Global Missions Movement Unit 2 Test PREP

Worldview Fall 2015

Foundational Terminology

Worldwide, whole or complete Global

Missions

Missio Dei

Missionary

Derived from the Latin mitto – to send

Mission of God

1. One who is sent.2. One who intentionally crosses boundaries.

Taxonomy

Taxonomy - Classification system or means of ordering data that includes a vocabulary specific to that discipline.

Every field of study has a taxonomy.

This session covers three key aspects in the mission:

Strategy

Culture Linguistics

Final Considerations

All Peoples the Scope of the Christian MissionRevelation 5:9 - The redeeming group of Christ

is both global and people group oriented.Church: The Instrument of the Christian Mission

Discipleship – Advance of the Gospel – FellowshipEschatology: The Study of End Times, The Historical

Framework of Mission A solid grasp of Biblical eschatology gives believers in

Jesus every reason to give up every thing persevere through anything for the sake of God’s global glory.

Ethno

• Ethno - ethen (Greek) - nations

• Ethnography - is the science of studying other cultures, every culture or group holds an unique Worldview

Anthropology and Global Missions

Enculturation - grows up in a particular place learning to live appropriately in that society.

Anthropology - the study of man.

Emic perspective – the way an insider thinks of his own culture.

Etic perspective- the point of view of an outsider who comes to a culture from another culture.

Ethnocentrism - the unfair critique of other cultures, considering them not as good as their own.

Anthropology and Global Missions

Five dimensions of cultures:1. Identity2. Hierarchy3. Gender4. Truth5. Virtue

Anthropology and Global Missions

Contextualization - is taking something from one place and putting it in another while retaining faithfulness and sensitivity of the original intent. ( I Cor. 9:20 -23)

Ecclesiology - the doctrine of the church.

Anthropology and Global Missions

Global Missions Movement Unit 2 Section 3

Worldview Fall 2015

The Great Religions of the World

Judaism14 – 15 millions followers Texts – Hebrew Bible, TalmudTheology – Monotheistic ( Yahweh)Worship on Saturday in synagogue or templeJesus – false prophet

The Great Religions of the World

Islam1.3 billion followers Texts: Qur’an, HadithTheology – Monotheistic (Allah) Worship on Friday in mosque Jesus – prophet whose work has been corrupted

The Great Religions of the World

Hinduism900 million adherents Texts – Vedas, Gita, Rayayana, etc.Theology – one reality manifested in many gods

and goddesses. Worship – mediation, pilgrimage to holy citiesJesus – in carnation of God akin to Krishna

The Great Religions of the World

Buddhism360 million adherents Texts – Tripitaka and Mhayana sutrasTheology – possible to be both polytheistic and

atheistic – Buddha taught nothing is permanent

Worship – mediation, devotion to deities Jesus - wise enlightened man

The Great Religions of the World

AnimismUnknown number of Adherents Texts – variousTheology – living things that are not human have

soulsWorship – expressions of animism can be found

in many of the world’s polytheistic religions.Jesus – a god in the sense that everything is god