We got together on Saturday night with the smell of paint hanging freshly from the walls. After sharing briefly about our week we launched into the topic. Pauline came well armed with her research. Jean-Pierre said that the role of the sender has unanswered questions. 200 years ago it was the goer that the church had unanswered questions about. Thereafter it was the co-ordinator. Now it is the sender. People can see the value of the goer and the co-ordinator in that they can see what they are doing and they thus understand the need for supporting them. The role of the sender however, is sadly undervalued/misunderstood. It has a lot more depth to it than we understand. The question that got us all thinking and still thinking on is:
If a sender sows a 100% of his income into the kingdom then what does he live on? Is this a possible scenario?
We spoke quite a bit about the value of the missionary pushing back to the church and how this plays out in our lives and that of the church. In speaking about this we realised how the role of the sender today is still "under construction". We haven't quite grasped the depth of it yet and what God intends it to be. Phew, this is so interesting. We once again tapped into the four elements that help us to find our calling. World christian prayer life, caravan of people, putting shoulder to the wheel and the telescope of vision. Abraham's first test once he received his call was Sodom and Gomorrah. Your world christian prayer life is your spiritual foundation or your pillar. He passed the test when he "stood in the gap" for Sodom and Gomorrah (a city he didin't even like). Hmm, food for thought. No-one is exempt from their responsibility to courageously risk their resources for the Kingdom of God.
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