Missionary 〈Android〉

Yes. But only if we let it be broken.

The old model was additive: We bring Jesus. We bring medicine. We bring schools. We bring civilization. Missionary

And that, I think, is a mission worth keeping. We bring medicine

We have to let go of the idea that being a missionary is about changing people, and embrace the idea that it is about accompanying people. It is not a title of honor; it is a posture of humility. And that, I think, is a mission worth keeping

The Latin root: missio – "to send."

The best missionaries in history weren't the ones who built the biggest churches. They were the ones who learned the local word for "pain" before they learned the local word for "sin." Here is my proposal for the 21st-century missionary mindset. I call it The Law of Subtraction .