Major Terms of Mission

1. Evangelism: the first major name of mission studies is derived from Greek verb
“Evangelies” “ ”, which occurs 5 times in the new testament. It
means to announce to proclaim, to preach etc. Act. 5:42, 8:35, 11:20. The term
“Evangelism” is eventually derived from the Greek noun “Evangelismos” which had
following distinct meanings, glad tiding or the preaching of the Gospel, Annunciation
means declaration (proclamation) evangelistic. It was coined is the 17th century but was
never widely used until the middle of the last century.

2. Evangelization: The term was found from the Latin noun “ ” and
coined in the 17th century. In 1889 it become well known as the students Valentine
movement for foreign mission used it as a watchword. The popular terminology like he
evangelization of the world in this generation given a central place in mission thinking.
The evangelization of the word in the generation of the word means the act of giving all
human being an adequate opportunity of knowing Jesus Christ as their savior and make
them his "real” disciples.

After the second world was “Evangelization” as a term was clearly propagated by
both Lursane Committee for world evangelization and the R.C Church. There after many
R.C publications used this term moreover in 1947 the senate of Roman Bishop met to
discuss on this particular topic “Evangelization” in the modern world. R.C Pope Paul VI
promulgated the Apostolic exhortation Evangelic which status evangelism means
brining the good news to all the state of humanity through it’s influence transforming
humanity from with in and making it new.

While evangelism is described as an activity involved in spreading the gospel

evangelization as:-
1. The whole process of spreading the good news of the Kingdom of God.
2. The extend to which the good news has been spread
3. The extend of clear awareness of Christianity, Christ and the gospel.
Evangelism is usually used, only in reference to human evangelistic activity but
evangelization has broads meaning and refers to the whole range of evangelizing activity
both human and divine, as well as the overall situation and the status produced by all
such activity. In start Evangelism emphasizing evangel; Though, and values; Evangelism
is process of making of society and human being evangel.

The very use of the term “Evangelism” or “Evangelization” has come to the four in the
church thinking roughly last 150 years. To some extend this has followed the wide
spread use “The Evangelization of the word in this generation. However there is no
conscious among the people in different Christian tradition about the relation of
evangelism to mission.

The Meaning of Evangelism:

Evangelism is a process that happens and therefore can best we discuss by the use
of a verb. If the underlined through is Good News, then what is normally done with news
is to share it, as announce it, spread it, or announce it. The primary emphasis is an
communication and an especially important peace of information, declaring it to be true
and relevant probably, the most famous definition of all basics our this sense of passing
on a life giving peace of News. Evangelism therefore a witness to Christ his saving
activity to the whole humanity. Some one once said that ‘one beggar telling another
beggar where to get food?’

In the Orthodox tradition the world witnessing to testify are often used for
evangelism. Thus, evangelistic witness here to understand to communicate of Christ to
those who don’t consider themselves as Christian a call to salvation, which means the
restoration of God and humanity.

Evangelism is about witnessing too (or) making known Good News, the
immediately needy question is what is the news that is good. Most people would point
immediately with action, which God has achieved through the Christian to benefit of all
students. Announcing that God is creator and Lord of the universe had personally
intervened in human history and has done a supreme act through the person and ministry
of Jesus of Nazareth who is the Lord of history. Savior and liberator. Therefore through
Evangelism people are invited of accept for themselves the good news that through Christ
their sin is forgiven. It’s power over their life and broken and they are restored Lord life
giving fellowship with God. Evangelism might be understood them as spreading the
good news that in Jesus Christ. God is establishing a new order of life and calling people
to renounce or alternatives and embrace this reality.

