“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…”
Matthew 28:19-20
As Christians, we hold dearly the Word of God and making disciples. As business people and stewards of what He has given us, we include economics in our mission giving decisions.
Missionary Cost-Effectiveness
The following are conclusions from a study on American missionary cost-effectiveness in India with eight mission organizations having over 10,000 American foreign missionaries compared to national mission organizations. The 8 most salient realities revealed from a...
Haiti: Short-term “mission trips” providing labor
While in Florida in February 2011, I flew to Haiti for five days. I went with Partners Worldwide to consult with Haitian businesses to help them grow. With 80% unemployment, additional jobs are critical. I hoped some of my experiences would be of help to these...
Missions Giving: 10x Return
Here is a short list of possible overseas mission agencies that can increase results many times over most short- and long-term American missionaries for the cost and effectiveness of nationals over Americans. In deciding where to give, one must look at the goals or...
Learning From My Short Term Trips
One of my mentors told me something I always remembered. It was that I should not expect to do much good on a short term assignment.
Learning From Others
We have learned much from reading and from others invested in missions including books by authors such as Bob Findley.
