Missionary Info

If we are going to use the term today, we have to check that backpack at the door. Strip away the colonialism. Strip away the judgement. What’s left?

Because of this, the word carries baggage. In many global south communities, "missionary" is still a slur, shorthand for religious imperialism. Missionary

The old model was additive: We bring Jesus. We bring medicine. We bring schools. We bring civilization. If we are going to use the term

The best missionaries in history weren't the ones who built the biggest churches. They were the ones who learned the local word for "pain" before they learned the local word for "sin." Here is my proposal for the 21st-century missionary mindset. I call it The Law of Subtraction . What’s left

We have to let go of the idea that being a missionary is about changing people, and embrace the idea that it is about accompanying people. It is not a title of honor; it is a posture of humility.