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still no update from Brazil

We value:

1. The Word of God as our final authority
2. A Spirit-controlled life
3. Dependence on God
4. The role and responsibility of the local church in the Great Commission
5. Readiness to sacrifice for Christ and His church
6. Godly relationships and interdependence in ministry
7. The potential of all believers to be used by God in the Great Commission
8. Excellence and urgency in all we do to finish the task

http://usa.ntm.org/what-we-believe

8. Excellence and urgency in all we do to finish the task

8. Excellence and urgency in all we do to finish the task

urgency

what does urgency mean?

Assurance of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ
Agreement with NTM's statement of faith
Desire to be part of a team effort to evangelize unreached people groups
High moral character with positive references
A personal lifestyle free from destructive behaviors such as drug and alcohol abuse or pornography
Involvement in a local church, and the backing of its leadership
No divorce or remarriage after salvation
No unsecured debt such as credit card debt. Pre-existing school loans up to $20,000 may be acceptable
Good physical, emotional and mental health
Willingness to trust God for financial and material needs
Willingness to commit to long-term service

http://usa.ntm.org/career-missions-qualifications
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There is a cult of submission....but there is also a cult of:

"I'm OK, you're not OK."

Oh, you're divorced.....well, you can pray and give.....but you can't go.
Mental health......issues?.......you can give.....not even sure if your prayers...you probably need to...
Willingness to trust God for financial and material needs................who in the world do you think I trust? If my work involves receiving a paycheck, am I trusting God?
High moral character? Here's a reference (not sure if it's positive): Jeremiah 17

9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?


Does Jeremiah 17:9 describe tribers, or just those of us who haven't been cleared to "go"?

After denying Christ three times, would Peter have been accepted into New Tribes?

After denying Christ three times, could Peter have been assigned to maintenance at Vianopolis?

Frank Parker was.

When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:13
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Dear Pharisees and tribers,

Why not look for candidates that have been with Jesus?

Luke 19 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”

8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”

9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Jesus hung out with the poor, the outcast, the lonely. Sinners, prostitutes, tax collectors, Samaritan "dogs", women caught in adultery, lepers, cheats, theives, drunkards, idolaters, and murderers. The unclean.

Who do I hang out with?

http://www.downshoredrift.com/downshore ... -with.html

Did Jesus ask Peter if the fishing boat was paid for?