Discussion Questions

1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of approaching ministry through the lens of people groups?
2. Those who work as missionaries on behalf of denominational missions face the particular challenge of needing to plant churches with the same general structures and governing policies of their denomination. What concerns do you have about this reality?
3. Those who come from wealthier settings are far more likely to generate financial dependence among those whom they serve than those who come from less wealthy settings. What conscious strategies and tactics can they use to avoid unintentionally creating financial dependency?
4. What is problematic with the term “servant leader”?
5. As you look through the list of types of pain that accompany positions of leadership, which surprise you the most? Why?
6. It has been noted that women make up two-thirds of the missionary force, yet it has been relatively rare to see them in positions of leadership or receiving acclaim for being mission leaders. What is your reaction to this reality?

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