If your church held a missions conference, held 6 sessions of about 40 minutes each, and invited 2 missionaries to fill those sessions with info that they thought would best bless a gathering of small rural churches, what would you suggest those missionaries speak on?
---1 of of the sessions will be about the missionary's country (both are in the same country),
---1 session will be on Sunday morning and thus will be in preaching format
---1 session will be Q and A
So, for the other 3 sesssions, which would be a teaching format and not strictly preaching, what should be covered? For the preaching format, what sort of sermon can a missionary bring that would most bless the congregation?
Should the missionary cover theological bases for missions, principles of missionary practice, practical tips for local congregations, current mission trends and controversies....
What would people like to hear? What issues, viewpoints, burning questions do normal church folks have about missions?
Also, what should NOT be communicated too? What DON'T people want to hear?
---1 of of the sessions will be about the missionary's country (both are in the same country),
---1 session will be on Sunday morning and thus will be in preaching format
---1 session will be Q and A
So, for the other 3 sesssions, which would be a teaching format and not strictly preaching, what should be covered? For the preaching format, what sort of sermon can a missionary bring that would most bless the congregation?
Should the missionary cover theological bases for missions, principles of missionary practice, practical tips for local congregations, current mission trends and controversies....
What would people like to hear? What issues, viewpoints, burning questions do normal church folks have about missions?
Also, what should NOT be communicated too? What DON'T people want to hear?