Episode 83
#83. Supporting Our Missionaries Well is Not Just Financial
David Thomae, the Director of Mission to the World's Member Care Department shares about caring for our missionaries well.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- Proactive ways to support missionaries
- Varying missionary needs in urban or rural contexts
- How to build relationships of care
ABOUT THE GUEST:
David and Jan Thomae work with Mission to the World’s Member Care Department, supporting and encouraging MTW’s efforts to care well for every missionary.
David and Jan joined Mission to the World in 1988 and have experience ranging from rural Africa to urban Europe, including more than 10 years of leading member care for MTW’s Muslim-focused ministries. David’s appointment as director fulfills MTW’s longtime goal of having a missionary leading its care efforts.
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TIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:
02:59 - member care for missionaries
03:22 - working with unreached people group
03:27 - reaching people in health centers
03:31 - working at the community level
04:56 - working with Pakistani and Iranian Muslims in London
05:30 - Muslims are interested in talking about religion
06:55 - member care helps people grow ministry
08:15 - multi-faceted care
08:32 - understanding the necessity of care
08:47 - equip and train missionaries for self-care
08:55 - encourage sending church to care well
09:21 - offer conferences, counseling
09:46 - network of care
10:09 - care in different contexts
11:31 - building relationships of care
12:04 - missionary agencies without a care initiative
12:13 - proactive care
12:52 - local congregations to provide care
13:28 - sending church to provide care
14:48 - easier to talk to a Muslim than a secular person in England
15:58 - specific care for missionaries in Muslim-focused ministry
17:36 - Presbyterian (PCA) missions organization viewpoint
19:26 - how can sending churches care for missionaries
19:38 - pastoral visit to missionary
20:10 - generous financial support
20:17 - extra assistance that missionaries need during during life transitions
21:10 - take interest in missionary visits to the church
22:14 - challenges that missionaries face
23:42 - no guilt in prioritizing self-care
24:56 - sources for care
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