Essay on Unreached People Group Project

Lesslie Newbigin diagnoses the present missionary movement as exclusively interested in Christ and lacking the richness of trinitarian doctrine.4 This is dangerous, he writes, because “the mission of the church is to be understood, can only be rightly understood, in terms of the trinitarian model.”5 A study of early theologians identifies similar shortcomings in missiology. Craig Ott, et al. find that while Augustine and Thomas Aquinas presented a theology of divine missions rooted in the Father sending the Son and the Father and Son sending the Spirit, they failed to connect the sending action of the Godhead to the sending of the church.6 Ott emphasizes that rooting missiology in trinitarian activity highlights God’s initiative in missions.7 Bryan Stone adds that evangelism, as part of this God-initiated directive, cannot be confined as an offer of Christ to the world, but must be part of the single motion began by the Father through the work of the Son and the power of the Spirit.8 This places missiology squarely in the territory of trinitarian doctrine.

To fulfill His mission to reconcile all things to Himself, God sends you and me, the church, into the world to spread the gospel, to evangelize, to proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God, and to embody in its corporate life the message of reconciliation. Lofty words indeed. God is God. He will achieve His ends. We can either be part of His plans or we can hide in the shadows. Jesus did not shrink back from giving us instructions. He was blunt, direct, and authoritative. No room for discussion, shades of meaning, different interpretations. As they say, “Which part of ‘go’ don’t you understand?” Just “go.” Not a call, but a command. The “go” may be a walk across the street to help and witness to a neighbor, it may be picking up

With the proclamation of the Kingdom of God, Jesus seeks to bring about God’s plan for humanity through physical, spiritual, and social healing. His purpose and mission is to prepare the hearts and minds of the people so they can build new lives in God’s kingdom. Jesus often uses stories to illustrate his message

are specifically targeted. Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, is known for having many Christians.

We go into the nations because Christ, out of his love, came into the world to die as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. We love because He first loved us (1 John 4:19). In the same way, people are called to make disciples of all nations, and our prayer should not be whether to go; instead, it should be if we should stay. What I love about the conclusion of this book is that Seller shows that everyone is called to go to the nations. God did not come into the world so that we could have an easy life, sitting back and enjoying the temporary pleasures that will ultimately not fulfill us. Christ came so that we might go to the hard places and minister to the unlovable that they too might see the vast riches of God, and understand the magnitude of the love that God has for His people. We must send people and commit to that sending, and as a result God will be magnified among all people, and great will be the reward be for those who live out the Great

Although a secular state, North Korea’s constitution guarantees the right of its people to practice “freedom of religious belief”. This is believed to be a lie. Although, there is no official religion, North Korea is known for various beliefs in Buddhism, Confucianism, and some Christian and syncretic “Chondogyo”. Although there seems to be no sign of any actual religion being openly practiced in North Korea. A diplomatic religious group does exist that is believed to only exist for publicity

It is due to the intense persecution Christians face in North Korea that has led to the organizing of literal underground churches. Chan Chung Cathedral in Pyongyang, the country’s only Catholic Church, has an attendance of about 100 people for its weekly Sunday Mass. Catholic priests are allowed to conduct Mass and give Communion, but hearing confessions are prohibited. The only other Christian churches in North Korea are three Protestant churches and one Russian Orthodox church, which are all located in Pyongyang. For many North Koreans, being Christian is kept secret even from family members for fear of being arrested or sent to labor camps. Usually, Christian parents will not introduce their children to the religion for the fear they may accidentally speak of it. Not only are foreigner missionaries and evangelical groups prohibited from operating in the country, but no North Korean citizen is allowed to contact or maintain ties with these religious groups. Disobeying the aforementioned laws can result in harsh penalties including execution. In 2014, the group Aid to the Church in Need published a report that estimated 50,000 Christians may currently be in North Korean penal camps.9 Forbes magazine quoted their report which stated, “‘Since 1953, at least 200,000 Christians have gone

Jesus’ commission to His disciples was to go into all the earth. Satan has veiled the eyes of humankind so that though the general revelation of God produces a longing within their heart, without specific revelation, they will not come to know Him. God works in powerful ways beyond our imagination. However, He loves to use His people to bring specific revelation of who He is to those who do not know Him.

