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Paul Akin

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Is Paul’s Tentmaking the Model for Missionaries?

With the rising cost of sending a missionary to serve overseas, some have suggested we return to the supposedly “biblical” model of tentmaking. Based on the Apostle Paul’s example of making tents to support himself, missionaries can...

Boulos Paul & Nastassja Hanna

Paul, Nastassja, and Michael Hanna are serving with ABWE in Central Pennsylvania. Their main goals are to continue reaching the surrounding Arabic-speaking community and to train, encourage, and build bridges between American churches and neighboring et...
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I’m Not a Missionary. Am I Making Excuses?

I have no regrets. Given the chance, there are plenty of things in my life I would’ve done differently. I would’ve listened more to my dad. I would’ve read more attentively in school. I would’ve gone on a short-term missions trip in...
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How the Apostle Paul Practiced Partnership

Paul was not a lone ranger. He consistently looked for partners in ministry. An example of Paul’s partnership philosophy came in his relationship to the church at Philippi. Paul Plants the Church at Philippi Paul planted this church at ...
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A Missionary Reflection on Paul’s Letter to Titus

Paul’s passion to bring the gospel where Christ has not been named is clearly seen in his letter to Titus. This short letter tells the story of pioneer church planting on the isle of Crete. Titus had been a missionary co-worker of Paul fo...
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Why Netflix Is Making It Harder to Be a Missionary

For as long as I can remember, the word missionary conjured up a specific, anxiety-inducing image in my mind. A young person felt a burning call to some “dangerous” or “poverty-stricken” nation, said goodbye to the comforts of home ...
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A Missionary Reflection on Paul’s Letter to Titus

Paul’s passion to bring the gospel where Christ has not been named is clearly seen in his letter to Titus. This short letter tells the story of pioneer church planting on the isle of Crete. Titus had been a missionary co-worker of Paul fo...