{"id":3017,"date":"2013-09-07T17:07:50","date_gmt":"2013-09-07T14:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2013-10-04T14:11:59","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T11:11:59","slug":"08-profile-of-a-successful-missionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/08-profile-of-a-successful-missionary\/","title":{"rendered":"#08 Profile of a Successful Missionary -Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week I shared with you <a title=\"7 Ways to Fail as a Missionary\" href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=3001\">7 Ways to Fail as a Missionary<\/a>\u00a0and I promised that I would follow it up with characteristics of a successful missionary.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of <a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=XLFd9yeMpt0&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fpodcast%252Fnow-is-the-time-with-caleb-suko%252Fid658436314%253Fmt%253D2%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30\" target=\"_blank\">Now is the Time<\/a>\u00a0I introduce you to a real life hero missionary. I spent 2 months with Duane Howe in the deep jungles of Brazil and Peru almost 20 years ago yet his example of ministry still influences me today!<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_08.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F08-profile-of-a-successful-missionary%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_08.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=3017-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_08.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_E_08.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 23:07 &#8212; 21.2MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('3017-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_3017-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_3017-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_08.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F08-profile-of-a-successful-missionary%2F#mode-Light&amp;border-000000&amp;progress-000000&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-4&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3018\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3018\" data-attachment-id=\"3018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/08-profile-of-a-successful-missionary\/scan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Scan.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,362\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1378560592&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Duane Howe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Scan.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3018\" alt=\"Duane Howe\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Scan.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Scan.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Scan-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Scan-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Scan-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Duane Howe with the Ashinka tribe in Western Brazil<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So what are the characteristics of good missionary?<\/p>\n<h4>A drive to share the love of Jesus<\/h4>\n<p>Not every missionary is a church planter or an evangelist but just because you&#8217;re not \u00a0on &#8220;the front lines&#8221; doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re not sharing the gospel.<\/p>\n<p>No matter the official title or the situation good missionaries are always ready to share the love of Jesus with those around them.<\/p>\n<h4>A positive and hopeful attitude<\/h4>\n<p>If we truly are the bearers of good news then we ought to have an attitude that matches. Rather than complaining about their surroundings good missionaries tend to encourage others and focus on the hope that they have in Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of attitude is infectious and attractive. It tells people that we have a living and eternal hope that temporary problems\u00a0can&#8217;t\u00a0extinguish.<\/p>\n<h4>A flexible mindset<\/h4>\n<p>Sometimes we can be too goal oriented and results driven to see the opportunities that God has placed right before us. Good missionaries learn that they can&#8217;t plan for everything and sometimes the best ministry opportunities aren&#8217;t planned for at all.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of getting discouraged when things don&#8217;t happen the way we plan, we need to be flexible, ready for change and ready to make the most of every opportunity God throws our way.<\/p>\n<h4>A passion to communicate<\/h4>\n<p>Too often missionaries think of communicating with those who sent them as a chore and something that takes them away from the real ministry and that&#8217;s wrong!<\/p>\n<p>Communication should be viewed as part of the ministry, not a distraction from it. Missionaries who communicate well encourage and challenge their readers to be better followers of Christ.<\/p>\n<h4>Announcements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>You can now view our <a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?page_id=602\" target=\"_blank\">speaking schedule here.<\/a>\u00a0Check it out to find out when we might be in your area. If you would like us to be in your church on a Sunday let us know asap because Sundays are filling up fast. We are also open to speaking in small groups, at your home, youth groups, schools and pretty much any other setting you might think of!<\/li>\n<li>You don&#8217;t have to wait until we come to the US to support us. We could really use your support now so check out the <a title=\"Support\" href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?page_id=483\">giving page <\/a>and ask God how you might help the ministry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Question: What other characteristics make a good missionary?<\/h4>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_08.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F08-profile-of-a-successful-missionary%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_08.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=3017-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_08.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_E_08.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 23:07 &#8212; 21.2MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('3017-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_3017-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_3017-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_08.