Acting on Behalf of Other People

Knowledge is the power to act.
Preparation is the will to act.
Health is the strength to act.
Funding is the freedom to act.

Missionary Exponent, Advocate, Promoter, Champion, Campaigner, Backer, Booster.

A missionary who introduces himself may have credibility in time. A missionary introduced by an exponent starts with the credibility and influence of established relationships. Often, in areas of trust, it is not what you know but who you know that counts.

Many missionaries can tell stories of key individuals who took it upon themselves to help them by actively introducing them to a variety of church leaders, small groups, church programs, teachers, schools and conferences where the missionary could share their passion and vision. Those sponsored relationships tend to be the most enduring and deepest partnerships in the task of reaching tribes. Over more than 20 years of ministry, the supporters who were introduced to us by someone else are the ones who have been partners with us through the hard times.

Exponent

a: one that expounds or interprets
b: one that champions, practices, or exemplifies
c: a person or thing that is a representative, advocate, type, or symbol of something

Being a missionary exponent or advocate is an effective way to assist missionaries with connecting in the home country. An exponent can assist with:

  • Helping the Body maintain awareness of God’s eternal purposes on earth.
  • Keeping the plight of the unreached tribes in front of the Body.
  • Organizing opportunities for their missionary to have an impact.
  • Rallying others toward action for eternal benefit.
  • Fundraising to enable their missionary to be more effective.
  • Endorsing and promoting special projects.
  • Educating all ages, or providing opportunities for education about tribal church planting.
  • Inviting a missionary speaker or mobilization representative to encourage, invite, motivate and educate.

Ready-made opportunities for action and education:

  • Wayumi — send a group for a life-changing weekend.
  • Interface — send an explorer for a five-week missions experience in Papua New Guinea.
  • EBI — Ethnos360 Bible Institute, a practical Bible education.
  • MTC — Missionary Training Center, hands-on training for serious career missionary candidates.
  • Short-Term Missions — volunteer, teach, build, heal, fix, compute, network.
  • Associate Missionaries — six months or more.