• Mission is PRIMARILY belonging to the church.

• The idea that God is the origin and source of

mission is NOT emphasized.
• EXCLUSIVE- Doing mission is the work of Church
and is done by the Church leaders ONLY.
• Sometimes evangelization is the same as
proselytizing.
• The success of the mission depends on the number
of converts.
• Resulted to an insensitive attitude towards
indigenous views and practices in mission
territories.
• It was opposed in modern missiology as VERY
LIMITED and UNFAITHFUL to vision and practice of
Jesus.
 THEO-CENTRIC VIEW
a.God’s redemptive mission: THE SOURCE
b.Jesus: THE EMBODIMENT of God’s
Mission
c.Holy Spirit: THE POWER for the mission
d.Church: An INSTRUMENT for the mission
e.Cultures: THE CONTEXT of the mission
Mission and the Jesus-event

JESUS - MODEL in God’s redemptive

act.
- the CONTENT and Process of
doing mission.
I. The incarnation as God’s
Contextualization of Himself
1. The mystery of the Incarnation is God
2. God’s vision/dream for creation
 ( Jn 10:10 - Fulness of life)
3. Jesus’ life and ministry as the concretization
of God’s vision (dream) and mission (action) for
creation
II. Jesus’ Relationship with God
Lord’s Prayer- indicates the kind of relationship
Jesus had with God, his Father.
1. Important in understanding how Jesus saw his
mission.
2. Characterized by intimacy as seen in his:
a. Prayer life
b. Attitudes
c. Preaching and dealing with people
JESUS’ TABLE FELLOWSHIP
•Many of Jesus’ teachings took place during
meals
•In middle eastern culture is a sign of
communion.
•Table fellowship with sinners has a deep
implication for acceptance and forgiveness.
JESUS’ TABLE FELLOWSHIP
•Jesus proclaimed the kingdom of God is
something inclusive, no one is excluded,
opens possibility of participation in the
kingdom of God
•His openness to sinners is not a tolerance of
their sins but a reversal process.
JESUS’ HEALING MINISTRY
Jesus healed out of compassion and concern
for their wellbeing. He was generous with
His ministry, not holding back His power, not
judging if someone was “worthy” of healing,
not trying to discern the reason the person
was seeking His healing powers.
II. Jesus’ Relationship with God
3. Source of Jesus’ passion for his mission
 Jesus is passionate because GOD is
passionate
4. Jesus saw his mission as fidelity to his
relationship.
 ( Jesus’ “food” is doing the Father’s will)
5. Jesus saw God’s will as primary and ultimate.
 “Not my will but your will be done.”