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The Why and What For of Mission

mark — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:50:35 +0000

We do mission because:

it is good for us
we feel bad for others
we are called to be obedient to God
important people let us know of it’s value
we owe it to others – they have so little

Ask any number of people of people why we do mission and the answers tend to be various responses somewhere along the theme of responsibility. While I believe in our responsibility, as well as the ethic necessary to move that feeling toward action, I think that there might be something more to the reason ‘why’ …

Here is my answer to the question, “Why do we do what we do?” – it was recorded during a training session in Ottawa, November 07. Check out others at the podcasts tab at the top of this page

When Disaster Strikes

mark — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:33:16 +0000

Often when we attempt to engage in International Relief and Development work, we cannot help but enter with our own unconscious cultural blinders and biases. Even with the absolute best of intentions, it is highly unlikely that an amateur STM participant can avoid some certain mindsets when it comes to personal participation.

I was a part of an ERDO seminar in Toronto a few weeks ago working to illustrate the above point through a fun interactive exercise I did with the group. Check it out!

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Unpacking the Experience

mark — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:01:15 +0000

Here is an audio copy of a debriefing session I was teaching to a group in Saskatchewan. The audio quality is a little shaky, but the message does come through … if you are working with a short term mission team this should be helpful for you.

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The Silent to Remain Right

mark — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:56:26 +0000

Why is it that some take responsibility for that which they are not responsible? A communication piece from September 3, 06.

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Pardon the Interruption

mark — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:42:24 +0000

I have begun putting some of my communication online … this is from August 06 … click on the link above, or check out the file at this link here