Missions (with a Missionary Guest)

A podcast where we discuss the purpose of missions, the benefits, Gospel-approaches, and one missionary's experience in Bangladesh.

*Due to safety concerns and protection of future mission endeavors, the guest has opted to remain anonymous.*

Questions:

What is the purpose of missions? Where can we find the call for missions—long term and short term—in Scripture?
What are the benefits to missions?
Does the Gospel approach vary from place to place or is it a one-size-fits-all?
Would you say you’re called to be a missionary? Or, when did you feel called to go?
Do you feel called to a specific people-group?
Share with us about your experience with short-term & long-term missions, i.e. about the work you did in Bangladesh/your experience there.
Do you have to be a missionary to go on missions? Or do you have to have some sort of formal training/schooling?
There’s this conception that long-term, overseas missions are more important than short term, local ones. What would you say to that?
Some theologians nowadays, agree that short-term missions can be more harmful than long-term, because it doesn’t always help the target people, but only serves to boost the feelings of the person serving. How would you address that/How do you feel about that?
Advice you would give to people headed for cross- cultural service?
Advice for people going on local missions?

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