A common saying says: “If you want to see the world, join the mission”. True, as missionaries we are global travellers, sent to many regions of the world. It's exciting work. And yet, not all people accept missions as an important activity of the church. They question its value. Thus, wherever we go, we are confronted not only with numerous cultural, social, political challenges, but above all with peoples' theological, philosophical and ideological opinions. Some challenges already start back home as we prepare for our journey. We are often asked to explain why we are going and then also challenged to give our Scriptural and theological reasons. In this module, we will look at some mission trends and perceptions about missions that affect our missions both in North America and around the world, and then see how we can respond to some of them by going to Scripture and our theological authorities.
- Professor: K. Detlev Schulz