Learning language and culture to full fluency is a vital part of sharing the Gospel. We must view the years spent on this as vital to a clear true gospel presentation. Fluency is not the goal, the goal is Christ among them. "...so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Col 4:3-4 #ClearGospel #TrueGospel #ClearProclaimation #FullFluency #ChurchPlanting #TakeTheTimeToLearnTheLanguage #GroundWorkOfMissions #ClearlyAsIShould #UnreachedLanguageGroups (fb)

Before plane tickets. Before the commissioning service. Before strategy. We must ask: Are they growing in intimacy with and affection for the Lord? The first and most overlooked missionary qualification is spiritual intimacy. Read why this matters more than you think. Forged for the Frontlines: The Missionary and the Lord by Joe D https://www.missionary.com/articles/forged-for-the-frontlines-the-missionary-and-the-lord #MissionaryCriteria #SpiritualReadiness #Missions #ForgedForTheFrontlines #EquipThemBeforeYouSendThem Missionary: Obeying the Great Commission (fb)