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The Past and Future of Funding Missions: From Everywhere to Everywhere – National Workers vs. Missionaries

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By Scott Klingsmith | The direct support of national pastors and missionaries by American and European churches has been promoted as a more efficient and effective model of ministry than sending missionaries from the West to other parts of the world. After a historical overview of funding models and a survey of…

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