OBSERVATIONS BY TK
Practical applied missiology -
the continuing study of the Word,
mission activity
and reflection on that activity
What is Missiology - Foundation for all my observations.
Two Main Concerns - "Source of Resource" and "Wealth-Poverty Contrast between Mission and Church"
Inherent Limitations - The problem
Veritas odium parit
Indigenous Church - A definition of the ultimate goal of missions
Observe what many observe when they observe my observations!
True and Accurate - Of course!! [not]
Note from 2001 - Naive note before learning of the real situation.
Missionary Training - Is the purpose to teach/preach or religious tourism to distribute humanitarian aid?
Less Interest - "Global Warming"? No!
Buyer Beware - Observe this before you write a check.
Subsidy - The effect of institionalized missions subsidy
Budget Cut - What effect does a budget cut have on the mission?
Eye Glass Factor - What effect do free eye glasses have on the mission?
95-5 Factor
Reporting Farce - The communication age should bring change.
How to Relate - Observe the enormous differences between "us" and "them."
Project Reports - You will never see a report of a failure, and most projects are!
Role of the Missionary - The missionary as spiritual head and sugar daddy.
What Venn Saw - Nothing new -- a voice from the past.
What to Do - Consider the non-professional missionary
Missionary Forays - Don't just rush out there!!
Start Over - Learn from the local customs.
Mission Message - Terminology says a lot.
Personal Possessive Pronoun - "My, my, my."
Dislike of Foreign Control - The foreign control mindset, and its effects.
Paternalism - "I will do it for you and you will thank me."
Peter Pan Syndrome - He never wanted to grow up.
Average Salary - And the rich missionary.
Administratium
You Might Be Right - You bet I'm right!!!
Only Nine Months - A lot can happen in nine months!
Volunteer or Servant
Need for More Appeals - "We need You! We need your money! We need your support!" etc, etc, etc. . .
Death of the Mission - The Mission should grow smaller, the Church should grow bigger.
Misunderstood or What - An example of fighting for control of the organization.
Aid in Africa - We'll do it for you!!
The Grant Maker - Maybe we're wasting our money, but ...
Look at Aid Workers - Few, if any, long term results.
Counterfactual Analysis - What would have happened, had we not intervened?
Destabilising Effect - Some more negative results of outside resource intervention.
Sponsorship - Sponsoring a child often does more harm than good
Give What? - To be involved or not be involved, maybe that is the question.
Conflict and Division - Outside resource ownership produces conflict and division.
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