Getting on top of Missionary Correspondence is an article on how as a missionary, you can do your correspondence. Tips and tricks.
Missions
Musings and meditations about missions from a missionary.
Fix WordPress Error
Fix WordPress Error is an article about “my experience” in fixing WordPress software problems on a website. This is a help to those who have, use, or maintain WordPress websites. I will change and add to this post over time, so please check back.
Note: This post comes from years of working with 30+ WordPress websites that I own. I am not responsible if you goof up your website. Use this advice at your own risk.
Organize your WorkFlow with Total Commander
In Organize your WorkFlow with Total Commander I am making comments on how to keep tabs on all “your stuff” you are working on at once.
Recent Posts (last 3 months)
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- Q: Are national missionaries better than Americans going?
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- Prayer Update February 26, 2025
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Missionary Document Organization Helps
Missionary Document Organization Helps is a post by a missionary of 30+ years to help new missionaries (or veteran missionaries) organize their life and ministry.
Keeping a Missionary Travel Log
Keeping a Missionary Travel Log is simply a record of where you and every member of your family have been over the years.
Recent Posts (last 3 months)
Are Mission Boards biblical?
I would refer you to an article by Church of Christ, John William McGarvey, “Missionary Societies” (1868), in which he argues that missionary societies are a modern invention which is unbiblical.
I think the issue here is very well put by McGarvey, when he argues that we are not at liberty to “invent” new conventions, organizations, and methods (especially not changing the content of the gospel message).
Hardships of Missionary Life
When a person chooses to be a missionary, there are certain sacrifices that they make in order to partake in this kind of ministry. Essentially you lose a lot of your “identity” to become a missionary. The simple question, “Where are you from?” becomes a complicated question because while I was born and raised in South Carolina, I have spent more time in Mexico than the US. Mexican people we visit. Sometimes they joke saying, “David is more Mexican than we are!” I have adapted to Mexican culture and foods, and I really like at least most of the Mexican foods.
But this price we pay is difficult to handle many times. You kind of “lose your identity” in the process of being a good missionary. We must celebrate the Mexican holidays and basically follow the Mexican culture, because you just cannot survive without doing that. Image if a Mexican was to pastor your church and not celebrate the Fourth of July! He would be extremely out of sync with the people he is trying to reach.
Language Learning Pointers
Language Learning Pointers
Topic: Language Learning PointersBy Missionary David Cox
Previous I had a post about language learning, Missionary Problems: “I wish I had known about language learning and missionary relationships.” and in response to an email followup from Marie, I came up with some more pointers.
What is the mission of Christianity?
This study is a definition of our “mission”, what is the mission of Christianity. These are my views, opinions, etc. on the topic.
Nerves Presenting Missionary Presentation
Nerves Presenting Missionary Presentation
Nerves Presenting Missionary Presentation
By David Cox
In this installment we think about being nervous in giving a missionary presentation.
When you think about it, first of all, you have contacts countless pastors and tried to talk your way past numberless secretaries to get to a pastor, and you have sent enough letters, emails, text messages to fill a computer, and after all that, you get very few if any meetings. When you actually get to a meeting, everything goes wrong. You leave your suit and tie back home, your slide presentation messes up or worse, the projector won’t work or there isn’t an extension cord that will reach, etc.