Should Christian Missionaries Risk Their Lives?
April 18, 2025Missionaries are heroes in Christian culture. We read their biographies, turn to their perseverance through trials for encouragement, and we say, “I could never do what they do.” When a young person declares an intention to serve as a missionary in some remote part of the world, we cheer. Until we don’t… We love the victories, but criticism creeps in when harsh realities come into focus. Many missionaries risk their lives to minister across the globe, and we have a lot of opinions about that. The question keeps coming up whenever there is danger. Should Christian missionaries risk their lives?…
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