The term missionary never appears in the NT.

The term Witness does, however.


What exactly is a missionary and what exactly is ministry and how can we make our vocabulary come better into line with Biblical truth. For instance, Rich mentioned a healthy doctrine of Christian vocation...and not calling every single thing done as a "ministry."

What about the whole process that the church accepts as routine when someone goes overseas:

They get a "call", they raise "support", they are "sent" off as "missionaries" to do "ministry" overseas.

If there a better way? At least a better way of expressing the process and who these people are and what they do?

How should the church handle the whole process and how should the process work?

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