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INVOLVEMENT AS A SENDER TABLE OF CONTENTS

For Senders, the workers on short-term trips that are
local church is helpful to the worker and beneficial
much more to the Great Commission and the
than the place formation and training of a would-
1
where worship be Goer. While all church members Definitions of the Four Roles
and fellowship need to be discipled, trained theo-
happen. That?s logically, and able to share the Centrality of the Church
because for the Goer the local 5
church is the command center and
support hub for all cross- cultural Necessity of College 7
work. It is where Goers are identi-
fied, trained, cared for, and com- Value of a Job 9
missioned to take the gospel to the
nations (Acts 13:1-3; 2 Tim. 2:2; 3
John 5-8). This is a reality that car- Singleness and Marriage 11
ries great responsibility for Senders.
Managing Debt 13
First, it means that if one is going to
be a faithful Sender, they must be
members of a local church. This is Importance of Bible Training 15
the context in which all followers of
Christ are to receive care and Church Engagement
instruction in the Word of God, 17
encourage and be encouraged by
others (Gal. 6:1-5; Eph. 4:15- 21; 1 Picking an Agency 19
Thess. 5:11).
Second, Senders can educate other Need for Pre-Field Training 21
church members on God?s plan for gospel clearly, cross-cultural work-
ers will require another set of skills
the ?nations?. By doing this, Involvement As a Sender 23
individuals can be identified as that makes the communication of
these effective and not harmful in
having the character and skills their foreign context. It is important
necessary for cross- cultural work.
These individuals can be encour- for Senders to know how their fel-
low members are being trained, as
aged to visit other cross- cultural
well as to understand the methods
and philosophies that are popular
among cross-cultural workers.
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Third, and perhaps most familiar to
everyone, is the necessity for
Senders to care for Goers. While fi-
nancial support is likely the easiest
and most accessible way to care for
cross- cultural workers, there are
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