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Missionary inspires and educates local churches to better follow the Great Commission by providing trusted resources to prepare them to send missionaries to peoples who have never heard of Christ.
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“My wife and I watched this series of videos and were moved again by the zeal and sacrifices of God’s global emissaries. I recommend the series, and pray the Lord will use it to stir up his church for the sake of all the unreached language groups.” –John Piper
Let your heart be stirred to zeal for Christ's Church through the faithful example of the trailblazing missionaries featured in Missionary: Obeying the Great Commission.
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Glossary
Words are important, especially on the mission field. Use our glossary to gain a solid understanding of missions terminology.
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Orthography
Orthography refers to the standardized system of writing for a language, including its rules for spelling, punctuation, word breaks, capitalization, and sometimes accent marks. It dictates how sounds are represented by written symbols (graphemes), like letters in the alphabet, and ensures consistency in how the language is visually recorded.
In languages without a formal writing system, creating an orthography involves developing a way to represent spoken sounds in a written form, which is essential for literacy, documentation, and translation efforts, particularly in missions and Bible translation contexts. An effective orthography considers phonetics (the sounds of speech), morphology (the structure of words), and cultural practices surrounding writing and literacy.