1. Congregations of the early church were expected to support their own leaders and teachers
___A by the end of the first century.
___B within a generation.
___C from the beginning.
2. While working in Corinth, Paul was supported by gifts from the churches in
3. God tested people's acceptance of the _____ by whether they were willing to support preachers financially.
4. Laborers worked in Jesus' time for a _____ a day.
___C measure of wheat
5. Foreign support sometimes attracts _____ to the ministry.
___A better‑qualified candidates
6. Foreign support may take away ___________ between the national leader and the missionary.
___A openness in the relationship
___C excessive requests for aid
7. _____________ can know best which workers are truly worthy of support.
___A The missionaries
___B The national church
___C The national preachers themselves
8. Foreign support of national preachers _____________ the time when the national church will be willing to assume support of its own workers.
___C does not affect
9. Supporting national preachers with foreign money improves
___A the relationship between the nationals and the missionaries.
___B the statistics reported by the missionaries.
___C the attitude of the preachers toward the churches they work with.
10. If missionaries want to stop supporting national preachers with foreign funds, the best way is
___A to cut off the support all at once.
___B to reduce the support by degrees.
___C to wait until the national church says it is ready.