Evangelism is, therefore, on the other hand condemning the sin and inviting the
‘Sinner’ to believe in their good future, that one can acquire through Jesus Christ. So
through evangelization has both can inductive and imperative. It is both convey of the
message and a challenge an act in a certain way. In a response to the message content,
there are various ways which the invitation may be made also ready to Matt. 11:28-29
“Come… learn from me” - explains salvation in terms of refreshment, liberation, a new
direction and a new understanding of a life that a person acquire through Jesus Christ.
Evangelism is an invitation to people to handover their life to Jesus Christ, giving the
reasons, why this is such a supreme important to take.
The response their invitation to required to term back to is false way of life all
renouncing evil. (I Thess. 1:8; Acts 26:18)

The End of the Evangelism:

It can be viewed from God’s hand of view as the creation of a new life in the image of
Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 3:18)- the restoration of the glory lost as a result of sin (Rom 3:23) as
it can e viewed from the human Evangelism is its view brings total transformation which
knows not bounce the central aim of ‘The Great Commission’ is making disciples which
includes simultaneously practicing left and righteousness that is upholding justice
following in the way of Jesus Christ is an integral aspects of evangelism an proof of
authenticity.
 The goals of evangelistic witness is conversion of a person from a life
characterize by sin, separation from God, submission to evil and the unfulfilled potential
of God’s image to a new life characterize by the forgiveness of sin obedience to the
commandment of Gods, renewed fellowship with in the trinity, growth in the restoration
of the divine image and the realization among us of the prototype of line of Christ more
briefly the final goal of evangelistic witness is conversion and baptism conversion is a
willful turning from sin death and evil to true life in God. Baptism is the reception of a
new member into the life of community of God’s people, the church.

Reasons For Evangelism

The message of Jesus Christ must be passed on; In today’s contact the message of
the gospel is distorted and people are looking for a real meaning in evangelism the life
and work of Jesus Christ which would lead one to salvation should be depicted without
taking his real meaning our powerful motivation of evangelism is the positive conviction
the Jesus Christ is the centre and goal of world history everyone born into this world has
a right to know why Jesus Christ came to this world and what he achieved.

Human beings are confused by dynamic of sin; sin is seen as something we do

(commission) or fail to do commission for Paul (Col. 1:16, Rom 8:38, Eph. 5:12) it is a
power (Col. 1:16, Rom 8:38, Eph. 5:12) Sin in this sense causes as to make wrong
choices which then have further destructives.
The Content of the Gospel

It is inescapably about salvation understood as God putting right a situation which

has broken down as gone wrong in other words the lost less, ellination helplessness: The
inability to overcome conflicts, selfishness and self assertion it may be described as a
disease which destroys a person ability to resist temptations.
But Jesus Christ we receive peace (Acts 10:36) through which God exchange his
peoples situation of oppression, violence and want for a community is everyone
contribute to the needs of ones where there is no scarcity and brutality the messianic
Shalom wrote and by Jesus Christ involves not only a relationship to God and also a
relationship between man and his neighbor. Shalom is not a gift that the Lord gives apart
himself rather He himself is shalom (Eph. 2:14) and through his death he brought all
hostility to among men to an end. (Isai. 52:7).
1. Peace - Sword (Matt 10:34 who announce peace)
2. Good News - who brings good news
3. Salvation – who announces salvation
4. Reign of God- who says to Zion you God reigns

II. Apostolic and Apostolos

This term is derived from the Gk. Verb apostalin which means send (outer/forth)
which occurs 131 times New Testament (Matt. 10:5, 16; Lk. 22:35; Rom 10:15, I
Cor.1:17) The Greek noun Apostle occurs four times in N.T (Acts 1:24-25, Cf. Rom 1:5;
I Cor. 9 : 2; Gal 2:8) The Greek noun Apostles which occurs 79 times in N.T refer to one
who is sent that is envog, ambassador, delegate, messenger, missionary etc. (Acts. 4:33,
Rom 11:13).

According to the term Apostola and Apostolic are easily misunderstood and
therefore must be used with caution but this doesn’t there rejection. Calvin a important
figure and reforms has noted that Apostolic and the office of evangelists are not
permanent rather they were utilized by Christ to established his church nevertheless God
can subsequently raise Apostles evangelist for a special task but for him such cases are
very unusual as per church order off the Netherlands formed church there are two
supplementary and complementary parts for the Apostolic one is the local Apotolate that
is evangelism the other aspect is the sending which means the mission is the more
tradition sense it is the evangelistic beyond the congregation.

