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A Gift For Everyone

What is the Gift of Missionary?

Literal meaning

To be sent in another culture.

Description

The gift of missionary is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the body of Christ to minister whatever other spiritual gifts they have in a second culture.

Bible references

Theory	Practice
Mark 16:15	Acts 13:2,3
Acts 1:8	Acts 22:19-21
Romans 10:14,15	1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Distinctives

People with this gift:

have an intense spirit of unease at the thought of all the unsaved people in the world;
adapt themselves and core biblical principles to different surroundings by being culturally sensitive and aware;
have the ability to reach out people groups of a different ethnicity, language, or cultural background;
can establish meaningful relationships with people of other nationalities or cultures;
desire to minister to unreached people in other communities or countries.

Personal traits and behaviors

A person with this gift is usually:
Adventurous	Risk-taking
Pioneering	Adaptable
Initiating	Persevering
Confident	Tolerant

Cautions

People with this gift:

need to be affirmed and sent by the church;
can slip into using a canned approach to their ministry that leaves others cold;
should not complaint about the difficulty of exercising this particular gift.

Mobilizing for ministry

People with this gift are needed in the church for:
Foreign missions	Cross-culture evangelism
Refugee aid	Outreach ministry
Inner-city work	Church planting in new areas

Related gifts

This gift belongs to the category *OUTREACH.* You may find useful to get information on other gifts which belong to this same category. These gifts are:
Evangelism	Faith

«This gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations. And then shall the end come.» (Matthew 24:14)

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