Source: SEND International, The Missions Blog, May 16, 2017<\/p>\n
We hear over and over again from our missionaries that their paths to the field started with a still small voice that amplified over months, years, sometimes even decades.<\/p>\n
Maybe you\u2019ve heard the whisper but don\u2019t yet know if it\u2019s time to go. You aren\u2019t raising support, packing your bags, or saying goodbye yet, but your daily decisions can still significantly help\u2014or hinder\u2014your ability to effectively engage the unreached in a cross-cultural setting.<\/p>\n
If even in the very back of your mind you think you might want to become a missionary, here are some pitfalls to avoid:<\/p>\n
\u00bb Read the article<\/a>. You could share it with prospective missionaries in your world or consider adding The Missions Blog to your regular reading list.<\/p>\n \u00bb See also The Christian Missions Blog<\/a> (from TEAM), which recently featured eight public speaking tips for missionaries and eight things missionaries wish their supporters knew.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Becoming a Missionary: Smart Steps toward Serving Source: SEND International, The Missions Blog, May 16, 2017 We hear over and over again from our missionaries that their paths to the field started with a still small voice that amplified over months, years, sometimes even decades. Maybe you\u2019ve heard the whisper but don\u2019t yet know if … Continue reading ARTICLE: Just Don\u2019t Do It!<\/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":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resource-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7166","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=7166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7167,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7166\/revisions\/7167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}