Why do Christian missionaries have to convert people? How do they fund this?

Question

Why do Christian missionaries have to convert people to help them?
How do they fund this cost?

Answer 1

To be fair, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. A missionary's task is to convert people. It's by definition.

Not all people who do good works are missionaries, and some people are sponsored by a faith community while not actively preaching their version of The Word.

There are many religious people out there who help people without being all preachy about it. (If I were to do something like this, I'd keep religion out of it, if only because I don't want to make a big deal of it.) You could consider it passive prosetylization, where people ask about their faith rather than impose it on people.

Normally, missionaries are financially supported by a faith community, be it an individual, a church, or a denomination. They don't get a whole hell of a lot typically. They also take contributions of stuff, be it food, books, bikes, clothes, etc.

As far as why they don't help those who don't convert, in my humble opinion, it's because they're d***s who don't give a flaming s**t about other f*****g people.

Answer 2

Missionaries want as many people of other races as possible to go to Hell. They believe that won't happen unless they preach about Jesus to people who already have their own beliefs, and therefore obviously would not be interested in converting. If the missionaries actually wanted to help, they would be respectful towards other cultures instead of trying to wipe them off the face of the earth.

Answer 3

Because Jesus gave the instruction to:
"Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit" (this is probably a slight miswording, but the message is accurate)

There are whole societies dedicated to missionaries, such as Wycliff, but also individual churches help fund missionaries.

Answer 4

It is the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, that does the converting. In my church's case, the missionaries pay for all or most of their costs, on a voluntary basis. Have a happy day, and I send you a gummy bear.

Answer 5

thay go into country brainwash the people and goverments destroy the countrys origanal gods saying thay are false gods and there is the only one and there god is the fales god the is no god and then thay make that country go on holy wars that has nothing to do will them the christian missinaries are a menice thay need to be stoped from entering into countrys all thay bring is holy wars

Answer 6

Jesus is the one who saves ("converts"), not us - we don't have that power. We go because Christ commanded that we spread the good news to all nations. Also, throughout His life on earth Jesus not only met people's spiritual needs, but also their physical needs.

I've been on two missions trips to a third world country. We worked in cooperation with a church that was already established by the natives of that country. We went door to door in poverty stricken areas, where poorly constructed homes (without running water) were made of scrap pieces of metal, wood, cardboard - whatever they could find - and gave the families a weeks supply of food and a Bible. These were suffering, hurting people (I can never get their faces out of my mind), so yes, we put our arms around them, showed them Christ's love, and offered to pray with them.

They welcomed this. We did not in any way force them or give them an ultimatum - convert or no food for you (a lot of people believe this is what Christian missionaries do, but this is NOT true). After we prayed with them, we invited them to come listen to a message by the local pastor. This was totally their choice. During that particular trip, hundreds of people accepted Christ as their Savior, and despite their poverty and hard circumstances, you could see the hope shining in their eyes afterwards.

Those that went on the trip had to raise the money ourselves. Sometimes family and friends would give financial support, but to cover the majority of the costs, we did fundraisers for a year before we went. We had to cover the cost of visas, vaccinations, plus what we were taking to distribute to the poor: food, medicine, dental supplies, clothing, Bibles, school supplies, etc.

During these two trips, I saw hundreds of people living around a huge mountain of garbage. They had to climb up to the top to dig for food or scraps to make shelter. Their babies were infested with worms; they have no cradles to sleep in - they sleep in a dug out hole in the ground. On busy streets, I saw homeless children running around with no clothing. I saw one naked child right in the middle of a busy intersection, just staring off into space. We met one sick, elderly lady whose family had abandoned her because they thought she might die soon and couldn't feed her any longer.

This is heart-wrenching, hard work. I sometimes break down in tears just thinking about all the suffering I witnessed. So, we don't go into foreign countries with arrogant attitudes, with the goal of adding a few notches (converts) to our belts. We go with humility, to roll up our sleeves, sweat, and get dirty, to serve those who are suffering. We go to share the hope that is found in Christ with a lost and hurting world.

Answer 7

They feel its their mission in life. They are funded by which ever church is sponsoring them. The most common means of getting together funds is the notorious "collection plate" during church services.

Answer 8

It's the Great Commission, read the Gospels. It's funded by people's offerings in the church they go to.

Answer 9

Jesus left us with the Great commission to preach his word to all creation and it is funded by the believers!