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F08-profile-of-a-successful-missionary%2F#mode-Light&amp;border-000000&amp;progress-000000&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-2&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I shared with you <a title=\"7 Ways to Fail as a Missionary\" href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=3001\">7 Ways to Fail as a Missionary<\/a>\u00a0and I promised that I would follow it up with characteristics of a successful missionary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,297,31],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-3017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ministry","category-podcast","category-writing","tag-missions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Scan.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3izZc-MF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5465,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/56-how-honest-are-missionary-newsletters\/","url_meta":{"origin":3017,"position":0},"title":"#56 How Honest Are Missionary Newsletters?","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"May 23, 2015","format":"audio","excerpt":"Have you ever wondered how honest missionary newsletters really are? In this episode of \"Now Is the Time\" I give you three reasons why missionary newsletters don't always reflect reality, I also talk about a new ministry opportunity we have with disabled refugees from Eastern, Ukraine. Why Missionary Newsletters Aren't\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;The Gospel Today&quot;","block_context":{"text":"The Gospel Today","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/category\/podcast\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/photodune-10349905-young-man-typewriting-on-the-beach-s-001.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/photodune-10349905-young-man-typewriting-on-the-beach-s-001.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/photodune-10349905-young-man-typewriting-on-the-beach-s-001.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3207,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/14-how-to-become-a-missionary-and-listener-questions-podcast\/","url_meta":{"origin":3017,"position":1},"title":"#14 How to Become a Missionary and Listener Questions -Podcast","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"October 23, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Becoming a missionary may sound exotic and exciting but being a missionary is about a lot more than simply living in a foreign culture! In this episode of Now is the Time I share with you six simple steps you can take to become a missionary. \u00a0I also answer some\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ministry&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ministry","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/category\/ministry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC04173.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC04173.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC04173.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3001,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/7-ways-to-fail-as-a-missionary\/","url_meta":{"origin":3017,"position":2},"title":"7 Ways to Fail as a Missionary","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"September 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Missionaries are not superheroes. If you're a missionary hopefully you know that by now! I've failed more than once as a missionary and that's why I want to share with you some common ways that missionaries can fail. Sometimes it's helpful to look at our mistakes so that we can\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ministry&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ministry","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/category\/ministry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/photo-41.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/photo-41.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/photo-41.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7512,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/secret-life-of-missionary-kid-season-3-episode-4\/","url_meta":{"origin":3017,"position":3},"title":"Secret Life of a Missionary Kid | Season 3 Episode 4","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"February 25, 2017","format":"audio","excerpt":"What's it like to live more than half of your growing up years in a foreign country? In this episode of \"Now Is the Time\" I talk with Naomi Suko, my daughter and missionary kid who has lived in Ukraine for the past 10 years. She shares some of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Family","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/category\/family\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC04933.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC04933.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC04933.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC04933.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC04933.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5969,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/life-of-a-missionary-mom\/","url_meta":{"origin":3017,"position":4},"title":"Life of a Missionary Mom","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"November 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Today just happens to be Christina's birthday and so I decided to ask her a few question about life as a missionary mother. I hope you'll take a few minutes to watch this video and to pray for Christina and her ministry to our family and to others. One thing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Family","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/category\/family\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Capture1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Capture1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Capture1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Capture1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4982,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/47-confessions-of-a-missionary-wife-surviving-furlough-with-children\/","url_meta":{"origin":3017,"position":5},"title":"#47 Confessions of a Missionary Wife -Surviving Furlough with Children","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"January 31, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Let's get one thing straight, if you're a missionary and you have kids, then furlough is anything but a vacation! On this episode of \"Now Is the Time\"\u00a0I talk to one of the best missionary wives every (in my opinion!) Christina tells you what it's really like to haul five\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;The Gospel Today&quot;","block_context":{"text":"The Gospel Today","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/category\/podcast\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00416.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00416.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00416.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3017"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3028,"href":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3017\/revisions\/3028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}