John Stott says, “The highest of missionary motives is neither obedience to the Great Commission (important as that is), nor love for sinners who are alienated and perishing but rather zeal—burning and passionate zeal for the glory of Jesus Christ.” We have the urgent task of bringing people to know Christ. The Apostle Paul discovered God’s plan for his life: “But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by His marvelous grace. Then it pleased Him to reveal His Son to me so that I would proclaim the good news about Jesus to the Gentiles” (Galatians 1:15-16).

The missionary activity of today’s church directly relates to God’s purposes which He revealed in the Old Testament. God makes it very clear in the Old Testament that He expected His followers to engage in world-wide missions. When Genesis 1-11 ; the fall of man (Gen. 3), the great do-over: the story of Noah and the flood (Gen. 6-9), and the Tower of Babel dispersion (Gen. 11); is viewed as the introduction to the rest of God’s story, the universal and international range of His purpose is revealed. Nearly each book of the Old Testament demonstrates God’s desire for world-wide missions. Abraham was told by God that “…in you

At the knees of his father, Zaphus sat with pure content as he listened to the stories of passed missionary explorers. Having heard tales of men who live their lives radically serving the Lord their god, Zaphus looked into his father’s eyes and said, ‘Daddy, I want to be a missionary someday.’ Zaphus grew till he was old enough tell tale as those of his own. ‘Lord take me where you wish I to go. I shall preach your word as it were my own. I lay my life in your hands, now guide me to teach your will, for your will shall be done.’ Zaphus traveled Africa from top to bottom, through thick and thin, nothing stood in the way of him and his ability to spread Christianity and salvation through the Word of God. He made family, he had a love, but nothing separated him from his ultimate love, Jesus. His goal

At the time that Catholicism by a Jesuit brand was initially introduced into Chosŏn Korea, the central government's policy towards the foreign religion had been tied to factional politics

Authors, Gailey and Culbertson in chapters 8-14 introduced some important factors concerning missions. Chapter eight talked about “Intercultural Communication” and the importance of language, both verbal and nonverbal in communicating the gospel. Language has powerfully affected the world since God spoke the universe into existence. Language was one dramatic sign of the Holy Spirit’s coming at Pentecost. Language, whether vocal, written, or signed with the hands, is used to share ideas, cast visions, exchange information, express feelings, and deepens relationships. For everyone involved in Christian mission, language learning is a part of life (Gailey, Culbertson p 105).

02:33 We began this series on the x a few weeks ago, and at that time the title of the sermon was to the ends of the earth and the texts that day was he told them, when the Holy Spirit comes on you, you will be able to be my witnesses in Jerusalem. You will be empowered. You'll be able to be my witnesses in Jerusalem all over Judea and Sumeria even to the ends of the earth. Know the book of acts shows that nothing can stop the spread of the Gospel, whether it's persecution or famine, opposition, violent storms through it all. The Holy Spirit ensures that all things work together for good. It says in Romans to further the cause of Christ. You see men and women, you and I will make footprints as good, the incarnate God in and through ordinary imperfect communities of faith that seldom get it right. Ours is to trust that God's promise is here, down in and around us.

God has such a bigger plan for us when we make it to his great kingdom of heaven. While his plan for us on earth is to spread his word and make his kingdom grow, the ultimate plan is to make it into heaven and bring as many people as we can with us. I went on a mission trip with my church a couple years ago and it impacted not only my life greatly but a little boy named Evan as well. Evan was not like me and did not have a relationship with Christ. He knew about God and knew some things but hadn’t been saved by him yet. I did what God had called me to do when I met Evan, I told him my story and told him all the awesome things that God had done for me I told Evan that God would do the same thing for him. Evan decided to follow Jesus and to let him be the boss of his life. God wants us to spread his word while we are on earth and that is what I