The CHALLENGE of MISSIONS

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Never have there been so many incredible opportunities for missionary work worldwide, yet there are tens of thousands of vacancies waiting to be filled on the mission field today. The harvest has never been so large – and the workers are frustratingly few.

Finding suitable missionary volunteers has never been easy – nor is it likely to get any easier. Missionary service demands dedication, determination and discipline – and these qualities are basically rejected by the smart-phone generation.

Crippling Attrition Rate
Every mission leader I know has had to grapple with an almost crippling shortage of staff and a serious shortage of long-term commitment. The increasing attrition rate of first term mission volunteers giving up is destabilising missionary endeavours worldwide.

Existential Short Sighted Disposable Culture
Most churchgoers today are secular in their mind-set and lifestyle. They have few convictions, more questions than answers. They are reluctant to make long-term commitments. Our society is existential (concerned primarily about my own personal experience, now!) This throwaway, disposable culture is short-sighted, cynical and short of faith and vision for the future. Our present generation has become selfish, sloppy, soft, spoiled and self-indulgent, unaccustomed to personal sacrifice, unwilling to endure hardship and unlikely to exhibit loyalty to any mission, devotion to duty or courage in the face of danger.

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