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In considering stressful features of missionary marriages, certain factors are important.

The task of nurturing churches in all cultures is essential and difficult. It demands our best combined efforts.

Who should provide channels of accountability?

As Billy Graham himself put it, Amsterdam ’86 wasn’t a theological conference. It was a training conference.

One of the dominant trends in missions is cross-cultural church planting. The team approach uses members with a variety of complementary gift mixes and skills.

Is there biblical precedent for deputation? Do any of the teachings of Jesus or Paul bear on it? Can any of the advantages of deputation be fulfilled in a more scriptural way?

Fifteen years later, how have we done?

Reports from around the world.

Case studies examine three successful support models.

Lessons learned which went far beyond the fund-raising and prayer-raising function of deputation.