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Christianity: Expression of Religious Identity

Mission and the Great Commission

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Recall questions on what mission means, the Great Commission, the mission of God and the character of mission in the early twentieth century.

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How did Christian mission move from Western missionary societies towards self-governing local churches?

Key term

What does the word mission mean in Christian usage?

Key term

Why is early twentieth century mission criticised today?

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  1. 1

    What does the word mission mean in Christian usage?

    Model answer

    Being sent: the Church's task of carrying the gospel and the love of God into the world.

  2. 2

    What is the Great Commission?

    Model answer

    Jesus' command at the end of Matthew's gospel to go to all nations, making disciples, baptising them and teaching them to obey his commands.

  3. 3

    What is meant by the mission of God?

    Model answer

    The idea that mission is first God's own activity in the world, in which the Church is invited to share rather than something the Church owns.

  4. 4

    What characterised Christian mission in the early twentieth century?

    Model answer

    Western missionary societies sending personnel to Africa, Asia and the Pacific, with great confidence that the world could be evangelised quickly.

  5. 5

    What was the 1910 Edinburgh world missionary conference?

    Model answer

    A gathering that coordinated Protestant missionary work and is widely regarded as the beginning of the modern ecumenical movement.

  6. 6

    Why is early twentieth century mission criticised today?

    Model answer

    It was closely bound up with colonial power and often exported European culture along with the gospel while dismissing local cultures as heathen.

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