{"id":14064,"date":"2025-08-05T13:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=14064"},"modified":"2025-08-05T13:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:05:45","slug":"world-why-missions-training-still-matters-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=14064","title":{"rendered":"World: Why Missions Training Still Matters in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: Global Frontier Missions, July 23, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an age of rapid technological advancement, instant communication, and global access to information, some may wonder: Is formal missions training still necessary? With Bible apps in seemingly every language and translation tools at our fingertips, the idea of preparing for years before going to the mission field can feel outdated. But the truth is, missions training in 2025 is more essential than ever. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Cultural complexity has increased.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Theological foundations are more critical than ever.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Spiritual warfare is real.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Long-term impact requires preparation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Read the article<\/a> and encourage those you influence to get trained. GFM offers excellent options, and you\u2019ll find others on our mission events calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Also from GFM: Spiritual Warfare on the Field: What Every Missionary Should Know<\/a> and Language Learning Tips for New Missionaries<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Source: Global Frontier Missions, July 23, 2025 In an age of rapid technological advancement, instant communication, and global access to information, some may wonder: Is formal missions training still necessary? With Bible apps in seemingly every language and translation tools at our fingertips, the idea of preparing for years before going to the mission field … Continue reading World: Why Missions Training Still Matters in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14064"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14065,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14064\/revisions\/14065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}