Working In vs. Working On Your Ministry

About this episode

Amy and Bernie discuss the importance of working on your ministry for long-term sustainability.

Cross-cultural workers are trained to work in their ministry—rarely on it. Like any vehicle, you use it to go somewhere, not to maintain it. But if 100% of the time is spent driving or riding and 0% maintaining, breakdown is inevitable. In this episode, Amy and Bernie unpack what it means to work "in" your ministry and "on" it and why investing in the “maintenance” side of ministry is essential for long-term sustainability. Global Trellis: The Podcast Join Insiders

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Hosts: Amy Young, Bernie Anderson

Topics covered

• ministry
• cross-cultural work
• sustainability
• maintenance
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• ministry maintenance
• cross-cultural workers
• spirituality
• long-term sustainability
• working in vs. working on

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