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BASIC CONCEPTS

• Missiology: the are of practical


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.

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