Ive been thinking of ways of understanding mission and missional activities which are inclusive. By that I mean ways of describing and summarizing the work of missions that does not allow us to annex the term to the common conception of somewhat ‘working in Africa’.
Here is a move towards a working definition:
Theological: A missionary is someone who by Grace is engaged in the work of furthering the Kingdom of God through the proclamation of this Kingdom’s coming and it’s currently availability and invitation.
Practically: A missionary is someone who is living a life that is characterised by their faith, a life whose decisions are those other than what they may have been without the factor of primarily existing to see the Kingdom of God come.
I’m sure there are some gaping holes in these working definitions, and many un-quantified terms used but Id be interested to hear any thoughts, corrections or revisions on them in the comments.
