Author Archives: Christy McDougall
My First Service
This Wednesday, I had my first service of my itinerating missions career. Tiny church, great generosity. Continue reading
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Tagged beginnings, friend-raising, fund-raising, greek, itineration, missions, missions giving, missions service, teacups, teapots
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On Giving, Or A User-Interface Lesson
How to figure out giving online on http://giving.ag.org. Continue reading
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Tagged Doctor Who, giving, giving.ag.org, itineration, missions, missions contributions, missions giving, programming, user interface
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Itinerating With Tea
Itinerating usually means speaking to large groups, usually churches, about one’s call to missions and the work one is going to do. For me, in November it meant holding tea parties. Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Itineration, The Journey
Tagged European pastries, friend-raising, fund-raising, itineration, missions, multicultural tea, tea, teacups, teapots
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The AGWM Application Journey
There are multiple levels that you have to pass through: an initial examination of your application, an interview with someone from Personnel and Member Care, a second examination of your application if the interviewer recommended you to continue in the process, an invitation to Candidate Orientation in the fall of that year, a round of interviews at Orientation, verbal approval by the World Missions Executive Committee and Board, and finally official approval in writing. Continue reading
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Tagged AGWM, application, batman, missions, missions application
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A beginning is a very delicate time
I am at both an end and a beginning. I am at the beginning of the journey of being a missionary. It’s one I’ve been looking forward to for most of my life. But I’m at an end, too. Continue reading
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Tagged beginnings, calling, family, itineration, missions
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