The Lord Promises Us Blessings for Doing Missionary Work He has also said that those who work for the salvation of others will have their sins forgiven and will bring salvation to their own souls (see D&C 4:4; 31:5; 84:61).
Throughout his epistles Paul clearly encourages the financial support of missionaries and pastors through the church. He instructs the Galatians (Gal 6:6) that the church body is to financially support the teachers of the faith. He quotes the gospels (Luke 10:7 and Matt.
Matthew 28:19-20:
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
In the Latin translation of the Bible, Jesus Christ says the word when he sends the disciples into areas and commands them to preach the gospel in his name. The term is most commonly used in reference to Christian missions, but it can also be used in reference to any creed or ideology.
A missionary preaches the gospel with the aim of starting churches that can reach people groups among whom Jesus isn't yet known and worshiped. From this definition, it's clear that not everyone can be a missionary. But everyone can have a part in the bigger task—by going, sending, supporting, or mobilizing others.
Missionaries go into a community to teach about Jesus Christ and the Christian faith. Missionary work depends on where the individual or group of missionaries are going (international or local communities). At the very least, a missionary's first responsibility is to God, then to his or her church or missions agency.
St. Francis, was the first missionary, who landed upon the shores of America, and consecrated it by prayer and sacrifice to Jesus Crucified. History of the Franciscan Missions.
Through a variety of methods, Christian missionaries acted as the "religious arms" of the imperialist powers of Europe.
Lydia of Thyatira (Greek: Λυδία) is a woman mentioned in the New Testament who is regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designated her a saint.
Communist China restricts proselytization to members of state-supported churches, and predominantly Hindu India limits access to foreign missionaries. Restrictions also apply in such mostly Buddhist countries as Bhutan, Laos and Burma.
Missionaries are admonished to "avoid all forms of worldly entertainment." Generally, they are not permitted to watch television, listen to the radio, watch or go to movies, or use the Internet (except to use email, and social media for their work, see Personal relationships above).
Pray for missions to the unreached—for missionaries' boldness, safety, provision, and for open doors for new fields. Pray for missionaries to have wisdom, grace, and clarity as they engage in mercy ministry and seek to bring the gospel to bear in cultures divided by racial or ethnic conflicts.
Your generosity can be the key to reaching the world with the gospel. You can help reach the world with the gospel by becoming an East-West Multiplier. Multipliers give monthly gifts that continually shine the light of the gospel among the unreached.
Other parts of the New Testament also encourage ministers to be willing to work for a living so as not to be a burden (see 1 Thessalonians 2:9). But at the root, God claims responsibility for giving full-time ministers what they need, whether at home or abroad, and he wants them to rely on him in faith.
Luke 8:1–3 lists three women who followed Jesus along with the disciples: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Susanna. Women also played a pivotal role in the early church, serving as deaconesses (Phoebe), funding missionary efforts, and opening their homes to Paul and other apostles.
Introduction to Junia, the Woman Apostle
For another, for generations, Junia was systematically removed from our Bibles. You read that right! For almost 2,000 years, scribes, commentators, and teachers changed her name from Junia to a masculine version of the name: Junias.
' As the only female judge mentioned in the Bible, Deborah is known for being a compassionate leader (of which there weren't many in Biblical times). She worked to purge the nation of those who kept Israel spiritually complacent and under slavery to the Canaanites, returning to worship of the one true God.
Perhaps the most lasting cultural impact of the missionaries has come through their contributions to Bible translation and education. By translating the Bible into the language of a non-European people, missionaries had to become pupils, learning the finer points of a local language from indigenous teachers.
The missionaries have made it possible to convey the gospel in languages and forms that are familiar to the people and worshippers. Translation and recording of gospel stories recorded in textual forms that people could read, sing, and recite in prayers. This aspect is of great help especially to children.
A missionary is someone who travels to a foreign country to perform charitable work and, most commonly, to try to convert people to their faith. Missionary can be a noun — the person who goes on a mission — or an adjective — the type of work done on such a trip.
Was Jesus really a missionary? If you define a missionary, as many do, as someone who crosses cultural boundaries to take the message of the gospel to those who have not heard, then God, in Jesus Christ, is the consummate missionary.
Luke 3:23 states that Jesus was "about 30 years of age" at the start of his ministry.