Word document with puzzle grid
Challenge: Can you solve this puzzle even if you do not have the book? If not, then use this online PDF of Discovering Missions to find the answers!
| ACROSS | ||
| 5 | A British Baptist minister who in the 1800s said, "Do not enter the ministry if you can help it." | |
| 7 | One area in which mission boards want prospective missionaries to be healthy | |
| 9 | A man who was told by his denominational mission board, "We cannot send you to South America. But if God has called you, you will go or backslide spiritually."* | |
| DOWN | ||
| 1 | An Old Testament character whose misgivings about whether God was really calling him led him to do some unusual things to clear up the uncertainties before proceeding | |
| 2 | One thing mission boards look for in prospective missionaries | |
| 3 | The role that a pastor plays for a member of his/her congregation who feels called to missionary service | |
| 4 | An Old Testament person to whom God's call came in a dramatic vision | |
| 6 | One position that today's missionaries rarely fill | |
| 8 | The ranking of "personal incompatibility" in the list of causes of shortened missionary careers and the failure of career missionaries to live up to expectations. | |
*Note: Is it possible for people to backslide and "lose" their salvation?
-- Howard Culbertson,
Based on material in the book Discovering Missions by Charles Gailey and Howard Culbertson, published by Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City (now known as The Foundry)
Recruiting, training, and developing world missionary candidates is can be an involved process. It means finding people with a deep passion for serving others and feeling that God is asking them to share their faith across cultural boundaries. Recruitment involves assessing candidates' spiritual maturity, cultural sensitivity, and adaptability. This is often done through interviews, assessments, and recommendations from frdiends and co-workers.
Candidates may undergo rigorous training programs. Those can include theological education, language acquisition, cross-cultural communication, and practical skills for ministry in various contexts. These training programs may include immersive experiences in another culture, mentorship, and ongoing support to nurture personal growth and resilience. These things will continue through years of cross-cultural missionary service
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