http://propel.mdat.org Move into Missions Tue, 27 May 2008 21:42:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/davis-interview-living-intentionally/ http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/davis-interview-living-intentionally/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:54:42 +0000 propel http://propel.mdat.org/?p=41 Propel: You've expressed concern about the amount of support required of missionaries by some mission organizations. Can you elaborate on this concern? Chester: For some reason we, here in America, have bought into certain aspects of the "health and wealth" gospel, and it shows up in support raising. It's simply un-Biblical to require that God provide exactly how we dictate in order for a person to be in full-time ministry. Secondly, it is outrageous to require that if God wants to use me in ministry that He must provide an income greater than that which be paid a worker in the most wealthy country in the universe. Amy: It's interesting to me that people in some vocations can make a lot more being a missionary than they could in the area of their training. For example, a degree in English or history or speech doesn't generate high pay. But a missionary is paid not for his training or according to his skills, but what is considered a 'reasonable living." This seems (to me) to support a lifestyle roughly equivalent to $60-$70K USD annually. Also, a missionary's wages increase with the number of dependants. What other field does this?]]> http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/davis-interview-living-intentionally/feed/ http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/living-on-less-to-give-more/ http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/living-on-less-to-give-more/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:16:45 +0000 propel http://propel.mdat.org/?p=43 http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/living-on-less-to-give-more/feed/ http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/lights-camera/ http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/lights-camera/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:00:14 +0000 propel http://propel.mdat.org/?p=42 http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/lights-camera/feed/ http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/m-dat-news-and-prayer-april-2008/ http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/m-dat-news-and-prayer-april-2008/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:56:07 +0000 propel http://propel.mdat.org/?p=45 http://propel.mdat.org/2008/04/m-dat-news-and-prayer-april-2008/feed/