Faithful Financial Support for Foreign Missions

This article by Richard Smit examines biblical principles underlying denominational systems for collecting and distributing financial support to foreign missionaries, contrasting orderly denominational practices with problematic individual fundraising methods. Smit surveys various fundraising approaches (letter campaigns, blogs with donation buttons, furlough presentations) and identifies the common problem that missionaries often bear personal responsibility for raising their own support. The article advocates for renewed commitment to the Reformed denominational practice as a more stable and biblical approach to sustaining missionary work.