This is one of the reasons why I say that church partnerships is the final goal of missions. We often learn lessons the hard way, like how you suggest that the FUP innovate. God has designed missions to operate in a particular way, and if you are not operating that way, then you will face frustrations. God uses those frustrations to refine us, and the church/missionary/agency that is open to change and admitting that they haven't been operating according to God's intentions, then God will lead them into his design.
I work for an org like your imagined FUP. It planted a denomination which is now 3 million strong, across multiple countries, and the latest iteration of the organization has just signed a partnership agreement with the denomination to partner together to reach the unreached! Nevertheless a thought provoking article.
James, there are probably lots of different permutations of what is actually happening out there. Good for you (and the Kingdom) that you have partners in place.
This is one of the reasons why I say that church partnerships is the final goal of missions. We often learn lessons the hard way, like how you suggest that the FUP innovate. God has designed missions to operate in a particular way, and if you are not operating that way, then you will face frustrations. God uses those frustrations to refine us, and the church/missionary/agency that is open to change and admitting that they haven't been operating according to God's intentions, then God will lead them into his design.
I work for an org like your imagined FUP. It planted a denomination which is now 3 million strong, across multiple countries, and the latest iteration of the organization has just signed a partnership agreement with the denomination to partner together to reach the unreached! Nevertheless a thought provoking article.
James, there are probably lots of different permutations of what is actually happening out there. Good for you (and the Kingdom) that you have partners in place.