How are field priorities for assignment of new missionaries set for The Alliance?
There are some basic underlying assumptions in field assignments. • God’s leading is essential in making field assignments. • Stated preferences of candidates are at times rooted in God’s leading. At other times, these preferences are based on personal desire, impressions, suggestions from others and perception of possible compatibility. The necessary emptying of ourselves when we enter a new context is essential. We must go as learners. One of the hardest things for the new missionary is the role deprivation we experience as a newcomer. Often, we subconsciously seek to authenticate our significance. Our significance must be in Christ and not in the affirmation that we get from others. Incarnation implies emptying ourselves to serve others. • IM leaders usually have a better sense of the needs of the fields and emerging opportunities than do candidates. • For a variety of reasons, IM leaders may decide to recommend an appointment to a field other than what a candidate has stated as his