Evangelism and mission are the their poles of the Aposolate. Here theory of
evangelism and theology the Apostolate are considered as a synonym of theology of
mission.
 CHURCH GROWTH

(Matt. 28:19,20, Mk. 16:15-16; Lk.24:47; Jh. 20:21; Acts. 1: 8)

1. Ekklesia: Called Out people first God himself is a missionary God.

2. A People of special kind

Great Commission – “Go”

G.C
2 Cor. 6: 14-16
It is talking about a person called out and “called together for specific purpose”

Ministry – to the God

- to one another (believer)
- to the world
- It was the people conducting their principles of quality and
brotherhood.
- It was people uniquely related to God.

DESCRIPTION OF CHURCH

1. Eph. 2:10
We are His “Workmanship” - “Cost” - Blood of Jesus Christ

Good Works (Eph. 2:10) Righteousness and Holiness

Presence itself makes good work (Eph 4:24, Jam 1:20)
Eph.4 :24

“Holy”
Lev. 18:1-4; I Pet 1:14-16

2. Church is citizens of God’s Kingdom. We don’t have any right to live as we want.
(II Cor 6:16, 17; Eph. 2:19) Member of Gods’ household (I Tim 3:15)

Kingdom of God Kingdom of World

KOG KOW
3. Eph 1:5; 3:14, 15; 5:8
4. Eph 2:22: I Cor. 3:16, I Pet. 2:5 Temple of God
• God’s workmanship
• Citizen of God’s kingdom
• Household
• Temple of God
• Church is bridegroom, body of Christ, family, flock

5. Eph. 5:258-32; Rev. 19:7; 21:2; 2:17

Church is bridegroom

6. Church Body of Christ

Concept of church of growth is not understood in Indian churches Eph. 1:22, 23;
4:15; I Cor.12:27; Col 1:18, 2:19)

Head

Body

7. Church is a Family
Hosea 11:1, Isai. 63:16

8. Church is also called “FLOCK”

Isai. 40:11 Ezk. 34:1 ff.

Christ is our good shepherd we are called to be something extra – ordinary

THE OBLIGATION OF THE CHURCH

Relationship
• To be faithful, obedient pure
• Need to develop personal relationship with God
• The obligated herself to grow spiritually, numerically knowledge. There is no
fullstop for growth for Christian life.
• The church is obligated to the world to preach the word to the world.
 Ministries

The church is obligated to preach the full gospel Isaiah prophesied around 900 years
before 4000 years before prophesied about the birth of Christ.

PLANTING

PLANTing
The didn’t originated it is any one heart

Church – Growth - Go - Planting

Make disciple

Teaching

Quantitative

Quality produces quantity and quantity can hinder quality

The growth comes when we teach Word of systematically.

Through our knowledge, wisdom, testimony only God is working. It is God who does it
through us. Church planting is the work of God. Matt. 16:8, I Cor 3:6-7, I Pet. 2:5 we are
living store. Acts 2: 47, Col 2:19. It is work of God. Quality and quantity both from
God. Every Christian must be evangelist. Every person must become church planter.

I Pet 2:9
Matt 13, Luke 10:2, Gen. 1:28, 9:1-7, 12:1-3, 18:18, 26:4; 28:14, Ps. 65:8, 72:17, Isai.
56:7: Jer. 3:17, Mal.1:11; Haggai 2:7, Zech. 9:10, Hab. 2:14, Matt. 28:18-20; Lk.2:31-32;
Lk 15:1ff, Jh. 4:35, 20:21, Acts, Epistles
Gen. 1:28 God blessed them be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.

Same Commandment to Noah Chp.9

• Be fruitful
• Increase number
• Fill the earth

God wills to grow but I’m the hindrance for God’s Kingdom Matt. 24: 14

Church Growth Principles from the book of Acts

DIMENSIONS OF CHURCH GROWTH

1. Internal growth is growth which takes place within he body of Christ

Internal Growth
True disciple Follow What Master Instructs

Make
Practicing “Maturity”

Evangelism Stewardship, Christ Services. Special gifts

Life word, action, life

We are living epistle of Christ through our every action they will known about
Christ.
Health, wealth, time, serving, accountable, giving tith, offering, mission, poor

Expansion Growth
It takes effort, Team need to trained some sort of work, training has to be
available
Expansion growth can happen in other ways.

