I love to read about missions, but I don’t always love what I read. There are four questions that I’ve been asking lately to help me evaluate the books and ideas I’m encountering. These four questions are not mine but are biblically derived and guide my thoughts as I evaluate any missions book, article, training, method, tool, cultural principle, or biography.

The faithful mission worker trembles at the Word of God. She goes to the Bible often and is careful not only to find direction and intimacy with God there, but also to not make the Bible say what it doesn’t say. In short, missionaries should be committed to keep and teach all of the Bible. Anything less will have devastating results.

Is everyone called to be a missionary? More specifically, are you? Read this article to discover eight channels God might use to tell you what He wants you to do, where He wants you to work, and in what capacity.