Towards True Mutuality: Exchanging the Same Commodities or Supplementing Each Others' Needs?

Abstract

This paper, delivered to the Mid-Western Fellowship of Professors of Mission, concludes with a challenging focus on the task of preparing Western men and women for missionary service. Professor Bosch's concern is that we help them understand how much they, in turn, receive from those with whom they share their witness and service. But first, he helpfully identifies some root causes of the continuing tension in mission/church relationships. He also makes highly relevant suggestions for achieving true mutuality through our sharing with each other on the basis of our diverse strengths.