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What Is Mission? |
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Presbyterians express the importance
of MISSION in various ways: |
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Friends
gather to celebrate Bishop Endre Langh’s 50 years of pastoral
ministry with the Reformed Church of Croatia.
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- “Mission is the ‘heart’ of the Great Commission.
Christians are to GO into all the world sharing the love of
Christ.”—Rev. Betty Crawford, Corvalis, Oregon
- “Mission, to me, is ‘walking the walk’—an
opportunity to be God’s hand extended to others, be
they next door or on the other side of the globe. In mission,
we demonstrate the love that has been bestowed upon us through
Christ Jesus, not necessarily by our words, but by our very
lives and actions.”—Kathie Sherman, St. Louis,
Missouri
- “Mission is worshiping God by helping people.”—Ladell
Hemsworth, 15, Foley, Minnesota
- “Mission is PEOPLE; people who love and serve the Lord.Glenice
Johnson, retired missionary, Atlanta, Georgia
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MISSION can be defined
in different ways, such as:
- “bearing witness to God’s love for the world in Jesus
Christ”— (Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Study Catechism,
Question 63)
- “the whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole
world” —Turn to the Living God: A Call to Evangelism
in Jesus Christ’s Way, page 4
- “The life, death, resurrection, and promised coming
of Jesus Christ has set the pattern for the church’s
mission.”—The Confession of 1967, the Book
of Confessions, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 9.32
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What are your thoughts on mission? Do you
have a favorite definition that is either original or from another
source? Share with us your thoughts on mission.
Selected responses will be posted on this Web site each month.
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