The document defines several basic concepts in missiology:
- Missiology is the study of the church's mandate, message, and mission, also called intercultural theology.
- Missio Dei refers to God's mission or sending off to fulfill the work of salvation. The word "mission" originates from the Jesuits being sent abroad in 1598.
- The Latin word "missionem" means the act of sending, referring to God sending tasks to fulfill salvation.
- The Bible contains the message of missio Dei and is about God's mission.
- "Church" comes from the Greek word for "the thing belongs to the Lord" and originally referred to the Christian assembly
The document defines several basic concepts in missiology:
- Missiology is the study of the church's mandate, message, and mission, also called intercultural theology.
- Missio Dei refers to God's mission or sending off to fulfill the work of salvation. The word "mission" originates from the Jesuits being sent abroad in 1598.
- The Latin word "missionem" means the act of sending, referring to God sending tasks to fulfill salvation.
- The Bible contains the message of missio Dei and is about God's mission.
- "Church" comes from the Greek word for "the thing belongs to the Lord" and originally referred to the Christian assembly
The document defines several basic concepts in missiology:
- Missiology is the study of the church's mandate, message, and mission, also called intercultural theology.
- Missio Dei refers to God's mission or sending off to fulfill the work of salvation. The word "mission" originates from the Jesuits being sent abroad in 1598.
- The Latin word "missionem" means the act of sending, referring to God sending tasks to fulfill salvation.
- The Bible contains the message of missio Dei and is about God's mission.
- "Church" comes from the Greek word for "the thing belongs to the Lord" and originally referred to the Christian assembly
theology that investigate the mandate, message, and mission of the Church. It is often called intercultural theology. BASIC CONCEPTS
• Missio Dei: God’s mission or
sending off by God. The word mission originates from 1598 when the Jesuit sent members abroad. BASIC CONCEPTS
• The Latin word for mission is
missionem, which means meaning the act of sending, or mittere/mitto meaning to send. It refers to the task sent by God to fulfill the work of salvation. BASIC CONCEPTS
• Bible: a missionary document. It
contains the message and testimony about mission dei. The Bible is about God’s mission. BASIC CONCEPTS
• Church: Greek kyriakon, “the
thing belongs to the Lord.” It was used in reference to the Christian assembly in a house (the Lord’s house). BASIC CONCEPTS
• The alternative term for Church
was the Greek ekklesia, assembly of people. Ekklesia was introduced in the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, to express Kahal Yahweh, the religious assembly of the Israelites.