Each missionary is dedicated
to taking his field of expertise and training national in that expertise
to
eventually fulfill the ministry of the missionary. The missionary
is simply to start ministries, train the national in those
ministries, and release him or her into service and ownership of
that ministry.
The length of time it takes to achieve the release of the national
will vary with country and ministry.
The economic condition
of that country will determine whether the ministry will
be self-sustaining or need continued outside support.
Any missionary who comes on board with H.R.C. MINISTRIES
must dedicate his ministry toward this end. We are not looking
for any
missionary,
but only those who believe that the success of their ministry
is seen when the national takes ownership.
- This kind of
program is not one in which the missionary picks at random
Christian Nationals of any walk, but is developed
over time and builds strong ties and
relationships with those the Lord has put in the missionary’s path.
- This
program is transparent to the National. Transparency is in all areas of
the ministry including finance, support basis, planning,
strategy goals,
and the Missionaries view and direction of the ministry. Again, this development
takes place over time and trust in the National as the missionary sees
the Lord
working and developing in the National’s life.
- What is different about
this program is this: It calls for a commitment of years of service of
the National and the development of that ministry.
Even if
the missionary moves on to establish other ministries, he/she remains
a constant source of courage and support as long as he
or she is in active
service no
the mission field. Paul was a father to his congregations and maintained
that status
even though the congregation matured.
- In the program, the National goes
to the forefront in time, and the missionary takes the
support position. In the end, the missionary and
National are a team
in which both are equal and decisions and goals are set as a team.
In most settings between the National and the mission organization,
they
are separate
and the
National never takes ownership. However, in this program, they become
one on the field and overseas at home. For many missionaries, this
is a good
idea
but never comes to a reality due to the difficulties one experiences
in cross-cultural settings.
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