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Articles about Support-Raising
Financing Missions by A. Scott Moreau in the _Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions_

Mueller, Taylor or Moody: whose approach is best? by Steve Shadrach and Dave Dougherty

Support Raising by Steve Shadrach

Debt Dilemma by Amy Prange

The Blessings of Deputation by Ernest Pickering

Money Matters excerpted from _Missions in the Third Millenium_ by Stan Guthrie.

Finances for the Work excerpted from _Out of the Comfort Zone_ by George Verwer.

Financing an Education by Global Opportunities

Missionary Affluence by A. Scott Moreau in the _Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions_

For reasons to live with less on the mission field read Roger Greenway’s classic article Eighteen Barrels and Two Big Crates on how and why our ‘stuff’ gets in the way of our witness.

Articles about Selecting an Agency
How to Select a Missions Agency by John McVay, editor of Ask A Missionary

The Role of Agencies excerpted from _Missions in the Third Millenium_ by Stan Guthrie

Local Church and Mission Agency -- What is the Best Relationship?
by Jack Chapin with Arab World Ministries

Church and agency contact and candidacy from _Send Me_

Ministry assignment search from _Send Me_

Articles about Guidance
Thoughts on the Missionary “Call”

Browse 20 articles including:

• A Missionary Call
• Is There a Missionary Call?
• Goer, Sender, Mobilizer, and Welcomer.

Consider Does Need Constitute a Call? by John Zumwalt.

Articles about Tentmaking
Look at a number of excellent articles and FAQs from Global Opportunities. Read the stories of three tentmakers:
- TESOL Teacher in China
- Engineers in the Middle East
- A Teacher in the Arab World

Tent-Making Mission by Tetsunao Yamamori in the _Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions_

Also see the chapter on Tentmaking excerpted from _Missions in the Third Millenium_ by Stan Guthrie

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages by Alan Seaman in the _Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions_

Articles about Training
Thanks to the web folks with Urbana the below articles are now online. These are excerpted from the workbook _Send Me! Your Journey to the Nations_ edited by Steve Hoke and Bill Taylor, veteran missionaries who also grew up on the mission field.

The Missionary Needed Today: Profile of a Critical Role

Step 1: Personal spiritual formation.

Step 2: Body boost: Getting on-the-job experience at home.

Step 3: Exposure to other cultures.

Step 4: Basic education.

Step 5: Church and agency contact and candidacy.

Step 6: Ministry assignment search.

Step 7: Hands-on missionary training.

Other Articles about Missions
Discover God's heart for the world and work through obstacles that may keep you from the mission field.

Read answers from missionary Jack Voelkel, Urbana's Missionary-in-Residence, who has letters online on getting involved in missions, money and missions, parents, etc.

Browse the knowledge base and select articles on topics such as Adjustment to the field, Agency selection, Culture stress, Family, Field selection, Fundraising, Qualifications. Single missionaries, Training, etc. For example, see the article by Ask A Missionary editor John McVay Long-term Missionary Service: Just Like Marriage, it Takes Work to Be Successful.

Look at charts on the percentage of American ministers that are missionaries, the percentage of missionaries that serve among unreached peoples, etc.