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Who Said It
Paul Borthwick

Paul Borthwick trains leaders in the under-resourced world with Development Associates International. He teaches missions at Gordon College and mobilizes others for cross-cultural missions as a resource person, speaker, and author.

Paul and his wife, Christie, a microbiologist, are avid bird watchers. During their travels to 95 countries, they've seen over 1,100 of the world's 9,000 species.

What He Said
Clueless

A computer sales fellow in our young adult Sunday school class guessed "the Great Commission" was 30 percent. Ten percent would be a good, 20 percent better, 30 percent a great commission. He had no frame of reference for the word outside of sales.

When my students hear the name C.T. Studd, their first response is "great name," not "great missionary.

After I met with Jamie Taylor (James Hudson Taylor IV) and his dad, Dr. Jim Taylor (James Hudson Taylor III), I remarked in my newsletter about the thrill of meeting descendants of a historic missions figure. One young reader replied, "Next time you see your friend James Taylor, tell him that I really enjoy his music."

Those of us over 40 have created the pluralistic, materialistic, world of over-choice that the younger generation has absorbed. Now it's up to us to figure out how to make the challenge of missions register with them. Even the term "missions" might need definition, because it could mean "purpose" (as in mission statements) or historic cultural imperialism.

Adapted from EMQ (Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 10/03) by permission.

Prayer for the Week

Lord, give me a feel for the world You sent Your Son to save. Show me how to become engaged.

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