May 2012 | Volume 7 | Issue 5

Choosing Sending Partners: Part 1
Today, prospective workers and their sending churches can consider a wide range of agency options
How churches find the best agency fit
In simpler times, prospective missionaries chose and joined an agency that was working where they wanted to serve. Thereafter, their church sent support checks to this agency which took full responsibility for whatever administration, guidance, and care was provided.
This model is rapidly disappearing with the explosion of global partnerships, creative ministry opportunities, and younger generations’ shifting expectations. Today, prospective workers and their sending churches can consider a wide range of options. They can choose the one they believe will best facilitate ministry impact, support the workers’ wellbeing, and maximize the involvement of the church . . . [Click below to continue]
