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The Christian term mission refers to the idea that God has sent his people into the world in the same way that he sent his Son. Jesus told his followers, “As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you” (John 20:21). Jesus’ followers are equipped with the task of announcing the love of God in Jesus Christ to the world. Where the church has resorted to ugly militant (whether metaphorical and literal) methods of expanding its borders is where the church stands in outright opposition to the mission of Christ.
Far from stifling indigenous culture, Christian mission ought tocause individuals as well as cultures to flourish in all their unique God-given brightness. In Chapter 6 we talked about how the Holy Spirit fills individuals and causes all the nuances of their personality to flourish in Jesus. In the same way, the Spirit fills communities and causes all their cultural nuances and beauty to come alive in Christ. Continue reading Chapter 8: Mission