Author - Leslie Lesher

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Minorities in Missions: When You’ve Never Fit in Anywhere
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What Does a Missions Coach Do? [Photo Journal]

Minorities in Missions: When You’ve Never Fit in Anywhere

A TEAM missionary laughs with her neighbors
Serving as a minority comes with a unique perspective and set of challenges. Missionaries share their experiences and their tips for how to keep going.
Dec 18 2019
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Leslie Lesher

Leslie Lesher has been interested in the world and different cultures since she was very young. Before serving as a missions coach with TEAM, she was a missionary in Mexico for six years.

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Maggie

Leslie, Thanks for your article. I would love to use this artcle for mobilizing minorities for missions. I am a…

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¡Lea esta publicación en español aquí! Recently, I was at a missions conference where I joined a seminar on Latina women in leadership. One of the participants, a first-generation American with Hispanic background made a comment that struck me. She said, “I feel called to go serve in Japan, but if I don’t fit in here in America where I was born because I’m a minority, how much harder will it be to fit in, in a different country?” As a missions coach, I have a list of different reasons why people choose not to go overseas: fear of the…

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What Does a Missions Coach Do? [Photo Journal]

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A missions coach helps people connect their talents and passions with an opportunity to serve on the mission field. Learn more about their ministry of mobilization below. Photos by Leslie Lesher
Feb 09 2017
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Leslie Lesher

Leslie Lesher has been interested in the world and different cultures since she was very young. Before serving as a missions coach with TEAM, she was a missionary in Mexico for six years.

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Alyssa Hill

Hey Tia! You can visit https://team.org/missionscoach to get connected with a misisons coach. God bless!

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Deciding to become a missionary is a complex, faith-stretching and, sometimes, lengthy process. Questions like “How do I know if I’m really called?” or “What will I actually do overseas?” are not always easy to answer. To help, every potential missionary with TEAM journeys with a missions coach. Coaches answer questions, make ministry connections and, most importantly, pray with every person in the process. Leslie Lesher has been serving as a TEAM missions coach since 2016. Scroll through her photo journal below to learn what a missions coach does and how she can help you find the right missions opportunity….

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