Foundations for Christian Mission, Mentor's Guide, MG04

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F O U N D A T I O N S F O R C H R I S T I A N M I S S I O N

God for a Savior really was, and how this promise was fulfilled in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. How does the erosion of promise making and promise keeping in our society affect our ability to understand the nature of the Christian faith, as well as to do ministry and mission in a society like ours? Do you think that the lack of integrity in our society affects our ability to understand and appreciate the integrity of God in the Gospel, the salvation that he has provided to us in Christ? Explain.

The Vision and Biblical Foundation for Christian Mission: Part 1

Segment 1: Mission as the Drama of All Time

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

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Mission is the proclamation of God’s offer of salvation and redemption in the person and work of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit to all people groups. Viewed as the drama and story of God, from Before to Beyond Time , we can begin to see how in the story of mission the Triune God is at work as the Sovereign God, working all things together for his own glory and our good. Our objective for this segment, Mission as the Drama of All Time , is to enable you to see that: • The term “prolegomena” means “first word,” and the prolegomena to mission must begin with a biblical worldview of God and his work in the world in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. • Mission can be defined as “the proclamation of God’s offer of salvation and redemption in the person and work of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit to all people groups.” • A biblical understanding of mission contains certain elements which can be deduced from a reading of the Scriptures themselves. Mission must be grounded upon a clear understanding of God and his purposes for the universe, and relate all the details of history to a single unified whole. A biblical view of mission, too, must be rooted in the Scriptures themselves, anchored in the person and work of Jesus Christ, and take seriously the biblical way of discussing mission through image, picture, and story.

Summary of Segment 1