies in Crisis? – Eddie Arthur

If you don’t want to watch me on video or listen to my voice (and I wouldn’t blame you) you could read this transcription. Just a word of warning, the transcription was prepared by an online service and I’ve not checked it, so there are no promises about the quality.

The Kouyanet blog, podcast, videos and downloads are distributed (for the most part) free of charge in the hope that they will be of use to those who are interested in mission, theology and the world church. However, if you would like to support the site, you can do so by signing up to be a regular patron, buying something from our Wishlist or making a one off donation using the button below.

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This is another of my podcasts with Adrian Reynolds of the FIEC. In this short episode we talk about how a church can and should care for their missionaries

The Kouyanet blog, podcast, videos and downloads are distributed (for the most part) free of charge in the hope that they will be of use to those who are interested in mission, theology and the world church. However, if you would like to support the site, you can do so by signing up to be a regular patron, buying something from our Wishlist or making a one off donation using the button below.

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