Brief about Mission and Missionaries

                                Greetings dear brothers and sisters in Christ!

            In this article, I want to give brief information about what is a mission, who is a missionary and missionary activities in India and other countries. 

Mission Meaning : 

            The mission is that the divine activity of sending intermediaries, whether supernatural or human, to talk or do God's Will in order that his purposes for judgment or redemption are furthered. The biblical concept is expressed by the utilization of verbs meaning "to send, " normally with God because of the expressed subject. The Hebrew verb is salah [j;l'v] and therefore the Greek is apostello [ajpostevllw]. These terms emphasize the authoritative, commissioning relationship involved. The Scriptures also employ the cognates Apostolos [ajpovstolo"] ("apostle, " the one sent) and apostle [ajpostolhv] ("apostleship, " the function of being sent), pertaining to the one sent and his function.

        The biblical concept of "mission" comprehends the authority of the one who sends; the obedience of the one sent; a task to be accomplished; the facility to accomplish the task; and a purpose within the moral framework of God's covenantal working of judgment or redemption.

“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved. 

                                                                                                     - Mathew 16:15

Watch a video on Biblical Missions by Paul Washer.

 

Missionary meaning :

Missionary in a sentence people who are sent by God to do his mission is called missionaries.

Missionary defines: A missionary is a member or a group sent to an area to preach the gospel and to perform missionary activities such as education, literacy, social service, health care, and economic development.

        Many people share the gospel to the people who are like us, it seems general to share the gospel with others who have the same language, culture, economic status, education levels, and so on.

        But, its different one to step out of the comfort zone and try to figure out how to share the gospel with someone who is very different than us. It involves learning a new language, new culture, being stretched, and thinking about how to share the gospel to various people.

        Some reaching across socio-economic gaps, language, and culture gaps in our home town and moving with their whole family far away to launch into a language and culture they have never experienced before.

            In the old testament, we can find Moses as a missionary as he was sent by God to redeem the people of Israelites from Egypt Pharaohs.

Jesus himself came as a missionary in human incarnation to save all mankind from the bondage of sins and to be a model.

            Apostle Paul was sent by God to the gentiles as a missionary. Missionary of the 12 apostles was sent to different areas by God as missionaries.

Later many missionaries were sent by God to different nations like Africa, India, China, and different parts of the world. Famous known missionaries are William Carey, David Livingston, Hudson Taylor, Adoniram Judson, Mother Theresa, Ida Sophia Scudder, Graham's stains, Sadhu Sundar Singh, Hyny, etc. 

Christian Missionary Activities :

Watch this video on Christian missionary sacrificial lives.

 

Watch this short video about Missionaries works in India.

Development of Missionaries to India :

           Let there be India! - Impact of the Bible on nation-building is a Historic and Contemporary Research on the Pioneering Contribution of Christian Missions and Bible Translators in Making India a Modern Nation by Transforming Indian Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Education, Printing, Journalism and Culture.

With names, dates, and other relevant evidence, this book details the not-to-be-forgotten contributions of missionaries and Christian mission in the making of modern India.

Terribly divided geographic India has been united into a nation. Intellectually deprived oral learners have been given literary languages capable of developing their immense potential.

Yet, even historians do not know the fascinating people and processes God has used to make India a nation capable of becoming a great nation.  

Buy the book Let There Be India! on amazon. 

            Christian preachers and missionaries are needed for India. 

Let them come here in hundreds & thousands. Teach us about the Holy life & History of Jesus. Let his spiritual teachings penetrate the heart of our society.

Preach in every nooks and corner. 

             -Swami Vivekananda 

           (Gnana dheepam part1,page:128-129).

also, see the article on William Carey biography 

              

                                                                                                           God bless you