Biological Growth Transfer Conversion

2. Extension growth
3. Birding growth
Planning church in multi-cultural groups
Comfort zones
 Lack of commitment
Teaching – prayeful man
H.S Rain

Tears Prayer Farmer

o Soil soft
o Seed
o Water, fertilizer, manual

HINDRANCES FOR CHURCH GROWTH

Leaders were bound to existent non productive work most of the church leaders are
bound by the tradition which have less desire for church growth.

God Word of God

ME

Congregation

• Lack for zeal for world evangelism

• No moral and ethical standard of church
• Church leaders were devoted pattern inorder to highly productive one.
• Leaders didn’t take time to examine looking back is always important. Lack of
spiritual, and physical resources to be met miscalculation of opportunities.
• Trained theologies forgets their responsibility of involving orphan village
ministries
• Delicating lay leaders
• Neglect of peoples identification with India culture {we don’t have biblical
culture rather principles}
• Leaders and members didn’t entrust their churches to H.S rather entrusted to
foreign organizations. Indians churches are not growing because of immature
leaders.
• Pastors transfer system is hindrance
• Lack of fear of God. There is no fear of God.
• Casteism, Lack of knowledge in work of God.

Importance of Indigenous church growth

In India 560 million illiterates native

• Self- propagation (language, dress, music, skill, drama, puppet shows, tracts,
 testimonies, personal evg., Broadcasting)
• Self- support (able to support ourself) Acts 24, Rom 15 Self support expands the
door to unlimited works.
• Self-Govt

Self –Government

Makes a sense of spiritual

Let each, convert began his life in newness of Christ

How to Plant a church:

• Have a vision
• A strong desire which bubbles in our heart
• Survey the place

• Prayer over for place

• Start sharing the gospel, open air, personal evangelism
• Start weekly prayer meetings
• Teach word of God clearly and systematically to our prayer meetings
• Starts Sunday worship service
 Baptism, Lord Supper, collecting offering taught to the people
• Get a convenient place
• Plant daughter churches
• Train leaders/ peoples
• Any success leader is successful if he has a successor
• Delicate the responsibility

Imp.
• If church is growing why it is growing
• If church is not growing why it is not growing
• If church is growing what are reproducible principles

CONTEXTUALIZATION

Is a capacity to respond meaning fully to the gospel within the frame work of once own
situation it is a theological necessity demanded by incarnation nature of the world.
Contextualization has to do with how we Indigenization to used to be used in the sense of
realization to the gospel in terms of tradition culture contextualization while not ignoring
this takes into account the process of secularity technology and struggle for human justice
which characterized the historical movements of nations in the third world.
Contextualization can be applied in presenting the gospel.

SYNCRETISM
Syncretism means to an attempt to unify or reconcile .

There are two kinds of syncretism are is cultural and theological.

Cultural syncretism results from the uncritied use of symbols and practices of the culture
for eg. The use made by Roman Catholic church of pagan superstitious as of Hindu
cultic custom and system culture.

Theological syncretism means to reconcile the concepts and beliefs that go very heart of
the culture namely world views and ideologies or values and practices.

• Authority – WOG
• Uniqueness of JC

Positive approach to evangelical

From Biblical theology to contextualization theology we need to be willing to take risk

for Christ and gospel sake to become all means one may be saved never lost sight of a
goal of evangelism. We need to recognize Lordship of Christ over culture is never
neutral. It is an over to take about water about Christ in India-cup. All human culture
reflects our solidarity in Adam. In this religious pilgrimage man produces both highest in
creative arts of music, poetry and art and also in the worst in human idolatry and
depravity. Christianity is an prophetic faith which judges all of culture, rejecting in very
aspects of culture which contrary understanding of God and his law and transforming
which is not contradictory to his general and special revelation. Our task is to work
towards totally Christian cultures which manifest both universality of the gospel and the
fruits of the Holy Spirits and at the save time reflect the rational culture refine by the
Word of God.

We need to develop sound hermeneutical principal if the gospel need to faithfully

continuing in any given culture without falling into the errors of syncretism.
We need to recover the central theme of dogmatic theology that either neglected or
misunderstood in Asia. If contextualization is need faithful evangelism church planting
and justice in society.